{"id":331,"date":"2024-02-28T19:18:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T19:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/?page_id=331"},"modified":"2024-03-05T16:27:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:27:05","slug":"babies-toddlers-and-spoons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Babies, toddlers and spoons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"331\" class=\"elementor elementor-331\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9d0b2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e9d0b2d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ff79c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29ff79c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Welcome to Parenting with Spoons!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spoon theory is that people living with chronic health conditions having a limited number of daily &#8216;spoons&#8217;. These people are sometimes called &#8216;spoonies&#8217;. Everyday tasks use up spoons, whether due to physical or mental load, so spoon usage often needs to be planned carefully. As a parent living with limited daily spoons, I wanted to start this blog to share my experiences and help others in similar situations. <a href=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/\">You can read more about me here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whether you live with a chronic health condition or not, I hope this blog will help you as you prepare for a new baby or navigate life with a toddler.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You&#8217;ll find my recent posts below. If you&#8217;re looking for something in particular, try using the menu or search bar above. If you have any suggestions for posts or comments about the blog, please&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 15px; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0.6px;\" href=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/?page_id=134\">get in touch with me here<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0.6px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38977e87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38977e87\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b1c31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xpro-post-grid\" data-id=\"06b1c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;column_grid&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;column_grid_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;column_grid_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;image_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"xpro-post-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-wrapper xpro-post-grid-layout-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-main cbp\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cbp-item xpro-post-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/anita-jankovic-c7PT4PZMcNA-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The image shows a glass of milk being poured and splashing all over the counter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/anita-jankovic-c7PT4PZMcNA-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/anita-jankovic-c7PT4PZMcNA-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/anita-jankovic-c7PT4PZMcNA-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/anita-jankovic-c7PT4PZMcNA-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/anita-jankovic-c7PT4PZMcNA-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 June 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/?p=755\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"xpro-post-grid-title\">Breast is Best or Fed is Best? Our journey from hungry baby to happy toddler<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"xpro-post-grid-excerpt\">Infant feeding has been on my mind a lot lately as I&#8217;ve been working with the NHS to provide a patient story about our...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cbp-item xpro-post-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caroline-selfors-r2jpr8MDw0I-unsplash-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Suitcases of all different colours are stacked up, filling the image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caroline-selfors-r2jpr8MDw0I-unsplash-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caroline-selfors-r2jpr8MDw0I-unsplash-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caroline-selfors-r2jpr8MDw0I-unsplash-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caroline-selfors-r2jpr8MDw0I-unsplash-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caroline-selfors-r2jpr8MDw0I-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15 May 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/?p=741\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"xpro-post-grid-title\">How to enjoy going on holiday with your toddler when you&#8217;re parenting with spoons<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"xpro-post-grid-excerpt\">We have recently returned from a brilliant holiday in the Lake District with our 19 month old. As parents with long term conditions, going...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cbp-item xpro-post-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/that-s-her-business-KzeOMdcEswk-unsplash-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The words &#039;my brain has too many tabs open&#039; appear on a piece of paper. Around this, laid on a knitted blanket, are a coffee cup and decorations.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/that-s-her-business-KzeOMdcEswk-unsplash-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/that-s-her-business-KzeOMdcEswk-unsplash-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/that-s-her-business-KzeOMdcEswk-unsplash-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/that-s-her-business-KzeOMdcEswk-unsplash-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/that-s-her-business-KzeOMdcEswk-unsplash-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/that-s-her-business-KzeOMdcEswk-unsplash-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/that-s-her-business-KzeOMdcEswk-unsplash-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 April 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/?p=720\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"xpro-post-grid-title\">The ND\/NT partnership: how I parent alongside my neurodivergent husband<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"xpro-post-grid-excerpt\">Parenting is complicated, no matter your family set-up, but when one parent is neurotypical and one is neurodivergent, there&#8217;s an extra layer of complexity.\u00a0...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cbp-item xpro-post-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sarka-hykova-DYK9KhpaPqo-unsplash-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A reusable nappies with a nature print is in the middle of the photo. It is sitting on a pile of red and green foliage.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sarka-hykova-DYK9KhpaPqo-unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sarka-hykova-DYK9KhpaPqo-unsplash-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sarka-hykova-DYK9KhpaPqo-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sarka-hykova-DYK9KhpaPqo-unsplash-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sarka-hykova-DYK9KhpaPqo-unsplash-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sarka-hykova-DYK9KhpaPqo-unsplash-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 April 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/?p=673\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"xpro-post-grid-title\">The beginner&#8217;s guide to reusable nappies<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"xpro-post-grid-excerpt\">If you&#8217;re expecting a baby or have a young baby already, you may be thinking about using reusable nappies. It can feel intimidating making...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cbp-item xpro-post-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Endometriosis-Awareness-Month-300x212.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The words &#039;Endometriosis Awareness Month March 2024&#039; in white font, on a yellow background with a red smudge to represent pain.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Endometriosis-Awareness-Month-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Endometriosis-Awareness-Month-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Endometriosis-Awareness-Month-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Endometriosis-Awareness-Month-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Endometriosis-Awareness-Month-2048x1448.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t21 March 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/?p=642\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"xpro-post-grid-title\">Parenting with endometriosis: why we need to talk more<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"xpro-post-grid-excerpt\">Being a parent of a young child and suffering with endometriosis can be a challenge. The pain, the fatigue, the symptoms no one talks...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cbp-item xpro-post-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christian-bowen-Qtbh5QM3m1I-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A baby wearing a pineapple onesie is lying in a wicker moses basket\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christian-bowen-Qtbh5QM3m1I-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christian-bowen-Qtbh5QM3m1I-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christian-bowen-Qtbh5QM3m1I-unsplash-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christian-bowen-Qtbh5QM3m1I-unsplash-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christian-bowen-Qtbh5QM3m1I-unsplash-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13 March 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/?p=614\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"xpro-post-grid-title\">Sleep like a baby: preparing a safe sleep space for your newborn<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"xpro-post-grid-excerpt\">There are so many choices when it comes to your baby&#8217;s sleep space. Bedside crib, cot, Moses basket, co-sleeping. This was one of the...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cbp-item xpro-post-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calum-lewis-rkT_TG5NKF8-unsplash-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calum-lewis-rkT_TG5NKF8-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calum-lewis-rkT_TG5NKF8-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calum-lewis-rkT_TG5NKF8-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calum-lewis-rkT_TG5NKF8-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calum-lewis-rkT_TG5NKF8-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/calum-lewis-rkT_TG5NKF8-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"xpro-post-grid-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"xpro-post-grid-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6 March 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/parentingwithspoons.co.uk\/?p=597\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"xpro-post-grid-title\">Ten low spoon activities to spend time with your toddler<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"xpro-post-grid-excerpt\">Much of the time, your toddler will have many more spoons than you do. They have boundless energy and so much enthusiasm. 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