I am SO in shockWhat brilliant news!!!he has absolutely smashed that, I’m sure you are just bursting with pride!
. I’m so proud of him he did amazing and his 1:1 teacher is lovely also. I feel a lot better about him starting now 🥹.
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. I’m so proud of him he did amazing and his 1:1 teacher is lovely also. I feel a lot better about him starting now 🥹.Thank you for all the tips re GP!! Lots of things to think about and try and implement to be less shouty because I hate it!
Re soft play, I’ve found one that I adore, it’s under 5s only, I’ve been 3 times with a friend and her toddler and once there was no other kids the whole time, and the other two times there was one or two other children maximum. I will never go anywhere else
Re soft play, I’ve found one that I adore, it’s under 5s only, I’ve been 3 times with a friend and her toddler and once there was no other kids the whole time, and the other two times there was one or two other children maximum. I will never go anywhere else
My daughter LOVES soft play, I don't mind it but when my RA is bad I can't go in cause my knees won't let me. I always supervise though even if it's from outside.
My daughter is incredibly sociable though and just loves to inject herself in anywhere. Last weekend she literally wanted to play football with a bunch of twenty year old lads
My daughter is incredibly sociable though and just loves to inject herself in anywhere. Last weekend she literally wanted to play football with a bunch of twenty year old lads
After a bit of experience from anyone who has been in this situation please. I took my 3 year old to the park and he went over to a boy who he knew from Nursery, the same age. This boy (we'll call him James) was a typical boy, rough playing and 1000 miles an hour. Mines gentle and quiet and thinks everyone's his mate and just wants to play. James kept picking up handfulls of fresh cut grass and throwing it in my lads face. I could tell my lad didn't like it and he was trying to wipe it away but James kept throwing it. I'll be honest, I didn't know what to do and just asked if he was okay. His mum soon shouted him to stop. My lad thinking its a game wiped himself and followed the boy to the slide where James picked up a ball and threw it at my lad. I went to step in but his mum did again and came over apologising before James then threw the ball at anyone and everyone in the park he could. I've tried explaining to my lad that this boy isn't being very nice and no one's allowed to throw things at him and he should ask them to stop and if they continue to, tell a grown up. I don't know how much of this he is taking in because he genuinely thinks everyone's his mate and no one would want to hurt him. And he's 3! He's my first born so I've no experience in this area and feel so helpless and worried about him. Anyone with experience in this area I'd be grateful to hear from x
Oh bless him. So sorry this happened and you’re worried.
Your son sounds like a sweetheart. Why did that other boys mum not sort him out. God I hate it when kids are like this.
my little boy has had sand thrown at him before by a little monster
. I don’t really have any advice I just removed him from the situation and took him to the other part of the park. I have told some kids parents before in soft play when I think their kid is being too rough!! always trust your maternal instincts. All you can do is keep telling him things like that aren’t ok. It’s normal to worry 🥹
Oh your poor boy
I think you did all the right things, and the best you could in a difficult situation. His mum didn’t deal with her child in an appropriate way, and his behaviour reflected that.I would maybe just have stayed close to you LO, making sure the other boy didn’t come back again, redirected to another piece of play equipment or distracted with a snack if he seemed keen to continuing playing with the other boy. But overall, I think you did pretty much everything you could do.
ETA: I’m not actually shy of saying to kids at the park etc “that isn’t nice. ToddlerMe doesn’t like it, and I won’t let you do it to him again.” For a little one. Older ones I’m much more direct “stop that now, that isn’t nice.”
Thank you both and for the advice, I really appreciate it
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Oh your poor boy
I would maybe just have stayed close to you LO, making sure the other boy didn’t come back again, redirected to another piece of play equipment or distracted with a snack if he seemed keen to continuing playing with the other boy. But overall, I think you did pretty much everything you could do.
ETA: I’m not actually shy of saying to kids at the park etc “that isn’t nice. ToddlerMe doesn’t like it, and I won’t let you do it to him again.” For a little one. Older ones I’m much more direct “stop that now, that isn’t nice.”
Ugh I hate these kind of situations. I took my daughter to a stay and play once and it was super cliquey and some boy kept making a beeline for my daughter trying to hurt her
I literally had to stand in between them and say to him ‘I will not let you hurt her’ until mum finally noticed and came over 
I hate having to parent other people’s children, I find it so awkward.
I HATEEE when you have older children running around the small baby/toddler section in a soft play as well and the parents just don’t care that their 5 year olds are trampling all over the babies in there 
My daughter had her first day at new forest school 9-1. She loved it, her new key worker said she has been settling in really well and singing all morning. She sat and ate her lunch with the other children and she came out happy! We had a little bit of emotion once we got in but no meltdown, no anger, she’s tired but happy. The difference compared to when I’d pick her up before is night and day.
She was doing three hours three afternoons and I was dreading moving to full days there. But I’m excited for it now. I took the baby to the playgroup we all usually go to and it was so nice to spend time with him and not dread picking her up.
She was doing three hours three afternoons and I was dreading moving to full days there. But I’m excited for it now. I took the baby to the playgroup we all usually go to and it was so nice to spend time with him and not dread picking her up.
Mine has started with a cold this afternoon. He’s not had one for ages. And he is very grumpy 
What age did you all get rid of a stair gate at the bottom of the stairs? My stairs come straight into the lounge and we have a gate to stop our son getting up the stairs. Not sure if and when to remove it? Ours stairs are quite steep so that worries me.
We removed ours a few months ago. Or well, stopped blocking the stairs anyway. And she turned 2 in April.
She doesn't even try
If it worries you then keep it
I think when he is old enough to be going up and down the stairs himself for whatever reason, then take it off.---
That is lovely news!
Has anyone used an online babysitter service?
We use grandparents for childcare and I'm becoming less keen to use them for "fun" stuff, such as Mr B & I going for a night out. There are local posts on Facebook, mainly teenagers looking for odd jobs. But I feel a bit odd leaving my kids with someone only 10 years older than my eldest. Mr B has found a babysitter website but I wouldn't even use Borrow My Doggy for our dog
So yes, has anyone used such a service and is there a UK website you would recommend?
We use grandparents for childcare and I'm becoming less keen to use them for "fun" stuff, such as Mr B & I going for a night out. There are local posts on Facebook, mainly teenagers looking for odd jobs. But I feel a bit odd leaving my kids with someone only 10 years older than my eldest. Mr B has found a babysitter website but I wouldn't even use Borrow My Doggy for our dog
So yes, has anyone used such a service and is there a UK website you would recommend?
My sister used to get a lot of jobs via Bubble. I think she still uses it. I used childcare.co.uk too when I used to look after kids and got a couple of after school ones. I have also found a childminder on childcareHas anyone used an online babysitter service?
We use grandparents for childcare and I'm becoming less keen to use them for "fun" stuff, such as Mr B & I going for a night out. There are local posts on Facebook, mainly teenagers looking for odd jobs. But I feel a bit odd leaving my kids with someone only 10 years older than my eldest. Mr B has found a babysitter website but I wouldn't even use Borrow My Doggy for our dog
So yes, has anyone used such a service and is there a UK website you would recommend?
there was a lad on my town Fb page who was doing babysitting and he had a dbs, he was well known for good babysitting and loads had used him!Has anyone used an online babysitter service?
We use grandparents for childcare and I'm becoming less keen to use them for "fun" stuff, such as Mr B & I going for a night out. There are local posts on Facebook, mainly teenagers looking for odd jobs. But I feel a bit odd leaving my kids with someone only 10 years older than my eldest. Mr B has found a babysitter website but I wouldn't even use Borrow My Doggy for our dog
So yes, has anyone used such a service and is there a UK website you would recommend?
Not quite what you’re asking, but if you want someone you know is trustworthy, quite often daycare staff (who earn so little) are happy to babysit on the side so you could ask round friends etc to see if anyone who used daycare has someone like that. Or else your local college/uni with childcare courses is another good place to look.Has anyone used an online babysitter service?
We use grandparents for childcare and I'm becoming less keen to use them for "fun" stuff, such as Mr B & I going for a night out. There are local posts on Facebook, mainly teenagers looking for odd jobs. But I feel a bit odd leaving my kids with someone only 10 years older than my eldest. Mr B has found a babysitter website but I wouldn't even use Borrow My Doggy for our dog
So yes, has anyone used such a service and is there a UK website you would recommend?
We were never allowed to babysit. The owner put it in our and the parents contracts when we started. Think she was worried we’d get poached as a nanny. Which did happen to me
I always used to babysit. Helped when I was only on £11k a yearSo the moral of the story is… ask on the sly?!We were never allowed to babysit. The owner put it in our and the parents contracts when we started. Think she was worried we’d get poached as a nanny. Which did happen to me
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