Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

My little boy is 2 years and 7 months. He is so sweet and funny but my god his energy levels are crazy! I know you're not supposed to entertain your kids 24/7 and it's okay for them to get bored. But I feel like if I don't plan things with my son and have activities planned when we're at home he just wants to climb ...

Took my lo (20mo’s) to the park and she was waiting patiently to go on this spinny thing. A girl (8/9) was on it, then jumped off, but as soon as my daughter started to go towards it, this horrible little girl ran and jumped on it again. She did this 5/6 times and it was really starting to PMO. What do you do in tho...

I wanted to separate for many reasons, I told him I forgave him but I am broken and I don’t think I can’t do this marriage anymore. (We have tried to reconcile, but I could not) I normally bring my kid to sleep with me on the bed so he can have the kids room, (he works night) - so this Friday i forgot. So my ex c...

This is my first ever baby free weekend and I feel like a piece shit 😭 I miss him soo much his dad called me to let me say gooodnight he and was crying looking for me my little heart can’t take it but 8 really do need this break for two day like how do yall do it I mean look at his sweet face 😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺❤️‍🩹

Before we had a child, my husband was incredibly sweet and romantic—our relationship was full of affection, tenderness, and that lovey-dovey magic that made me feel so close to him. But ever since we became parents, something in his attitude shifted. Now, when I ask him to do something, even in a normal tone, he sna...

So I wake up and I cook bacon and eggs then we go to the park as a family then come home and I take my son to a party for 2 hours while mu partner stays home and plays the computer then when we get home my son is asleep and my partner says go for asleep as it's a chance then we go to bunnings he says do I wanna get ...

Backstory- my in laws have boundary issues, this has been an ongoing problem since we’ve been married (not between us as a couple, more between my husband and his family). From not respecting our rule of not kissing baby or not washing their hands after smoking, to being annoyed that my husband couldn’t spend as muc...

I'm not looking for advice since I don't really think there is any besides stand up for myself but thats something I lack to ability to do currently. Let me start off by saying I am 20 y/o I have a 4 y/o and a 20 m/o. I did get pregnant at 16 and since then I have been living with my parents. My husband, 2 kids, 1 d...

My partner only deems spending time with our daughter when we are actively doing something Lila going for a walk or visiting a place or something. He moans about not spending time with her but then gives her to me as often as he can when she has any needs. He wants to sit and watch tv with her then complain he d...

Anyone else in the newborn trenches? I had my second baby on the 4th and he’s really struggling with wind and what we think could be reflux and/or colic. The nights are particularly hard for me as I’m up for sometimes two or more hours each time he wakes trying to settle him after a feed, trying to put him down mu...

Yes you read right he was taking a nap n I was having hard time clearing why they can’t see that we need help honestly some time I think that I will be better alone I want to make money I have my TikTok n I have a good amount of followers but I can not be consistent with content one because family don’t want to bee ...

Does anyone else feel like they have a high needs baby? My little boy is 6 months and although he sleeps through the night and can self soothe etc the day times are a struggle. He is constantly fussing, wriggling, wanting to stand. He can sit up independently but hates it and just whinges or fusses when he can’t ...

Hey Guys, I am having a small problem with the nursery at the moment. My son accidentally damaged a book in class and apparently he immediately stop when they asked him to. They asked me to pay £5. I feel it's unfair because this is normal developmentally for a 2.8 year old. They said he didn't do it on purpose. ...

So my partner opened the fridge today and commented on the old food in there. So I said "you could clean it out" to which he responded "I work 5 days a week". WHAT KIND OF PERSON WOULD SAY THAT TO SOMEONE WHOS HOME WITH A FOUR YEAR OLD AND A BABY AND HASN'T SLEPT IN SEVEN MONTH. WHY NOT JUST CLEAN THE FRIDGE INSTEAD...

Me and my partner currently live with his parents by choice, and at first everything was lovely and going well until my MIL started passing remarks. The first time it happened I didn’t not pay her attention and simply ignored it until unnoticed that each time that I greeted her she’d ignore me and would not speak to...

Baby boy is battling his third ear infection and it’s really taking a toll on the both of us. I’m thankful I was off on Thursday and able to take today off to take care of him but whenever he gets sick it gets super lonely for me and causes a lot of anxiety, just worried about him and feeling like I have to hold eve...

I love my kids but sometimes I become extremely overstimulated and overwhelmed by them. I work full time with children who have autism and when I get home, I am exhausted but I try my best to give all three of my kids undivided attention all while cooking dinner, cleaning, etc. I utilized that time to engage with th...

Sorry for posting this here but I’m overthinking everything and just wanted some advice (or someone to tell me if I’m being a bit of a b*tch) I’m a stay at home mum and my husband is in the military, he’s always really busy and works hard and works late so we don’t see him much - mainly on weekends if he’s home. I...

So the 2 back fences between me and the neighbour got blown out 2 years ago by a windy storm. Since the support are broken and unstable, I've spoken about us both putting on money to buy new fencing (I'm on my own with a 5 Yr old so I didn't expect them to pay for it I asked for them to help pay for our fencing) so...

I want to vent (it’s a long one) First off I’ve been staying home since march of 2023 after I lost my job and I was also expecting my son who is now a year and a half. My daughter is 3 and a half and big handful lol. One person told me she has the energy for 2 kids.. I say yeah, no it’s more like 5 lol. It’s been r...