!parenting@lemmy.ml
A space to discuss how to be and act as a parent and how to survive it all
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@lemmy.mlExcept the number is wrong and they are the leader...
https://medlifestyle.news/2021/05/26/immediate-skin-to-skin-contact-with-unstable-newborns-improves-premature-babies-chances-of-survival/
The Med Lifestyle is a journey. Learn. Share. Repeat.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/13/pfas-forever-chemicals-breast-milk-us-study
Toxic chemicals known as PFAS found in all 50 samples tested at levels nearly 2,000 times what is considered safe in drinking water
https://aeon.co/essays/how-to-do-philosophy-for-and-with-children
Kids don’t just say ‘the darndest things’. Playful and probing, they can be closer to the grain of life’s deepest questions
So when my kid was a bit over a year old, it became clear that there was an unprecedented sportsman in the making!
I immediately went out and bought a balance bike similar to this one:
Anyway, turns out that no amount of tape, even construction style one, was enough to keep the little one on the bike in an upright position at a reasonable speed. After a couple of bumps, I decided that the reasonable thing is to wait a little.
After what felt like eternity, but probably wasn't too long, he started to use it more and more. Jumps were made over garden hoses. Little hills were mastered, gaining more and more speed.
At about two / three years of age, my kid was pushing his balance bike with verve downhill on skate tracks!
He absolutely learnt to love it super quick and he still uses it now and then while learning how to use a peddle bike. The balancing side of the peddle bike worked pretty much from the start as a result of the balance bike. The peddle bike is a fair bit bigger however and he needs to build up some confidence with it though.
Anyway, I can wholeheartedly recommend a proper balance bike for toddlers. They are great fun and give them a great sense of freedom.
Things to look out for:
https://www.economist.com/1843/2021/04/20/my-three-year-old-has-taught-me-the-value-of-talking-to-strangers
Our parenting columnist is glad to have a sociable three-year-old. But he’d prefer it if she didn’t accost everyone they pass in the park
Things you can make for a quick snack. Things that take less than 5 minutes to prepare, and that children will eat!
I've got pancakes, and farl. Anyone got anything else?
I've got very little lemmy experience in general, so this is a bit of an experiment for me.
The experiment is about sharing parenting experiences, and discuss how to survive and enjoy parenting while getting better at it.
It's also about managing partnerships that may have caused parenting and/or are impacted by it.
Let's discuss our problems, solutions, and breakdowns.
Parenting has been easily the most intense relationship I've had. It's enjoyable and fu**ing stressful. I wouldn't want to miss it yet I'd love it to be easier....
Can we work towards this?
Parents of lemmy, unite!