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Toddlers talking

Hi mamas! I was wondering if anyone could give me tips on getting my daughter to talk more, she’s almost 2 and I don’t expect her to speak full sentences but she’s only really saying mama and dada. What was the best way you were able to teach them to talk more, we read books, sound things out, say things slow but no...

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Crawling early

So my little boys started showing early signs of crawling soon and people think he’ll start in a few weeks but i feel like he’s far too young (5.5months) so I’d appreciate it if parents whos babies started crawling early could let me know when they started, i feel like i need time to prepare myself and my house for ...

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Walking

Is anyone LO’s not standing unassisted or walking unassisted yet? T has been cruising for months but will only let go and stand for a few second and it’s starting to really upset me because I feel like I’m doing all I can to encourage him to stand by himself and start walking but he just will sit down then start cra...

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I swear my baby hates the house

Does anyone else's baby get bored in the house? I swear my baby hates the house

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Toddler being “mean” to baby

I don’t have a better word than mean, I know she’s just acting her age but it’s driving me crazy and idk how to tackle this. Toddler is almost 3 and baby is almost 1 (June birthdays). The issue I’m having is that my toddler won’t let the baby do anything. If she’s playing contently and he touches his own baby toy...

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Tantrum

Baby suddenly throwing a tantrum every time I put him in his buggy ( but he loves going outside and once I manage to wrestle him in is calm and happy). What could be bothering him? Anyone else with this experience?

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Crawling

Is your 9 month old crawling yet?

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Breaking Toys

Are your 5 year old going through a phase of breaking their toys??? I'm losing it over this, it feels like every day he has broken another toy. My next door neighbor does this too and she's the same age and I feel like was a little influenced from her but I also think maybe he's just exploring but it's getting out o...

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No words yet 🙁

Hi all my nearly 23mo LG is still not saying any words 🙁 spoke to the HV about 6 weeks ago and she wasn’t concerned yet and nursery have said they’re not worried but sent her home with a form to fill in today about progress and obviously she’s no where near the speech categories for 2yo - we do everything we can to…

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Bloody hell

Anyone else’s toddler stress you out to the point you genuinely want to put your head through a wall?…

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Baby talking??

Is it possible for a 5 month old to be talking? My mom and I clearly heard her say “hi” twice today and when she was crying I heard “mamma” three times today.

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Leg tremors

Is anyone else's LO leg tremor or jitter?

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Crawling

Are yalls baby crawling? If so how did you help them start?

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I don’t know if anyone’s little ones have done this or something similar, but my son maybe 2 weeks ago started doing this sound in his throat and voice ( it sounds like if you was to clear your throat if you had something in it ) but it’s got to the point where he’s constantly doing it throughout the day, I then men...

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How energetic is your son

My 15 month old is very active but he is my first child so I can’t compare him Please share

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Growing

Are your lo's already attempting to feed themselves? I love it and hate it cause I just want him to stay my baby a bit longer😭 Lol ignore the dusty floor. High winds while living in the dust bowl area don't mesh.

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