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First-Time Parents Are Sharing The Habits And Practices They Would NOT Repeat Again

By Hannah Loewentheil

May 31, 2025

First-Time Parents Are Sharing The Habits And Practices They Would NOT Repeat Again

Things First-Time Parents Would Do Differently

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“I’ll encourage self-play from a young age. With our first, we thought we were being great parents by always playing with our baby constantly. We were always setting up games and activities. Now our eldest isn’t great at entertaining herself. For the second time around, we let self-play develop and encouraged it. Now our youngest plays with her dolls by herself for what feels like ages, and she makes up her own games and entertainment. This is such an important skill we totally overlooked while we were thinking we were being fantastic new parents.”

—Wam_2020

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