Because actually everyday is #his #birthday 🤩 but the #humans celebrate it on a specific day, we did have a #beautiful #birthdaywithlaughters 💙 #4yo #toddler Soundtrack: https://youtu.be/tsdVclYa5cU?si=CzwcpPk1fm3mSGVH

I asked #ChatGPT if there is #FOSS solutions to learn #coding to #preschoolers (#twins #4yo here). Here is the answer:

Oui, plusieurs applications open source sont disponibles pour les enfants d'âge préscolaire. Voici quelques-unes qui sont conçues pour être éducatives et divertissantes :
1. #gcompris
2. #childsplay
3. #tuxpaint
4. #stellarium
5. #TurtleBlocks
6. #TuxTyping
7. #kdeedu Suite

Let’s increase #screentime to test them! 😊

Day #4 of a cold going around the house - hit the #2yo and wife last night. I was up half the night comforting the kiddo and sleeping on the couch so the wife could have some relief. Taking the day off today to care for the #kids (the #4yo is on the mend!) and let the wife rest more... And to await my inevitable fate. I feel like this bit from #HIMYM. :lolsob:​

In case anyone was wondering, the #musical episode of #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds is good but is seriously diminished by a #4yo trying to sing along but not knowing the words.

#StarTrekSNW #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #parenting

Rainy morning for our first full day of #vacation

But that's no problem. #4yo and I spent some 1:1 time building one of #Lego's great "4+" sets!

Set 60382 "Vet Van Rescue" is excellent for any preschoolers who love animals, vets, and vehicles.

Does anyone with kids with a #SensoryProcessingDisorder (or have it themselves) have a #recommendation for a cooling weighted blanket? Ideally something that can be used on the couch (e.g. not a bed sized comforter) or even just a brand rec? My #4yo has #eczema on top of their SPD and getting too hot under a normal blanket has made their eczema so much worse now that summer is here...

#BoostsAppreciated for visibility, it's hard to decide what my #4yo will like when I can't relate to their sensory needs :/

Semi-related aside: my #4yo has to be constantly in contact with me if we're sitting side by side (they have a #SensoryProcessingDisorder). Which is fine but lately they're a freaking space heater little ball of sweat.

Might be time to get a small #WeightedBlanket for them.

Should I be rewatching #LowerDecks S01 with the #4yo and #1yo? I don't know.

No, I'm serious, should I?? Am I a bad parent?

Thr welling up of emotion to the point of holding back tears of joy as I answered my #4yo's question:

"Dad, who is Optimus Prime? Are they a good guy?"

@DrFerrous similar situation here, except the orange cat, the #4yo, and the #1yo teamed up for collective (breakfast) bargaining. Gotta say, unions are effective.

My #4yo has a favorite cereal bowl, and won't eat breakfast out of any others if this one is unwashed.

Like and follow for this and other money-saving tips

#parenting #itsajoke #itgetsthemtodothedishes

There's a short list of kid's shows I'll let my #4yo and #1yo watch without heavy restriction, and it's:

• Wild Kratts (PBS) - so incredibly educational and engaging all at once.
• Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (PBS) - perhaps one of the best societal changes recently is the willingness to teach empathy and emotional self-awareness. Mr. Rogers would surely be proud of this continuation of his legacy.
• Bluey (Disney+) - almost more for the parents, but I think the best lesson they teach is on fairness, in play, with family, and in life.

#wildkratts #danieltiger #bluey #parenting

For months we've been taking my #4yo to a local gymnastics studio.

And for months their "guest wifi" has just... not worked. Won't even connect. Not a wrong password, a failure in the handshake.

Finally today I asked the front desk (because the cellular is pretty bad in here) and I got a pretty standard "oh, it's like that sometimes, it just doesn't let some people connect".

And yet 5 minutes later my phone spuriously connects.

Pic unrelated.

Things my #4yo does that make me feel #old:

• Holding their hand like this 🫸🧒 or this 🧒🤳, instead of this 🤙🧒 when pretending to phone call.
• Inserting, instead of swiping, cards when pretending to pay for things.

#parenting #ifeelold

#4yo (clearly distraught): "Do chickens go to the playground when they're sad??"

#parenting

#4yo, eating their bowl of cereal (which they asked for specifically), forlornely watching mom eat some scrambled eggs and #franksredhot: "Oh, I'm so cold. I wish I had some warm food without hot sauce to warm me up."

#parenting

Me to #4yo: "Leave the cat alone, or she will scratch you."

Narrator: They did not leave the cat alone.

One #bandaid later and another lesson taught by natural consequences. 🩹

#parenting

I think my #4yo is #broken. I offered them a bite of my ice cream.

"No thanks, Dad. I have my own food."

#parenting

My #4yo "liberated" their tablet from their mom's custody yesterday, unlocked it (they've never been shown how to do this or what their PIN is), FaceTimed their mom (also never been show how to do this), and told her "I decided I can have tablet time today".

What a power move.

#parenting #kids