The Parenting Thread • Page 94

Maybe someone can help me out here. So my son is in kindergarten and it has been extremely hard getting him to do his assignments from school. He has no interest in trying to learn to read or spell. So now he’s home because schools are closed and I feel like he isn’t learning anything. He’s also extremely addicted to YouTube and I got to stop that ASAP. So I guess I’m just looking for any pointers or really just venting cuz I’m starting to get real depressed about it

 

Have you tried ABC Mouse?

 

I haven’t. But I’m going to look into it tomorrow.

 

I believe they have a free trial or something atm. Let me know how y'all like it

 

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Hi,
I just wanted to share with this amazing shopping cart cover for my baby that I've got recently.
It keeps my baby girl away from germs and dirt.

 

That’s very nice of you. I never thought of that. Though I just leave my baby at home to be safe.

 

My son is starting to pay attention to the tv. So we’ve been putting on Sesame Street. He’s obsessed, and it’s educational which is nice.

 

Yeah I can’t imagine taking my kids out grocery shopping right now. Strictly just me or my wife, and even then just curbside pickup (if we ever find a time slot). Unfortunately house delivery isn’t allowed on the base we live on.

 

I’ve thought about curbside pickup , but then I don’t know how they’re handling all my goods/how many people have. I’m just very careful what I touch when I go, and I bring my own bags.

 

Sesame Street has been a life saver in our house

 

Please, please, please do not take your kids into stores right now.

 

Do you have Baby First TV my 7 month old loves it (my 4 and 2 year old even find enjoyment in it too haha).

 

I don’t. We just use amazon for Sesame, and Disney +

 

Anybody what have issues with D+ app through Fire TV or Fire stick?

 

for math, try having him count with m&ms or skittles. You can use a fun size pack and just sort them into different piles for addition and subtraction. And if he gets the answers correctly, the candy can be a reward.

another option is to just be a hard ass and not let the kid watch YouTube until his assignments are done haha

 

Yeah we have found a pretty good balance now. Of course he still resists a little but nowhere near as bad. What helped was his teacher finally started uploading videos of her explaining the assignments. So now he knows it’s coming from her and not just something we are making him do on our own.

 

Did you try ABC Mouse?

 

For us that worked for about 2 weeks until he just stopped caring if he got YouTube or not and he still did whatever he wanted

 

You know I never got around to it. Once he started going on his assignments like normal I eased up. This whole shelter at place has been getting to us all. But I’m not doing anything right now so I’m gonna get that going right now and have it ready for him

 

Anyone know a good site to resell furniture (aside from CL)??

 

I've had some good luck reselling things on local Facebook "trash & treasure" and resale groups. I'm not sure where you're at in Maryland, but use this as a template:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1487077311528619/

There might be a group more specific to your locality. This is also all moot if you're not on Facebook.

 

I would definitely try Facebook Marketplace and/or any local Buy, Sell, Trade facebook pages near you. I can't tell you how many things I've sold via Facebook Marketplace and Buy, Sell, Trade pages. We've been very successful using it. Whether it be TVs, couches, dinner tables, a ton of kids toys/cribs, etc.

If you post to Facebook Marketplace, it'll allow you to add your item to up to 10 additional pages.

 

I don't have Facebook, but I know my sister does. Maybe I'll ask her to post it for me. Thanks guys!

 

Good idea, I’ve been using rough baby wraps this whole time!