The Parenting Thread

[Cruyff14]

I’m currently laying on the floor of our first borns bedroom because he refuses to go to sleep.

Not sure I’ll overly miss the 2 year old phase.

Mate, we're both going to have threenagers soon.

 

[jb04]

I’m currently laying on the floor of our first borns bedroom because he refuses to go to sleep.

Not sure I’ll overly miss the 2 year old phase.

Our home office is next to our eldest room so I've graduated to "night night I'll just be in the office" and watch youtube or something for an hour or so.

When I was laying on the floor I would go to sleep before he did.

 

[the_interloper]

I’m currently laying on the floor of our first borns bedroom because he refuses to go to sleep.

Not sure I’ll overly miss the 2 year old phase.

I reckon every 2 year old I've ever met is hard work, they come good though don't worry!

 

[Shupe]

Nice thread, I think I'll need this. I am currently juggling a 5 month old boy, new puppy and back into shift work. Well, I should say the missus is juggling the bulk of it, but I take on everything I can when I'm not working.

What do/did you guys do when your child refused food? Or nearly 3 year old is pretty fussy and won't even try things we put in front of her.

I have a five year old niece who refuses to try new foods. She eats the same thing every meal time - some crackers, berries, cheese and some kind of biscuit. What's concerning is that she won't even eat the cracker if it's broken. I have gently tried to raise that there is probably some 'tism there.

She will happily not eat if these things aren't in front of her. She has a three year old sister who is almost the same size as her. All medical opinions have simply said it's behavioural, however I'm not sure I agree.

 

[the_interloper]

Nice thread, I think I'll need this. I am currently juggling a 5 month old boy, new puppy and back into shift work. Well, I should say the missus is juggling the bulk of it, but I take on everything I can when I'm not working.



I have a five year old niece who refuses to try new foods. She eats the same thing every meal time - some crackers, berries, cheese and some kind of biscuit. What's concerning is that she won't even eat the cracker if it's broken. I have gently tried to raise that there is probably some 'tism there.

She will happily not eat if these things aren't in front of her. She has a three year old sister who is almost the same size as her. All medical opinions have simply said it's behavioural, however I'm not sure I agree.

I'm not qualified to assess this but she's a kid and they're weird as you'll notice if you scroll up, kids and food, they're ****ing annoying. If you change anything it can't be eaten apparently!

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

If kids are throwing food try a discard bowl. It can work a treat if they’re in the mood.

 

[jb04]

If kids are throwing food try a discard bowl. It can work a treat if they’re in the mood.

I have mates that taped plastic on the walls

 

[phantom13]

Mate, we're both going to have threenagers soon.

FWIW our now four year old didnt really have the threenager thing.

Terrible twos were not bad.
Three wasnt bad.

Hes had a period of about two months going into four and as a four year old where he was a raging little smartass but frankly i think its all a bit overblown.

 

[Jatz]

Not overblown here as far as I'm concerned. The sweet little boy is still there but it's mixed in with tantrums and the word 'no' more than I've ever cared to hear.

It's just a stage of course but I do miss before this all kicked in.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Was talking about this other day with friends. We all found 3 worse than 2. But yes, it does get better!

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

They’re all different! My seven year old’s sass levels are extremely challenging, give me the same child as a three year old any day

 

[Jatz]

They’re all different! My seven year old’s sass levels are extremely challenging, give me the same child as a three year old any day

That sass comes from hubby right?

 

[jb04]

Everyone I work with that has older kids tells me you never stop worrying, the bigger they get the bigger their problems are.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Everyone I work with that has older kids tells me you never stop worrying, the bigger they get the bigger their problems are.

This became apparent to me when I was whinging to a colleague that my son had lost yet another school hat, and then she confided that she was scared her teenage son had knocked up his girlfriend

 

[Jatz]

God almighty I'm not looking forward to that haha.

 

[Cruyff14]

If kids are throwing food try a discard bowl. It can work a treat if they’re in the mood.

We tried that too. No interest lol

FWIW our now four year old didnt really have the threenager thing.

Terrible twos were not bad.
Three wasnt bad.

Hes had a period of about two months going into four and as a four year old where he was a raging little smartass but frankly i think its all a bit overblown.

Yeah every kid is different at the end of the day. She actually slept for nearly three hours and was bearable for most of the night.

Everyone I work with that has older kids tells me you never stop worrying, the bigger they get the bigger their problems are.

Yeah, big kids, big problems. Mate has teenage girls and one was cutting herself.

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Toddler hit our 4 month old in the head with my wife's phone, and slapped her in the face too. And she refused her rigatoni (after already demolishing a bowl).

 

[Gough]

God almighty I'm not looking forward to that haha.

I'm at the point now where I half expect a phone call saying mum's put her car in forward instead of reverse and is now parked in a greengrocer's shop.

 

[Jatz]

I'm at the point now where I half expect a phone call saying mum's put her car in forward instead of reverse and is now parked in a greengrocer's shop.

Yeah you definitely don't want that call either.

Might be time to throw the mobile away, can't get bad news if you can't be reached right?

 

[Gibbke]

Not that I think this is what my wife is doing by any stretch but I bloody love that I get exclusivity in putting my toddler to sleep.

That's helped by the fact that the little one absolutely refuses to let me put him down between the hours of about 8pm-8am.

I was bath and bed dad. The most awesome job I've ever done in my life, loved it loved it f###ing loved it, and now that she's 13 and my height (she's tall, I'm not a midget!), I can't wait until her 27yo stepsister gets with the programme and gives me and her mother an opportunity to be ridiculously overindulgent grandparents. I took her to the cricket for her first ever game in Cairns the other night, so we're at that stage now, hanging out as mates...!

Reading stories, seeing the moment where she was about to nod off, and then deliberately lowering the voice to put her into slumberland...magic moments. There are posts I remember writing here on the iPad waiting in the dark for her to finally nod off. it did also mean that I'd spit the dummy when the AFL fixture said the next Hawks match was in the twilight slot, but there was always a replay somewhere...