Kiera-Rose

[AfroCircus]

I always think the lady doth protest too much with Kiera. I also bedshare with my toddler who wakes a couple times a night but don't have a victim mentality about it What Kiera is actually saying here is 'sleep training is evil' but she doesn't have the balls

She's always been like this post baby. Everything is a personal attack on women and babies, she's having imaginary arguments about breastfeeding and bedsharing and she complained about the medical care she received during labour. You know the care that helped her group b step positive baby Telling women to watch the anti-hospital propaganda film the business of being born like honey nobody forced you to have an induction

At this point I would not be surprised if that kid isn't vaccinated. Which again is your personal choice. Just stop with the desperate need to be oppressed.

I've not watched it yet, but why is there an out of focus blob taking up half the screen!?

Is it a blurred out Lana

 

[SoulDestroyer]

I quite like the kid’s name, but when I see it written down my mind always goes to Lada (the cars) and then I think of Maureen who couldn’t pass her driving test in her old Lada on that TV programme way back when ………

 

[cloverlabonbon]

Does anyone who still has a pateron (cancelled mine 18 months ago) know what she's just posted on there? The pateron only insta hinted at something

 

[AfroCircus]

Getting up to work at 2am is awful and unsustainable. I'm guessing Lana isn't going to bed until gone midnight? It would do her a world of good to go to some form of childcare every week. Kiera can work and Lana can have a routine. She reminds me of that idiot Alice on tiktok and her 'nocturnal' baby. If your child is regularly going to bed at midnight that is the routine you have chosen for them. Lazy, martyrdom parenting.

 

[interstitialtissue]

Getting up to work at 2am is awful and unsustainable. I'm guessing Lana isn't going to bed until gone midnight? It would do her a world of good to go to some form of childcare every week. Kiera can work and Lana can have a routine. She reminds me of that idiot Alice on tiktok and her 'nocturnal' baby. If your child is regularly going to bed at midnight that is the routine you have chosen for them. Lazy, martyrdom parenting.

Depending on how old Lana is (can't remember), wouldn't that cost money? Agreed though, it seems extreme. If Alex isn't working or only in part time work surely she can let him monitor Lana in the house whilst she goes and does a few things?

 

[cloverlabonbon]

I do hope they are okay finance wise, YT with no constant uploads, looking after a child plus partner in and out of work seems super stressful.

 

[Colorofleaves]

Yeah free childcare doesn't start until 2 years old

 

[Lilchickpea]

I do think she missed a trick by not making more mummy vlog kind of content. Weaning recipes, thrifty baby stuff, cloth nappies, baby activities and general crunchy parenting stuff. I know it wouldn’t appeal to all of her original audience, but it might have been easier content for her to make since it was what she was doing every day anyway. Lana’s actual face wouldn’t need to be featured in that either.

Also if my toddler didn’t go to bed until after 9pm each night I would never get anything done. Not sure why she wouldn’t try to change that routine a bit?

 

[Teabee]

I really loved her content but I just don't see the point in anything she uploads anymore. I get massive Lazy vibes from her too. Maybe that's mean of me as she could be struggling with motherhood but even before hand she didn't seem to do much.

Even if she just did chatty videos I'd watch them. I really enjoyed her meal times videos. She could do hair care videos, I love her boho style too. I think she really still has the potential to grow and seems to be throwing it away which is a huge shame.

 

[Lemonz]

Saw she posted a bit of Russell Brand talking on her story, anyone got any idea what point he was trying to make?

 

[sheleg]

I don't know but Russell Brand is a proper wrong 'un!

 

[Lemonz]

Just realised that the Dr guy shes been posting on her stories is someone whose been in the news for spreading misinformation about Covid. Cant say im shocked that someone whose been homeschooled by her mum who to my knowledge has no education training, plans on homeschooling her own kid despite her family struggling for money and needing 2 wages, lives her entire life as if she's shielding anyway and has no concept of work or the outside world really is an anti vaxxer but there you go...
(This isnt a go at homeschooling in general btw - sometimes homeschooling is a lifesaver for kids with different needs if done by someone who engages with the outside world too)

 

[Teabee]

She reminds me of a guy I know who never went to school, and had never worked and is just like whatever I will sit on benefits. He also has really bad anxiety but I'm pretty sure that's just what happens overtime when you don't leave the house much or socialise properly.

I mean I'm a sahm and if I don't leave the house for a while I get so anxious it's easy to get stuck in a rut, I'm also a bit of an introvert but believe when I say I see the fine line between that and falling into the lazy pit.

She seems very low energy and sheltered.

 

[cloverlabonbon]

Agreeing with the above posts, she has always seemed tethered to the house even before covid and the baby.

 

[beans01]

I feel sorry for the kid, I think Kiera will shelter her too much, keep her away from social activities and school. There are so many benefits for going school etc, (though home schooling can work with the right input), but I think Kiera is going to homeschool for her benefit and not the child’s.

 

[Teabee]

She seems to do a lot for the aesthetic. She's going down the earth mother, crunchy vibes full swing isn't she.

 

[Teawithnosugar]

She's really giving off such an anti-vaxxer vibe, but I'm sure they were talking about Alex going to get his jab in one of the older vlogs.

 

[marisol]

I hope she doesn't homeschool. I was homeschooled kid so I feel like I have the right to critique it. Can it be done correctly? Sure. In some cases, it can be great for certain children's intellectual needs, but you have to ensure the person teaching is qualified for that. Now I know it's a bit easier because often parents who homeschool can do it on the computer (I know a few people who homeschool their children, but really there's some state learning program and the kids do essentially online school) though I'm not exactly sure how beneficial that is. But one huge drawback of homeschooling is not getting properly socialized. I'm well aware that schools can have their own drawbacks because they can often breed conformity, and not allow children to express themselves. But as a homeschooled kid whose parents made no effort to ensure I got to interact with children my own age, I can say that it is an intensely lonely experience. I used to cry constantly that I wanted friends, and I was absolutely miserable. When I did end up going to a proper public high school I had absolutely no idea how to interact with people my own age. I cringe looking back and how awkward and weird I was. It took me years to learn how to function and be a normal human being around others. And I just fear Kiera will isolate her child. Honestly, I just don't think homeschooling is ever the best option. And I admit I'm biased against it and have prejudices towards it because of my own awful experiences with it (and because I have worked as a language instructor at an elementary school, so I have bias there as well). No parent is ever going to be knowledgeable enough in every subject to properly teach their child either I believe, and no offense but Kiera doesn't seem to be particularly intellectual. It might be fine when Lana is young, but when she gets to middle or high school?

I also acknowledge I don't know Kiera personally. But from what I've seen of her on youtube, I just think homeschooling would be terrible, and she will end up isolating Lana, and passing down many of her own social anxieties. Of course, I could be projecting. But she seems to coddle Lana so much, and is never apart from her. That can't be healthy for either of them, especially as Lana grows older. What kind of separation anxiety might she face? If Kiera attempts to socialize her, will Kiera be there watching her the entire time so Lana never has the opportunity to form independence from her parents? I think Kiera once mentioned having a scary, threatening experience at school. And I can understand why then she might fear her child going to one. But realistically it won't happen to Lana, and she can't stop her child from living because of her paranoia and fear.

Oof. Sorry. That was long. I'm clearly very passionate about the subject.

 

[AfroCircus]

There is a growing movement online of ex-homeschoolers sharing their experiences. Schools aren't perfect but most primary children absolutely love school - I can't imagine denying my child that right. Its worrying that Kiera is becoming more insular, following conspiracy theorists - all whilst being up until 2AM working because she can't get her child into a healthy sleep routine. My toddler bedshares and contact naps with me but goes to bed by 7.

 

[Millennial Pink]

I had an awful time at school for various reasons, but even I acknowledge that it was better than the home schooling option. Schools force kids (rightly or wrongly) to learn how to deal with peers and elders in a way that will benefit them as adults. I think parents tend to pick and choose what to teach their kids at home and they can end up missing out. I'm all for the enrichment you can get with home schooling, but weekends and half term can provide the same options. I'm sure some parents do really well with making sure that their child has lots of social opportunities and enrichment while they are home-schooled, but that takes money and effort, and I can't really see Kiera doing all of that.