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Ask HN: What were the top things you did or purchased for your baby/toddler?
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Re: Ask HN: What were the top things you did or purchased for your baby/toddler?
#2From first day of first year, until today: spend time and talk with him, explain what's going on, chat about the day, the weather, the toys, the house, ... anything. And listen to what he has to say.
Benefit: his speech is "at normal levels for a boy his age" according to school principal. Only two children in his 20-child classroom are at that level.
And he's bilingual.
Re: Ask HN: What were the top things you did or purchased for your baby/toddler?
#3From first day of first year, until today: spend time and talk with him, explain what's going on, chat about the day, the weather, the toys, the house, ... anything. And listen to what he has to say. Benefit: his speech is "at normal levels for a boy his age" according to school principal. Only two children in his 20-child classroom are at that level. And he's bilingual.
Same here. But for me, it's twenty-four years later. I have absolutely no regret for the alternatives I did not choose instead.
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#4Did: read to them every day.
Purchased: their firstnamelastname.com domain name.
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#5a savings bond
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#6White Noise Machine 0+
Re: Ask HN: What were the top things you did or purchased for your baby/toddler?
#7By a wide margin: diapers. Little cloths for wiping up spit and drool a close second, though if you use cloth diapers they can catch the mess at both ends.
Car seat required, I always got the higher-end models with the best safety ratings. A good stroller as well, preferably the kind that work with the car seat.
Children mainly need your time, attention, and lots of patience. They generally don't need a lot of things until they get older, at which point they will tell you what they want.
Authority: I raised three children who started out as babies and toddlers and all lived to adulthood.
Re: Ask HN: What were the top things you did or purchased for your baby/toddler?
#8Acted as an actually good parent, not just someone who plays one on social media.
Read books about parenting, paid attention, did required medical tests and advocated with healthcare.
Purchases? Healthy food, mostly.
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#9Books and read to my child daily. Now he reads way ahead of his peers and love books
Re: Ask HN: What were the top things you did or purchased for your baby/toddler?
#10Somwthing that stands out was a cheapest of the cheap $5 new stroller. It is not good enough to be the main pram. It is not quality enough for a young baby. But for 1-3 yo it is perfect for travel. So light! And beach trips where there is enough parafenalia to bring as it is.