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The Pit Parenting Thread

The homelessness was heartbreaking. A lot of families. Entire blocks were taken over by homeless people.

Utah claimed to have solved homelessness a year or so ago. That's one of the only things I knew about it so the extent of the problem was a complete shock.
 
Prob not but mostly bc it's too much manliness to have TWO ppl with such a strong name in one house
 
Wife baked a cake for Walt's 2nd bday:

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Just ordered one of these:
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Anyone have other suggestions for things that will quietly allow a kid to learn/reinforce math facts that are NOT flashcards?
soon-to-be 4th grader had no real struggles with math, so it's uncharted territory for helping the soon-to-be 2nd grader feel more confident about it (and hopefully squash any thoughts that she's "bad" at math or just can't do it).
 
lbE08 said:
Just ordered one of these:
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Anyone have other suggestions for things that will quietly allow a kid to learn/reinforce math facts that are NOT flashcards?
soon-to-be 4th grader had no real struggles with math, so it's uncharted territory for helping the soon-to-be 2nd grader feel more confident about it (and hopefully squash any thoughts that she's "bad" at math or just can't do it).
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ChicdeaC said:
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This looks really similar to the "IXL" (get it... I excell) program they already use with school. Could be good, but may feel too much like the programs/games that stress her out currently.
What I like about the math board is she can pick it up on her own and there's no big screen that others can see whether she gets it right or wrong, or clock or bonus points, etc. She's not necessarily motivated by those things. Just needs a quiet way to do it in her head and check her own work, and nobody else needs to know if she was correct.

(also of note: they don't have tablets at home)
 
Crib recommendations would be much appreciated. Grandparents-In-Law are spoiling us and making the purchase. Their instructions to us were pick without money being part of the consideration. As a result, give me what you got in terms of recs por favor.
 
I don't have a specific crib or brand recommendation. But I would find a good baby / baby furniture store and go check things out in person. See what colors, styles, etc you like. Then get a copy of Baby Bargains and cross check the brand(s) you like in there.

There are a lot of very good options out there.

One thing you need to consider is whether you want a straight up crib or convertible. Ours changes to a toddler bed and then to a double bed. Not entirely sure we'll use it as a double in the end, but definitely have used the toddler version then converted back to a crib for #2.
 
LadyDeac03 said:
I don't have a specific crib or brand recommendation. But I would find a good baby / baby furniture store and go check things out in person. See what colors, styles, etc you like. Then get a copy of Baby Bargains and cross check the brand(s) you like in there.

There are a lot of very good options out there.

One thing you need to consider is whether you want a straight up crib or convertible. Ours changes to a toddler bed and then to a double bed. Not entirely sure we'll use it as a double in the end, but definitely have used the toddler version then converted back to a crib for #2.
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Agree with finding a good baby store if you have one nearby. We got a Pali set and like it a lot so far.

http://www.pali-design.com/index.ph...ct_photo_id=1192&langue=en&view=serie_display
 
Someone gave me a copy of NYT opinion section from a few weeks ago to read a piece. After reading that piece today, I came across this one in the same section: Motherhood Isn’t Sacrifice, It’s Selfishness. Sort of interesting to consider--however without knowing anything about the author, I thought she seemed "young" and/or socially "advantaged" and that she set up whether motherhood was EITHER "sacrifice" or "privilege" as a false dichotomy. From my vantage point (father of two college students), it seems that motherhood and fatherhood (and parenting) are BOTH filled with sacrifice and privilege.

However, I appreciate her interest to celebrate the positive aspect(s) of motherhood/parenthood!

And some of what she writes from a female perspective was potentially helpful for some readers, I'd think.

Sure enough, here's a follow up piece (I found just now when I went online to look for the original piece) where she relates some of the comments she's received from the original piece and her response to them: Is Motherhood a Sacrifice or a Privilege?
 
I seem to remember some of you recommending Daniel Tiger (Ph perhaps?) - the Squirrel discovered that last weekend and he's hooked. I'm definitely okay with that.

On the other hand, we're trying to completely cut out any Thomas the Train [video] stuff. He's got some books, which are okay, but damn some of the shows are downright traumatizing. Trains falling off cliffs, trains drowning, explosions etc. Not so wholesome for a three year old.
 
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