At 69, Pam traded retirement for playdough, nappy changes and nap time. She wouldn’t have it any other way. She packed up her life in Perth, Australia, and moved across the country to Brisbane, Australia, to help ease the crushing cost of child care, giving her daughter the chance to keep working and her grandson the gift of … Read more
You know we really don’t talk enough about how humbling it is to have children. Sure, they have us digging super deep to find the strength to carry on when we’re sick and tired. Seasoned parents will tell you how much they’ve looked inward and grown in order to become the best version of themselves after having kids. Sure, … Read more
A mother has issued a warning to other parents after her son came home from daycare with a common illness that left her with a glass stent in her eye. Talitha Akamarmoi, from the NSW Central Coast, was in the middle of COVID lockdowns. Her son was still going to daycare as she was an … Read more
It’s like Soho House — for dogs. A first-of-its-kind, all-in-one canine club is bringing bone-a-fido luxury to the Big Apple’s four-legged elites beginning next week. For an eye-popping $1,350 a month, Happy Tails’ ‘fur’st class members will have access to a variety of accommodations, including posh puppy playgrounds and obstacle courses, grooming, pet-friendly wine, a … Read more
Do you have an anonymous question you desperately need answered? Submit it to our Advice Needed column. Advice Needed My son has been bitten at daycare a couple of times now and although the daycare teachers won’t tell me who the perpetrator is, I think I have a fairly good idea. Is it OK for me to … Read more
As a massive horror fan, my standards for what is scary for my child have been fairly low. But it seems I’m not typical/I am a negligent mom. A mother last week wrote for Kidspot that she’s a “Halloween Prude” and wants public decorations to be mindful of scaring her young children. And now, a Melbourne mom has been concerned about … Read more
They should have bagged these body bags. UK parents were “shocked” after an indoor play center for kids put up Halloween decorations that resembled life-size body bags. “When I saw them I did a double take — surely that can’t be what I think it is?” one of the mothers, who opted to remain anonymous, … Read more
A husband has implemented a financial penalty on his wife for always being late to daycare pick up. In his post, which was so outrageous that it was captured in a TikTok, the man rants about his wife being the only one “responsible” for their four-year-old’s schedule, because: “I’m at work. I work for a … Read more
A day care worker has shared a child’s name that she says is so bad, the girl’s grandma won’t use it. Posting in a Facebook group, she writes about her workplace: “Honestly most the kids had pretty normal names,” but then notes a name that is literally and metaphorically a crime. “Was the mom binging Breaking Bad?” The carer explains, “The grandma … Read more
A furious mom has shared her outrage after discovering that her 2-year-old son was fitted with ankle weights at his daycare to stop him from moving quickly. Shocked and uncertain about what to do next, she turned to an advice forum to seek opinions from other parents. “Needed to slow him down” She wrote to Reddit: “My child, who is two, attends a … Read more
A Pennsylvania daycare teacher allowed one of her students to unleash an expletive-laden tirade while alone in the bathroom to prevent the little girl from cussing in front of students. Tina Midkiff was having trouble “trying to resolve cussing issues” with a little girl, who was not identified, and had to use a creative approach … Read more
In the Eastern Suburbs Moms Facebook group, a first-time mom’s question recently stirred the pot of parenting perspectives. Her child’s day care is planning to bring in a drag queen as part of an ‘inclusive family celebration’ – but she notes that Mother’s Day and Father’s Day aren’t celebrated at all. She’s now grappling with … Read more
Two women who owned and operated a residential day care in California have been arrested after two toddlers drowned earlier this month. Nina Fathizadeh, 41, and Shahin Gheblehshenas, 64, were charged with felony child endangerment resulting in death and criminal negligence, according to press releases from police and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. … Read more
This mom is ready to go to the Mat-tresses. One frustrated parent is calling out her daughter’s daycare teacher after they assigned her precious peanut a weird nickname the family has never used. The miffed mama recently turned to Reddit to anonymously ask for advice on how to call out the offending parties — without … Read more
A mom has gone viral for sharing a genius hack to work around her child’s daycare’s strict food rules. According to her, they dictate what parents can and can’t pack and insist that all lunches brought from home need to be “homemade.” We already know that making kids’ lunches is one of the most monotonous and thankless tasks … Read more
A mom has decided to continue sending her toddler to daycare, while being on maternity leave, and claims everyone in her life has questioned her decision. So she took to a popular internet forum called r/workingmoms to ask for opinions. ‘I tell people it’s because of logistics but actually, I get more done’ “I’m on maternity leave with baby number two. … Read more
A mom has gone viral on TikTok for sharing her decision to create a secret bank account and hide it from her husband, who isn’t pulling his weight with their newborn. The viral clip might be short in length – it’s a mere six seconds long – but delves into the complicated topic of financial autonomy within relationships. And … Read more
The Goodwillie family just gained a whole new generation of cousins in one busy year. Four sisters from England are pregnant at the same time in a strange coincidence, including two of them who are due in the same month. Kayleigh Stewart, 29, and her sister Jay Goodwillie, 35, are both due with baby boys … Read more
Kids often return home from kindy or daycare with ‘interesting’ items they’ve made, or found/nicked from someone else. But one mom this week discovered an unusual item stuck to her child’s water bottle… and she immediately assumed the worst. “You pick up the phone to enquire…” Mom @thebusiesttoddler took to her TikTok account to explain what happened. After collecting her little … Read more