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Sleep is the parenting problem that comes up most on Reddit. Babies and sleep account for 32 of the 209 parenting problems we tracked from Oct 21 to Nov 2, 2026.

School and teenagers form the second-largest theme with 17 problems. Behavior and discipline adds 8, including biting, lying and kids who play one parent against the other. Many of the rest don't fit a neat theme, which says something about how varied daily life with kids is.

Every problem here is ranked by how high it placed in our daily rankings, drawn from 241 posts, and 1 brief so far shows what a product for one of them could look like.

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Ranked problems

  1. 5 year old declining treats after rummaging through bowls?! Wwyd?? 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  2. 3 year old Going pescatarian 6 posts · first seen Oct 25, 2026
  3. Insane amount of birthday parties 1 post · first seen Oct 27, 2026 Brief: Party Season Planner
  4. At what age will my child intuitively understand that I can’t do two things at once? 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  5. Do you require teens to tell you when they leave the house? 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  6. Share to play, pay to play longer: my kid’s school fundraiser. Is this normal? 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  7. Parenting problems our parents didn’t have to deal with 1 post · first seen Oct 25, 2026
  8. Am I crazy for feeling this way about my Mother in law holding my baby? 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  9. Letting 17yo drive his 13yo sister to audition 2+ hours away? 1 post · first seen Nov 1, 2026
  10. How to navigate play dates with a flaky family 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  1. With kid’s Halloween costume 2 posts · first seen Oct 27, 2026
  2. Trick or treating - multi age group advice 2 posts · first seen Oct 28, 2026
  3. Genuine advice needed: Fear of dog at a party 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  4. What are your big plans for halloween tomorrow? 1 post · first seen Nov 1, 2026
  5. Give master bed/bathroom to the kids? 1 post · first seen Oct 25, 2026
  6. Keeping toddler quiet with new neighbors? 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  7. Why are baby toys so freaking exhausting? 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  8. Is it weird that my 7 year old has no best friends yet? 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  9. 7 year old woke me up in the middle of the night to ask if she could use the bathroom 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  10. My Son is Causing Me to Consider a Housewide YouTube Ban 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  11. My 6-year-old is avoiding his friend group because of one mean kid. Advice? 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  12. Parents of boys entering puberty… what deodorant are we using? 1 post · first seen Oct 23, 2026
  13. What book have you read to your child fifty thousand times? 1 post · first seen Oct 24, 2026
  14. What did you actually do to celebrate the Saturday Halloween? 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  15. What makes your baby laugh? 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  16. MY Angry teens make me so angry 1 post · first seen Oct 27, 2026
  17. I can't tell if my kid is the victim, bully or both 1 post · first seen Oct 25, 2026
  18. Update to my post yesterday about my kid taking too long to get ready in the morning ❤️ 1 post · first seen Oct 23, 2026
  19. Trouble connecting with teenager who constantly asks me to buy stuff 1 post · first seen Oct 29, 2026
  20. Will my daughter be mad when she finds out it's me? 1 post · first seen Oct 29, 2026
  21. Birthday Etiquette 2 posts · first seen Oct 25, 2026
  22. What to do while kids are playing? 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  23. If your first was a tough baby, was your second as well? Or…worse? 1 post · first seen Nov 1, 2026
  24. Does yelling at a young child damage them for life? 1 post · first seen Oct 23, 2026
  25. Experience-Based birthday party, would it be weird to not to do goodie bags? 1 post · first seen Oct 27, 2026
  26. If you bought an expensive kids bike for you toddler did you regret it? 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  27. Soccer - how do we help him internalize gumption 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  28. Thoughts on a bunk bed for young ones who share a room? 1 post · first seen Nov 2, 2026
  29. Stuck with food refusal 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  30. My son cries when I don't order anything to be delivered 1 post · first seen Oct 29, 2026
  31. 10 yo just learned that everyone have different hair texture 1 post · first seen Oct 28, 2026
  32. Is our issue mornings or slow child? 1 post · first seen Oct 23, 2026
  33. My two year old is completely unmanageable and motherhood is breaking me 1 post · first seen Oct 24, 2026
  34. I’m uncomfortable leaving my 10 week old with my FIL instead of a nanny. Any advice? 1 post · first seen Oct 23, 2026
  35. I feel like my baby isn't mine 1 post · first seen Oct 24, 2026
  36. Is this going to get better or worse? Hope 1 post · first seen Nov 1, 2026
  37. Did you take your toddler for swimming lessons? 1 post · first seen Oct 29, 2026
  38. Would it be weird to leave my number for another parent at my son’s daycare? 1 post · first seen Oct 23, 2026
  39. Physical activities for city kids 1 post · first seen Oct 25, 2026
  40. My daughter doesn’t care about school. How do I change that? 1 post · first seen Oct 29, 2026
  41. My daughter has the worst FOMO and it's driving me nuts 1 post · first seen Oct 28, 2026
  42. Touched out, even for my husband 1 post · first seen Oct 24, 2026
  43. How to teach my toddler to be more gentle with other children 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  44. How to tuck a diaper in? 1 post · first seen Oct 30, 2026
  45. Board games for 5 year olds? 1 post · first seen Oct 28, 2026
  46. My husband and I are both only children 1 post · first seen Oct 25, 2026
  47. Childhood shyness 2 posts · first seen Oct 23, 2026
  48. Halloween Traditions?? 1 post · first seen Nov 1, 2026
  49. How do I handle complaints from my child school teachers? 2 posts · first seen Oct 23, 2026
  50. Our 5 year old son isn’t adjusting to kindergarten well 1 post · first seen Oct 27, 2026

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FAQ

What are the most common parenting problems?

The most common parenting problems on Reddit are babies and sleep (32), school and teens (17) and behavior and discipline (8), out of 209 problems from 241 posts between Oct 21, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.

Where does this data come from?

We collect public Reddit posts where someone is stuck or asking for help from a growing list of subreddits, merge near-duplicates and rank them by a daily score. See our methodology for the full process.

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