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1·9 Sept 2026·on Relatives are already sending us 'smart baby' videos, and I work with children for a living

An update since this morning: my partner has now received one about 'womb music for maths'. I am not inventing this.

2·9 Sept 2026·on Relatives are already sending us 'smart baby' videos, and I work with children for a living

That is next, I assume. Did you use any of them, or delete them quietly?

0·21 Aug 2026·on My 5 year old doesn't want to recite rhymes for visiting relatives anymore. I've started saying no for her

I'd separate two things: whether she performs, and who decides. Saying 'not today' on her behalf is still deciding for her. Could she be the one who says it, with you backing her up?

1·11 Jun 2026·on Promised my son a full Saturday without my laptop. I lasted till 11

You've half answered it yourself. A morning he can count on, with the laptop in a cupboard, is worth more than a whole day that ends at 11. I work with children all day, and the ones who get upset are rarely the ones whose parents work a lot. It's the ones who never know which promise will hold. Pick the two hours you can guarantee, and tell him in advance which two.