Emily, LCSW 🐀
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Renix <3 :
Because the child is older. An infant can do about as much as sit there for a moment till you return. A toddler could do something dangerous. Breaks are still important
2025-08-02 16:22:59
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Maddy :
I think it should be normalized parents taking breaks when you are emotionally heightened/overstimulated from your kids no matter the age. I feel like so many people shame parents esp moms when they share hey I need a break from my own child. Like I get it’s important for kids development to have the parents help them emotionally regulate but I think parents need to take care of themselves so they can take care of their children at their best. Idk if this makes sense I’m running on no sleep. I also don’t have children but I helped raise my niece so I kinda get it?😅😂
2025-07-24 15:10:39
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Valerie Rose :
100% yes!!! My son is autistic, it gets overwhelming sometimes. His room is completely childproof and filled with his comfort items. We do a half hour of “room time” a couple times a day. The break is good for me, and the quiet play time is good for him. Everyone wins ❤️
2025-07-24 16:27:05
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J :
I legit worry about moms who are with their kids 24/7. It is so unhealthy for them and the kids
2025-07-24 18:42:12
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Lindsay Broers :
This!!! I utilize noise canceling headphones to get through certain situations or when I’m crazy overwhelmed
2025-07-24 15:24:32
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Toblerone Smith :
It’s why I roll my eyes at “I could NeVer Leave my ChilD AlOne!!!1!!” comments from mums on videos of kids at daycare or with their FATHER. Choose to make your life harder if you wish but don’t try to drag other women into your pit of lack of self and need to suffer xx
2025-07-25 14:57:03
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Rachel Partridge :
I put myself in timeout
2025-07-25 00:02:37
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Ellanna :
I babysit 3 boys ages from 2 to 6, if I get overwhelmed or stressed I have to walk away and take a deep breath, to regulate myself before I try help them regulate themselves. And sometimes the mother just spends time in her room reading or watching a show, while I'm there,there's no shame needing help and take a break, it ls good for you and the children!
2025-07-26 15:38:22
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Steph Bacos :
Emotionally shake lol
2025-07-24 16:16:00
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Ashley Donaldson :
This 😆😆😆
2025-07-24 15:45:08
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user7427812972374 :
SO agree. My three year old is biting and hitting me so much lately and felt so guilty for so long but now just decided to have a safe space and putting in her room for 2 minutes if it’s getting so bad because I wanna snap. And usually it helps me regroup. But somehow we say that this time as a “timeout” is so harmful but after 30 minutes of hitting I. NEED. A BREAK
2025-07-24 15:13:41
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🥀🍒💋 :
i feel like it is okay to take those breaks still once they get to those ages as long as youre able to communicate to your kid the reason for taking that step back even if in the moment its necessary to explain after taking that break
2025-07-26 12:57:54
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sisabella588 :
Yes but also get some therapy if this is happening that much your the adult and Thay are a child. and you need to be stable if you can’t you need to ask a professional for help. Preferably do that before having kids
2025-07-28 20:28:42
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Av :
I feel like this every day when I watch my sisters but I can’t just walk away and take a break they are 3 and 9
2025-07-25 03:04:10
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ozzys2mom :
I mean it's because toddlers and small children there isn't really a safe space you can just put them like a crib. Like a newborn can't get out of the Crib or playpen so even though they are crying if you need 5 minutes you can set them in the crib and walk away and take a breath and help yourself to calm down. But a 3 year old there isn't a space you can just put them, they can open doors they can follow you, they can climb. It would be amazing if we all had community that we could call up and say hey bestie, Im having a rough day can you watch my kid for an hour so I can breath. But it's hard to tell people if you are overwhelmed take a break once kids get bigger because there isn't always a safe option for it and telling people to just take a break in the wrong hands can mean someone may leave a child unattended and the child gets hurt. It sucks we can't have better communities.
2025-07-24 16:29:44
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V :
I tell parents to put on noise canceling headphones and let the meltdown run its course. You can hold them when it’s over and repair.
2025-07-24 16:15:17
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Emily😼 :
Im so scared to have children because im autistic and the way that loud noises and specifically children crying makes me overwhelmed and angry
2025-07-25 06:54:28
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$!v@n :
Not disagreeing necessarily but the impact of ‘emotionally shaking’ a small child is not the equivalent of physically shKing an actual baby
2025-07-26 00:07:56
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katiex :
I always think of this working a daycare, obviously not the same as parenting because we get evenings and weekends off but I spend 7:30am - 6:00pm in a room full of screaming toddlers.
2025-07-24 20:32:54
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Sarah-lizzybeth :
Yessssssss. I can lay down on my bed upside down (my head at the foot) and look out over the living room some. Whenever I feel like I just want my kid to go in her room and not come out I know that's my cue for some upside down rest time 😂
2025-07-24 22:16:35
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rea :
i think they tell you that walking away from tha baby is okay just bc if you shake a baby you can kill them, its called shaken baby syndrome
2025-07-25 07:28:26
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Addie Emily :
As a toddler nanny sometimes it’s really important to walk away or tell the kid to walk away that’s how they learn boundaries and what’s not an acceptable way to treat somebody. I recognize this is easier for me as “not the parent” but that’s why teachers, care takers and aunts are so important.
2025-07-24 17:24:44
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Paige Hixson :
My mom was D1 at “Girls I just need a minute go to your rooms and chill until I come get you “ we grew up in a house of “I need a minute “ at 18 I’ll come home upset from work or something and I’ll just say “I need a sec” and they get it !
2025-07-26 03:17:23
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J.R :
it's really not difficult to create a toddler space that is pretty much 100% safe for them to be left in unattended. parents should also be encouraged to do this when they are on their own all day with a toddler.
2025-07-26 19:57:16
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life_by_lo :
Love this take!
2025-07-24 22:22:21
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