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At what age do you allow your kid to have their first sleepover with a friend??

I don’t like TV, so the show must not be slow and hook me early on. Also a plus if it’s not 10 seasons long haha! Looking for a few good shows to watch with my husband —

Tell me some favorite (not Kidzbop) Spotify stations for elementary kids, specifically 5 year old girl and 8 year old boy. One more round of Uptown Funk might send me over the edge. 🤪

Hi! We are looking to purchase a 3rd row SUV and would love advice! I had a highlander but have 3 kids, and car pool with sports so the trunk space was VERY limited! Would love to hear what others are driving and loving and why!

Curious how people pay babysitters if they are staying overnight. Do you pay the same rate for when the kids are asleep? Flat rate?

I have avoided introducing this to my kids, but my 6 year old is asking why other kids have had elf on the shelf and if the elf is coming this year. They talk about it at school I guess. I really don’t want to do it….I feel like it’s just another distraction from what this season is about plus the time/energy component. Any advice?!

At what age were you able to put your toddler to bed, put them in, and leave the room and they go to sleep themselves? We’re currently laying next to them on the floor while they fall asleep and I am hoping one day we can stop this. We tried the leaving and putting to bed around 4 months ago and it was a massive emotional fail.

Planning a Disney World Trip with the kids - when is the best time to go, places to stay and all the Do's and Don'ts!!!

Hi! I have a four year old and he has been in the Nuna Rava car seat. He is starting to complain about it being too small. When do you move to a booster seat vs a full car seat.

Hi! Looking for a recommendation of a great front loading washer and drying- is there even such a thing as good ones anymore?!

I switched to top loader which worked great, but new house needs front loader again! Our old ones got so much mold in them and the clothes started to smell. HELP - because we all know there ain’t no time for not having a washer / dryer!!

In need of an easy breakfast option for my kids for school mornings. We are in a major rut and I need to change it up!

My son has a fear of getting his blood drawn, mostly the fear is of the pain. Any tips or tricks?!

I’ve tried everything - sneaking them in, making them different ways, covering them in cheese, etc. I feel so guilty but is this normal and should I actually be worried? We did start a daily vitamin gummy which makes me feel slightly better.

Hi! My 5 year old cleans to self regulate. He’ll vacuum the car, make his siblings beds and during free time at school he likes to sweep. He feels so much better when things are tidy! And also feels very yucky when things are messy or dirty. He literally lugs our huge vacuum up the stairs on weekends and vacuums everything. Our car is the cleanest minivan a mom of 3 kids 5 and under has ever seen! I have two other kids (and he’s a twin) so I believe it’s just in his nature and hoping it’s not me, but at what point do I need to be concerned about OCD tendencies? Anyone else have kids obsessed with cleaning? Or have older children who grew out of this phase? No idea what to tag this lol

I know nothing about Minecraft, but my daughter is obsessed with having this game on her iPad. My husband turned off chat feature etc. but I’m still uneasy. Is this game appropriate for a 1st grader? We limit iPad time to one day per week for specified amount of time.

First time mom here-I have a 7.5 month old who is generally a great sleeper and now I’m all worried her schedule will get messed up with the time change. What is y’all’s best idea on navigating daylight savings with kiddos since it is coming up next week? Thank yall in advance!

Our CC bill is always around 20k a month. This includes daycare and utilities. I feel like this is really high? We don’t spend extravagantly-is it really just this expensive to live?

Had to move my 2.5 year old into the toddler bed setting of his crib because he was hurting himself by climbing and falling out. Now he’s stoked on the new freedom and waltzes out of his room a million times. Last night we tried to get him down at 7:30pm but didn’t go to sleep (and we had to go back in each time) until 10pm when he finally let us rock him to sleep. The past year he’s gone down on his own in his crib, no fight. Any tips on what we can do to keep him in his bed and in his room so we can all get sleep? We’ve tried bargaining with him (he’s way too smart), we do the regular calming routine and everything.

My husband and I are struggling to decide where to send our 4 yo son to pre-K next year. There’s a public school right by our house. Ratings are pretty terrible and he would be the minority (both race and socioeconomically) which I’m not opposed to, but something I haven’t personally experienced. There’s two private schools we are considering but both faith based and we aren’t religious. Great ratings but very little diversity.

I want to give him a great education but also want him to be well rounded and know there’s a world outside his upper middle class white bubble.

Ughhh how do you decide what’s “right”?

White couches with young kids?! Would it be so dumb of me, or is it possible? The cushions CAN be bleached. My youngest is 4 years old. Looking for advice from others who have done it and regretted it or not?!