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@jellofishxo It’s wild to me that people can choose this! I’m in Canada and it’s done by birth year, you can choose to not send your kid but they’ll go into the next grade with the others their age the next year if you keep them home the first year. My child will go into full-day play based...

@jbblkh Take the help. We are very comfortable financially and my mom is quite well off. She loves to buy the kids things, contribute to education savings and pay for trips. She buys me groceries sometimes and always pays when we eat out together. It’s another way of caring and all out of love.

@eeasuper That’s wild. It’s 1 adult per 3 kids under one year where I am in Canada and only once they hit 2.5 years old it’s 1:8. Waitlists are very long here as well, often a year for a center.

@vassilisbx Some kids are lower sleep needs, that’s rough.

@doomedhyclic Same. I’ve literally never cleaned toys unless they’re dropped on the floor at a Dr’s office or visibly dirty, and in that case it’s a quick scrub with dish soap. I don’t need more on my to-do list!

@mt123 I co-slept with my kids for the first year(ish) then sleep trained working with a sleep consultant. We have a rock solid bedtime routine that takes 15 minutes and are very consistent with schedules.

@pajamapanda A rock solid bedtime routine that doesn’t deviate ever, no matter who puts them down. A sleep sack is a huge sleep cue for my kids and as soon as they were in it and being sung their bed song they got tired.

@chy We’ve always been quite strict with schedules. I know it’s not for everyone but we’ve literally never put either of them to bed later than 8pm. Part of it is that they’re good sleepers but we put a ton of work into it.

@autumnct Omg same. I need the break!

@dmoffett I’m an early riser so it works for me, plus I like my husband’s help in the morning before he leaves for work.

@rengb121 We co-sleep with my three year old a few times a week and we both love it. He sleeps well between us in a king bed and the snuggles are wonderful. They grow up so fast! We co-slept from birth for the first year (it’s common here, Doctor was totally fine with it) then he was in his crib...

@joegibson 22 month and almost 4 year old: Roasted chicpeas with chopped cuke, avocado and pepper. Youngest eats this as a salad with a vinegar watts. That’s our go-to! My kids love roasted beans. Other usuals are vegetarian chili with whole wheat buns, dumplings and cut veg or egg salad...

@mila Nope! My younger one still naps 2hrs and is sometimes up just before 6am but no matter what we’ve tried that’s just his natural wake up time.

@ahead Nope, I don’t orchestrate activities I just let them take the lead. I bring magnifying glasses, a ziplock baggie for “treasures”, eyedroppers and cups if we’re near a river.

@shoemaker My 2 and 4 year olds are asleep by 7:30 every night! It’s glorious and most importantly they need the 11-12 hours of sleep each night.

@tracy777 Dinner at 5pm then straight to the local school to hang outside with neighborhood families at the playground until bed. We do this almost every day.

@barry61 Babysitter.

@minilla I’d say to go back to two naps. That’s the schedule my three year old is on, 12 months is super early to do one nap. Try shortening the first nap to one hour so there’s sleep pressure for the second nap. Walking at night could be overtired. I assume you’re feeding if babe wakes overnight.

@lynq I’d definitely do the closer daycare, the full days will be nice so you get some bonding time with the new baby. An hour is a lot of car time if your babe hates the car like my second child does!

@trekdad99 This was my experience as well.