Yeah, That’s My Kid At The Top Of The Play Structure, & She’s Fine

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May. 5, 2023 IT'S FINE! Yeah, That's My Kid At The Top Of The Play Structure, & She's Fine Today, Julia Williamson is thinking about the time she watched her two-year-old climb to the very top of the play structure, utterly confident. She was proud and trusted her daughter's abilities. The other moms? Maybe not so much "But looking around, I see some other mothers giving me some serious side-eye. I suspect they must think I'm wildly negligent. I've had parents ask whose child that is way up at the top, did I realize she'd gone so high? Didn't I recognize how dangerous it was?" Well, now she's defending the importance of letting your kids do stuff that might make your heart beat a little faster just watching them. Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor Read More ⮕ Latest PURRFECT DAD A Male Cat Adorably Supported His Partner During Labor & Now Women Are Side-Eyeing Their Husbands You know it's bad when a cat is more helpful. Read More. OH, NO Gentle Reminder From A Pediatric Emergency Doc: Don't Slide Down The Slide With Your Kid It's all fun and games until someone breaks a leg. Read More. THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE 5 Things To Know About Young Jedi Adventures, The First Star Wars Series For Little Padawans The creators and young cast spill on what makes it so great. Read More. Featured presented by Stanford Children What You Should Know About Well-Child Visits One of the best things a parent or guardian can do to protect their child is to take them to see their pediatrician for routine well-child visits. This way doctors are able to check on growth development, nutrition and behavior, and recommend vaccines and immunizations needed to stay healthy. Not to mention, check-ups also allow pediatricians to monitor for any problems, so they can be addressed quickly. With over 25+ primary care locations across the Bay Area, Stanford Medicine Children's Health is nearby to provide care for your child. Check out the primary care locations and pediatricians at stanfordchildrens.org now. LEARN MORE ⮕ Featured PEACE AND QUIET My Kids Are In Elementary School & I Never Gave Up Naptime If you've got older kids, you probably remember the naptime days with a little bit of longing. Personally, I enjoyed that break more than my kid did. Well, Ashley Schuster Downend's kids are too old for naps, but she managed to pull off a pretty neat trick: she never quit naptime. "I still need regular breaks from sibling squabbling, demands for snacks, and requests for the latest Descendants songs on Spotify. If anything, I need it more as they get older and their needs get more complicated. I am still, after all, a sensitive introvert, but now my household is even louder and more chaotic. I need time during the day to reset — quietly and alone," she writes. Read to find out how she did it. Read More ⮕ What We're Reading ⮕ Books That Are Helping Me Untangle My Own Complicated Mother-Daughter Relationship ⮕ 10 Phrases You Should Never Say To Kids During A Divorce ⮕ Why Our Children Should Be More Demanding, Not Less

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