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@jbfund I teach martial arts and the lack of attention span is an absolute nightmare. I can tell within a week which kids get too much screentime. Older kids are exhausted from staying up late playing games and younger ones can’t stay on task for 5 minutes without direction. The lack of...

@fordking91 Parenting is a "long game" situation. The foundation you lay now will make her life easier or harder in the long term. Your choice to avoid teaching her now will hurt her in the long run. Screens are a great way to get a break but if you have her on screens for up to 4 hours a day...

@fordking91 I myself had to work from home in a small space that didn't have access to outdoors, and although I used screens it doesn't have to be 4 hours a day. You don't have to have a new supply of toys all of the time. If you give her the chance, she will entertain herself. Something that...

@pecosheero In the summer we do 2 shows (the 20ish minute ones) in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and sometimes 1 or 2 in the evening. If there is stomping or screaming we say it must still be too much tv time and drop one set off the schedule for a few days. I made a magnet calendar for the...

@dan2082 My partner was stressed and didn’t feel like we could comfortably financially support more. He worried that more kids would increase stress (which in turn would make him a grumpier and less positive parent) and he’d rather build a comfortable life for one kid than have more. Therapy...

@dan2082 There is going to be resentment because now you have to decide whether you’d prefer a family of three and not fill the “where’s the other kid” void or a divorce with the potential for more children with someone else. Whether or not he’ll change his mind is a wash. I lean towards...

@leonardod My husband and I have one child. We’d love to have a second one but are likely OAD because our work takes a lot of energy and we don’t have a village (or the resources to hire a “village”). I also have health challenges which make me tired faster and doing the baby phase again with a...

There’s a big heart vs mind problem in our home. We have one child (6yo) who we adore but Christmas felt so quiet. I imagine having another child puttering around and it brings joy to my heart. We are finally in a stable financial and emotional position to have another. On the other hand...