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@ikon 2 under 2 is a wonderful ratio!! Although it's terrifying that it comes with such shortage. I don't know what the solution is, but I wish our governments tried harder to find one.

@dkeefe The ratios in my country are INSANE: For babies under 1yo: 1 teacher per 8 babies. From 1 to 2: 1 per 13. From 2 to 3: 1 per 20. There is no way 1 person can properly look after 8 babies for up to 12hrs a day (that's how long some daycares are open for). Not only to encourage their...

@son_of_belial Our daughter turned 3 in August. She was a surprise IUGR baby. We were told to "encourage her" to breastfeed more... She developed a nursing aversion (we didn't know it existed back then, so we didn't recognise the signs). We had to transition to bottles. She wasn't eating the...

@lippy1004 I was concerned about this too when my then 2yo. started daycare in Spain after being raised in English. Our daughter was already pretty chatty by then but, we found that a LOT of 2yo. kids in her class could barely speak at all. Therefore, their socialization was heavily play-based...

@sholay2011 Before moving back to Spain, I was a bit concerned about how my native peers would react to me speaking solely in English to our 2yo. I've lived the last 9 years in the UK, I can barely have a conversation solely in Spanish anymore, I dream in English, I read and consume all media in...