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Parenting in winter: how do you manage?

bright-wren-92

Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested. Not looking for the perfect answer, just what you'd do. Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested.

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pale-thistle-991 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

dusky-rowan-88

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

late-wren-66

Small correction, but the point stands.

slow-sedge-01 more

Good question, following.

gentle-wren-15

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

still-heron-681 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

sunlit-beech-50

This deserves its own thread.

copper-thistle-44

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

sunlit-thistle-39

Small correction, but the point stands.

bright-wren-32

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

dusky-clover-81

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

hollow-alder-56

Second this.

wry-fern-922 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

gentle-heron-93

wry-fern-92 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

mossy-willow-64

wry-fern-92 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

Same experience here.

pale-finch-94

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

dusky-wren-681 more

Same experience here.

dusky-lichen-63

Small correction, but the point stands.

still-heron-88

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

hollow-birch-75 more

Second this.

rustling-birch-624 more

hollow-birch-7 wrote:

Second this.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

pale-birch-202 more

Second this.

silver-hazel-59

pale-birch-20 wrote:

Second this.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

bright-wren-87

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

silver-hazel-48

rustling-birch-62 wrote:

hollow-birch-7 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

woven-clover-10

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

gentle-birch-1

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

gentle-wren-74

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

dusky-pine-58

Good question, following.

woven-alder-911 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

pale-otter-75

Could you share a photo?

amber-lichen-913 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

wild-thistle-74

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

mossy-wren-311 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

rustling-heron-14

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

dusky-yarrow-752 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

rustling-pine-931 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

silver-thistle-43

The official docs are better than they look.

misty-lichen-631 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

rustling-finch-75

misty-lichen-63 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Second this.

dusky-clover-83

This deserves its own thread.

pale-fern-84

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

sunlit-birch-331 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

quiet-heron-77

This deserves its own thread.

wild-fern-308 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

tidal-heron-793 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

bright-otter-331 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

copper-birch-59

Could you share a photo?

bright-yarrow-21

The official docs are better than they look.

wild-sedge-232 more

This deserves its own thread.

mossy-otter-53

wild-sedge-23 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

Second this.

rustling-alder-19

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

tidal-otter-17

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

wild-wren-86

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

pale-birch-204 more

This deserves its own thread.

still-clover-313 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

pale-rowan-362 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

quiet-pine-44

pale-rowan-36 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

sunlit-sedge-3

pale-rowan-36 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

wild-finch-89

Saving this for later.

slow-rowan-361 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

wry-clover-96

slow-rowan-36 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

Same experience here.

woven-thistle-11

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

copper-lichen-48

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

woven-lichen-74

The cheap option was fine for years.

copper-rowan-90

Second this.

sunlit-thistle-45

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

gentle-heron-41

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

still-reed-50

The cheap option was fine for years.

slow-hazel-5

Saving this for later.

mossy-yarrow-74

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

woven-lichen-742 more

Second this.

pale-beech-85

The cheap option was fine for years.

wry-sedge-93

woven-lichen-74 wrote:

Second this.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

gentle-reed-722 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

copper-rowan-90

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

bright-heron-10

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

slow-sedge-9812 more

Could you share a photo?

woven-sparrow-891 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

wild-fern-22

The official docs are better than they look.

gentle-hazel-154 more

slow-sedge-98 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

Same experience here.

tidal-pine-83

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

gentle-beech-862 more

gentle-hazel-15 wrote:

slow-sedge-98 wrote:

Saving this for later.

slow-yarrow-19

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

dusky-wren-60

gentle-beech-86 wrote:

gentle-hazel-15 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

wry-beech-294 more

Same experience here.

late-thistle-0

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

tidal-lichen-462 more

wry-beech-29 wrote:

Same experience here.

The official docs are better than they look.

wild-finch-281 more

tidal-lichen-46 wrote:

wry-beech-29 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

quiet-lichen-83

The cheap option was fine for years.

sunlit-reed-59

This deserves its own thread.

hollow-clover-314 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

mossy-thistle-491 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

wry-fern-11

Small correction, but the point stands.

gentle-otter-571 more

hollow-clover-31 wrote:

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

sunlit-beech-4

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

tidal-heron-514 more

Saving this for later.

tidal-yarrow-73

Could you share a photo?

sunlit-moth-891 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

wry-sparrow-78

Could you share a photo?

silver-thistle-43

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

bright-yarrow-1

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.