Questions
Saturday, 13 January 2024 - 09:16
My sons 8 he is autistic and struggles with brushing his teeth, the sensation on his gums freaks him out and more often than not causes a melt down, I try brush his teeth or get him to brush them every day but it can become a HUGE adeal. A few months ago I noticed he had a hole in his tooth so I...
Tuesday, 9 January 2024 - 20:43
I have a weird question/vent/just being petty. My grade two child had 8 white board markers on his booklist. All good - purchased them. But now when I think about it, with 24 kids in his class and each bringing 8 whiteboard markers each = 192 markers!! Surely each child won’t go through that many...
Monday, 8 January 2024 - 10:28
Can anyone clearly tell me what the form is that you fill out to get kids passports without fathers signature please? (Former DV situation, zero contact with father of kids anymore)
Saturday, 6 January 2024 - 22:29
Hi IMs I was wondering if you might be able to point me in the right direction. My youngest one is a 6yo boy. He isn't strong in things like literacy but we are working on it. BUT this child has such an incredible brain that I'm left dumbfounded by things he makes and creates. We've noticed this...
Monday, 1 January 2024 - 22:02
Hi 👋 My 10 year old daughter just recently got her first period. She was prepared because I like to be open with my children and we've had many conversations on the subject but there's a couple of things I'm a little unsure of. #1 It was quite heavy - is this normal for the first period? I don't...
Thursday, 28 December 2023 - 19:56
Hi guys, I’ve got a 12 year old daughter wanting to earn pocket money what are some around the house jobs that she could do- or jobs in the street she can do on holidays? I feel cooking and cleaning etc is no longer pocket money jobs in the house it’s you pull your weight and things like dog...
Thursday, 21 December 2023 - 11:02
My 5yr old son was sleeping over at my mother in law's house a week ago. He usually asks to use her phone to play games and watch You Tube etc. My son apparently was crying so she went in to see what was happening and found out he had somehow gotten into porn? She got out of it and put a block for...
Wednesday, 13 December 2023 - 18:36
Newly single parent of 3 neurodivergent kids (3yo, 10yo & 12yo). Current custody arrangement is alternate weeks. I work shiftwork, and looking at a roster starting at 3am (Mon-Fri). Not ideal, but I have limited options. Question: Has anyone hired a sleep-over babysitter, to be there for the...
Wednesday, 13 December 2023 - 15:41
How would you handle/solve this issue? (Sorry, might be a long one) Me, my partner and kids moved cities (better living, we were unhappy where we use to live and needed a good change) - this meant moving away from my family. It ended up causing a lot of issues and upset amongst my close family...
Tuesday, 12 December 2023 - 05:03
*trigger warning* This is long and complicated so thankyou in advance for reading and for any advice you may have. I (34f) am a part of a blended family. My partner (36m) had 2 children and I had 3 children and then we had 1 together so a busy home of 6 kids. His kids are with us part time around...