Middle School: Arms Reach
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Out Growing Arms Reach Co-sleeper, What Now?
Asked by C.T. from Sacramento
on January 22, 2009
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Our daughter is now 6 months and has been sleeping in an Arms Reach co-sleeper since birth and has always started out the night there except the first few weeks. She ...
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- My daughter didn't really like the bassinet. I had her in a swing up to about 7 months old. Then I put her in her crib. Babies don't know where they are when they ...
- At that age we moved our child's crib into our room, took one side off so it resembled a day bed and then moved it next to our bed. We secured it same way as the co-sl...
- My son slept in our bed for the first five months. His chubby butt was too big for his bassinet and it was so much easier with the night feedings to just have him in m...
Any Parenting Advice/Tips/Suggestions for Surviving the Elementary School Years
Asked by 2.O. from Washington DC
on July 24, 2011
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My youngest DD will be entering Kindergarten in three weeks & I'm feeling very anxious. My oldest is fourteen & since I only have the two, it's been a LONG time since...
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- You seem good to go. Tip about the vomiting: Get some "puppy pads" (pee pads), and use that to cover their pillow etc. AND have a trash can lined with a plastic bag...
- I like the mattress pad and fitted sheet layering idea. I need to do that with my 5 month old because sometimes her overnight diapers soak through and it would save m...
- Congrats on her start to kindergarten! My son starts in September also. I would check to see if they give homework. Our school system does not allow it for kinderga...
Newborn + Breastfeeding + Middle of the Night Cosleeping = Po'd Husband - HELP
Asked by S.G. from Chicago
on October 15, 2009
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We have a two week old - yay! He's nursing great, however he's had his days and nights mixed up. We have been successful at keeping his up more and more during the d...
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- I completely understand your situation. I slept on the couch and kept my infant in the swing until he had his days and nights figured out. Doing this (with both of my...
- Congratulations on your new baby! My solution for co-sleeping fears was to put a changing table pad in the bed. Yes, it's large, but it is a firm surface and the sli...
- Your husband needs to pull his head out of his - well, you know what I mean. Congratulations on your new little one! Two weeks is too young to expect the baby to be ve...
Help My Son Is Always Late for School.
Asked by S.L. from Denver
on May 23, 2008
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Help I'm at my wits end! My son is in the first grade and is six years old. He is a wonderful boy with a great personality. However, he is not a morning person. It...
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- This is how my parents did it: My mom would turn on the light and say, "K., get up and get ready for school." If I missed the bus or was late, I stayed home and worked...
- Start sending him to bed earlier. It may be that he isn't getting enough sleep. Try 30 minutes earlier for a week or so. If that doesn't work, then do 1 hour earlie...
- My son does the exact same thing! I call him my "stop and smell the roses kid". Seems to be a common boy problem! :) He has to be headed out the door by 7:40 to get...
I Know I'm Being Silly But... How Do You Deal with Your Guy Being Gone?
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on November 14, 2010
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I know I'm being a 'girl', but my BF is on vacation until Wednesday evening (if you read one of my previous posts, you know this, LOL)... I can't help but get upset. I...
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- I get it - I would miss my man if he travelled a lot too. (In fact, if I were one of these ladies whose husbands had to leave for a year at a time I might go nuts!!!...
- R., Here is a hug coming your way cause honestly even the strongest of women are allowed to get soft. I tend to let my friends know when hubby is going out of town...
- It doesn't happen often. Once last year my husband had a training weekend away at the same time my son had an overnight at taekwondo. I think it was the first time...
Stranger Danger
Asked by V.J. from Phoenix
on June 23, 2009
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I was at Arrowhead Mall today and had a very unsettling experience. I had my 2 yr old in a single stroller. My 3 yr old basically refuses to hold my hand or onto the s...
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- Maybe you should have him watch some little kids show about safety. I know that Seemore's Playhouse talks about safety and it's for little kids his age.
- I think I'd still report it and give a description of the guy to the mall security... sounds weird to me and may prevent something weirder. As far as teaching your...
- Wow that is a very creepy story. I would have done the same thing and got the heck out of there. When teaching our son about strangers, we tried not to say "you ca...
The Zombie Walk
Asked by L.M. from Detroit
on February 20, 2008
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I have become a slave to the pacifier! i am talking about my 9 month old who wakes up in the middle of the night numerous times and cries till we come give her her pa...
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- She has relied on you finding it and hasn't thought to look for it herself. When you get up, calm her and have her look for it or point to it so she gets it herself. ...
- Hey Lara, I have three children. My first daughter I did the same as you, after two hours as she is a very determined little girl, and still is; I would go in and ...
- My daughter also had a hard time getting back to sleep without the pacifier. I recommend reading the book "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" for some great ideas on how to di...
Seeking Advice on Blended Families
Asked by K.O. from Dallas
on July 5, 2009
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I need your advice on how to proceed with the problem I am writing about. It's a long story that I will try to make short.
I have an 18 yr old that just graduated fr...
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- K., you may think you are asking one question -- about the bike -- but your post begs for answers to much more. Let's start with the fact that the title of your post ...
- I know this is the hardest thing you will ever survive, except having your child suffer from a drunk driving wreck. I not trying to be harsh, but right now is the per...
- Your boyfriend is absolutely right on all counts and although I know that is so very difficult to hear and even more difficult to live, please consider that your preci...
Moving from Co-sleeping to Big Boy Bed
Asked by A.C. from Phoenix
on August 18, 2006
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My son is almost 2 1/2 and we have been co sleeping since birth since it was easier for me because he was breast fed. We have long past that stage and I continued to...
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- Set a day to do it - there is no perfect gradual way - - and he'll know what's going on regardless. The morning you're goign to do it - wake up with him & say, "Tonig...
- Hi A.! I have had 3 co-sleepers...Still have my 6 year old sleeping with me (that will be changing soon). What I have done with the other 2 older kids that worked ...
- I'm sorry to repeat advice, but I feel it may help you.Another mother had simular issues and this is what I recomended to her. Please sub she for he, you get the idea....
Different Generations of Moms - Is It Just Me?
Asked by S.T. from New York
on June 9, 2011
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I'm an old mom - just putting that out there. I'm almost 52, have a teen and a tween, my DH is younger than me, in his middle 40's. It seems that there are 2 very di...
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- To be honest, I have found that older moms tend to be judgemental to younger moms and think that their way is better no matter what the situation. Unfortunately this ...
- Okay, here it goes. I am an older mom (63) but I always tried to think young. My parent's generation was Depression Era and they had the hoarder mentality of keep it...
- As a young-ish mom (25) I do see a huge difference. I think some girls my age are ridiculous and bitchy, don't pay enough attention to their babies, are ultra material...
