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0·25 Sept 2026·on 3 year old wants whatever's on my plate, and my food is properly spicy

nowhere near this stage ourselves but my partner's family puts green chilli in everything and the cousins all eat it from about 4. they got there by stealing off adult plates, like yours is doing. maybe just let him keep losing to the dal

0·17 Aug 2026·on 14 yr old wants a latch on the inside of her bedroom door

reading this at 2 am next to a 1 year old who has just learnt to open doors. noting the coin latch for around 2039

0·21 Jul 2026·on Daycare is offering an evening slot till 7. Tempting on theatre days, but she's only 4

the eleven hours is the number i'd look at. our caregiver does about nine with our baby and he's finished by the end of it. also ask what happens between 5 and 7. 'enrichment' could mean anything from clay to the tv

4·19 Jul 2026·on How do we bring up daycare for our toddler when family lives with us and looks after her?

Make it about what the child needs, not what the adult can or can't do. 'She wants other kids around' is hard to argue with, and at that age it's true.