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2 Qs...Bouncers And Teddy Bears.
Asked by C.W. from Austin
on August 2, 2010
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SOOOO.... 2 questions...
1~ My DD is 3 months old. Is this too young to get her a bouncer? I want to get one of those activity bouncers...She can sit on her own (sh...
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- I would go ahead and try the excersaucer. I tried my son in it around this age, and he wasn't interested (he developed an interest around 4.5-5 months) but if your ch...
- I can't believe your 3 month old is sitting and standing!?!? If she's really sitting up that well, even before they're sitting up well, they can go in a bouncer/exers...
- 1) When i cant remember proper age recomendations or weight for toys/baby gear. . . I look them up online and find out what the item recomends. 2) with my first chi...
4 Year Old Waking up at Night
Asked by C.E. from Dallas
on March 4, 2008
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When my son was a toddler he used to sleep 11-12 hours straight. We had a bit of a challenging time when he transitioned to the regular bed; however for the past twelv...
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- If you don't already have one, I suggest a night light, and maybe some soothing soft music. When you put him to bed sit by him and read a story, this doesn't take long...
- He's probably looking for some extra attention. Let him know that after bedtime is special time for mom and dad, and that he needs to be a big boy and get some rest so...
- C., I hope you get some good suggestions. It's been a few years since mine were that young. I just wanted to say that nothing is set, ever. I find myself trying to...
Help with Sleeping Through the Night Please
Asked by J.W. from Medford
on September 1, 2008
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I have a 15 month old & a 3 year old that share a room. My 3 year old is in a toddler bed & can get out. My 3 year old will wake about 2 times a night & will need me ...
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- My now 9 year old son used to wake every night at 2 am and I would give him a bottle to get him back to sleep (he was a bottle baby anyway). I realized that, with plan...
- We just weened our 23 mo. old from the bottle and I was concerned about the sleep process with this new process. My husband and I had a talk with her and told her tha...
- SuperNanny has a technique for this. She says to calmly put the toddler or preschooler back to bed without saying anything. Keep doing this until they know they have...
5Year Old Keeps Waking up at Night with Excuses to Have Me Come into His Room.
Asked by K.F. from Seattle
on June 29, 2009
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I am looking for any advise on how stop my son from waking me up in the middle of the night.
After we got home from our vacation a month ago my son has been waking up...
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- If he has a pillow, or a favorite toy, when he calls you the first time, you will respond but if he is crying 'wolf, you will set it outside the door and when he is re...
- I have no problem saying, "STAY IN YOUR ROOM! I am tired and grumpy and need my sleep." If the crying starts send him back to his room and tell him it is too early t...
- I was going crazy being woken up multiple times a night by my 4 year old. And then I discovered she has sleep apnea and when she gasps for air, it wakes her and that'...
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...
How Many Times or How Long Should I Let My 14Month Old Cry Before I Give In
Asked by A.B. from Dallas
on May 24, 2007
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All this week my 14month old wakes up crying and wants mom or dad to sleep with him in the spare bedroom. last night i tried to let him cry himself back to sleep and h...
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- I am not a fan or "crying it out", either. Your child probably feels like you are leaving him at night, so the goal is to make him feel secure and to have a positive ...
- I have to say that I think it's terrible to let children "cry it out." I'm no child development expert, but I can't see that it's anything other than cruel to let your...
- If you give in after crying 3 times he will learn that you WILL give in. I know it is hard, but if you need to help him get past this! D.
2 1/2 Year Old Scared of the BIG GREEN Scary Monster in His Bed
Asked by H.M. from Harrisburg
on January 12, 2010
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Hello moms, need some advice...
My 2 1/2 year old will no longer sleep in his own bed he tells us he is scared of the BIG GREEN SCAREY monster in his bed. We try to ...
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- Your post sounded like I could have written it! We got a really cute childrens' book from the library called "The Monster that Ate the Darkness". Love the book, bu...
- I had a similar problem with my daughter. She is now 5 and out of our bed. We got her anti-monster spray. It was air freshener spray. We also got her a flashlight to...
- This could this be a result from something scary he saw on tv, a book, something he heard someone say. At 2 I don't know that he is able to pinpoint what the problem m...
28 Month Old Suddenly Won't Go to Bed
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on January 28, 2009
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We have been so lucky for 28 months. Our daughter has gone to bed like clockwork with no complaints. Except for a brief weening of the pacifier just before her 2nd bir...
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- terrible twos and now whos the boss !!
- We had a similar situation, our DS suddenly wouldn't sleep in his big-boy (twin) bed. But, he would sleep with the mattress on the floor. We also gave him a little f...
- *another idea: are you a SAHM or does your daughter go to a baby-sitter/daycare? Perhaps, if she does, is anything going on there that might have caused a change in yo...
Nighttime Fears
Asked by B.M. from Denver
on January 9, 2008
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My daughter who is 3 months shy of her 3rd birthday is having a difficult time, and difficult is puttin g it mildly, falling to sleep at night because of all her fears...
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- say, well mama is really sorry she tried to spray away the monsters because you know, there are none....see you let her believe that indeed there were monsters ....try...
- I know exactly what you are going through. My daughter is 6yrs old and has begun the same ritual. What was suggested to me by her Pediatrician is to give her a piece...
- I understand your exhaustion. I have a 2 1/2 year old with nighttime fears and a 9 month old who still is not sleeping through the night. I also have to get up and g...
How My 5 Yr Old Interacts Is Beautiful but When It Comes Tme to to Go to Sleep ?
Asked by C.R. from Topeka
on January 23, 2008
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I am afraid to ask but here it goes I have a 5 yr old son and he is very smart for someone his age and very loving but still very picky on what he drinks and eats espe...
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- One thought for bedtime is this....we co-slept for a long time and our youngest two are getting too fidgity during their sleep. I also wanted to help the 5 (almost 6)...
- A friend of mine had the same problem, and this may sound wierd, but in order to wean her son off, she went and bought a poneytail holder made out of hair, you know th...
- At 5 your son needs to develop a pattern of putting himself to sleep. Have him choose a toy or blanket to sleep with and explain to him it's time he goes to bed like ...
