Books & Resources: Teddy Bears
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Nite Time Potty Training
Asked by C.E. from Muncie
on March 10, 2008
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My daughter turned 4 in January. She's been daytime PT since she was 3 1/2. I decided to start trying to potty train her thru the night by having her potty b4 bedtime ...
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- When I potty trained my now 4 1/2 year old at age 3, she did well during the day but had accidents during the night. We did the pull-ups routine and didn't switch to u...
- I agree that she just may not be ready for night-time training. My son just turned 5 & he just started staying dry all night a couple of weeks ago. I believe that th...
- First make sure it is not medical. Then raise the foot of her bed so it puts more pressure on her bladder.She may not get the signal until it is too late since she is ...
Scary Potty?
Asked by H.M. from Columbia
on March 3, 2010
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Hi Mamas!
My little girl has just turned 2 and has been expressing that she's interested in potty training. I think. For about six months, she's been pulling at her d...
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- No don't rush her. When sitting her on the potty, give her a book she likes. When and if she uses the potty, be sure to really compliment her. Also go to www.goo...
- I truly believe part of the problem is that you've let her sit on the potty...still fully-clothed/diapered. This needs to be as real as possible for the kiddies to ge...
- How about letting her sit on her potty chair when she's NOT about to relieve herself? The competing sensation of needing to go might be too much for her to deal with. ...
Reluctant Potty Trainer
Asked by C.B. from Kansas City
on August 13, 2008
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wow i can't believe all the "early potty trainers" on here. i actually just read someone saying that if a child isn't potty trained by two, they have lazy parents. i c...
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- Hi C., Glad to hear that others opinions have not convinced you that you are a LAZY parent!!! I'm a mother of 8-4 boys and 4 girls. My friends and family have hea...
- C., I too am a hard working mother of actually two children. The first a beautiful little girl who is now 8 1/2 years old and sweet little boy who is almost 7. My l...
- My son (now 4) REFUSED to sit on the toilet until he was over 3. It took us a while to figure out the right reward (read: bribe) and for him it was chewing gum for pe...
Bedtime Routine Getting Worse for 2-Year Old
Asked by J.H. from Houston
on March 15, 2010
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Moms, my LO is driving me crazy during bedtime (and naptime). He wants one more book, some water, some more water, some lotion, one more song, etc. etc. It goes on and...
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- Hi J.! This happened with our now 3 1/2 YO son. It used to take 20-30 minutes, then it turned into 1 hr+. I tamed this by giving him 'play-by-plays' for the evening...
- He has you figured out! You do not have to go cold turkey, though. Tell him- one story, one song, one drink, then lights out. Let him cry and get mad, but don't giv...
- My son was doing this last week. As soon as the books came out, he wanted milk, and would take sooo long to drink it. Then the same book, again, and again, and again...
New Mom Needing to Find Mom Group and Play Group
Asked by H.G. from Dallas
on January 5, 2007
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I am a first time mom with a two month old son. My husband and I decided that me staying home with our son was best for us, but that has left me with limited adult in...
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- Keep your eye out on this board for the next Mamasource playgroup at the North East mall. We had one today and it was great!!! BTW, I am in Keller also and have a ...
- I don't know what part of town you live in but I live in Keller and a member of the Grapevine Colleyville Southlake Mom's League. www.gcsmomsleague.org and we have f...
- I am a mom of a 21 month old in Arlington. I belong to the Arlington Early Childhood PTA. We have something going on all the time. We do play groups once a month, M...
3 Year Old in Mom & Dad's Bed Every Night
Asked by B.S. from Pittsburgh
on April 21, 2008
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Our 3 year old daughter has been coming into our bed every night. She is not afraid & has no real reason to be there. It is making us lose sleep terribly. Looking f...
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- there is great success with a reward system as Michelle M has mentioned. I think it is a great idea. I however, cosleep with my younger children. I am here to say...
- I would go take her out and buy her some new sheets for her new bed. make a big deal out of it and tell she can only have them if she sleeps in her own bed. you need t...
- My 3.5 yo daughter does the same thing. I let her crawl into bed then immediately tell her it's time for her to go back to her bed and I take her back to her room. S...
The Last of the Bottles
Asked by D.C. from Portland
on November 18, 2008
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Ok, so I am going to take away the night time bottles from twin boys on Thanksgiving weekend. I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions of what I could do to mak...
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- I had my daughter go with me to pick out a new nighttime only sippy cup. Then told her that we were going to give the babas to the little boys and girls that dont have...
- Maybe try taking away MILK at night... start switching to only water in their bottles until the final day! They may not like it and not even need to take anything to ...
- Hi D.! I totally understand the anxiety that goes along with breaking the bottle habit. What I did with my son is, about a week before I was going to take his bottle...
What Kind of Dog Should We Get?
Asked by A.B. from Seattle
on January 7, 2008
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Hi there...
We have two daughters that are 5 and 3. Both are great with animals: patient, gentle, don't pull tails, etc. However, we have a 14 year old active male ...
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- Boxers are always great family dogs! We have had three growing up and now we have one of our own. They are very loyal to their owner and let the kids do anything to th...
- A. We are on our second cocker spaniel and when it is time for another dog..it will be the same. Our first came from a shelter and the second we got a show dog from ...
- Hi there, I just saw the post today, congrats on your new dog. i am so glad you found one in need of a home, while I have the utmost respect for breeders, and purebre...
