Pack n Play: Preschooler
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Pack N Play or Co-sleeping
Asked by L.S. from New York
on December 6, 2009
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Hi All Mommies,
My brain is on overload right now with all the products out there for babies. This is my first baby, and with so much info..........HELP Please. My ba...
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- hi L. pack n plays are great if you have a 2 story house and want a place for the baby on both levels or you will be traveling overnight often. Otherwise if you are ...
- My son slept in his crib from day one. We have a door separating our bedrooms which we kept open so he was actually very close to my bed and getting up to breast feed...
- You're going to get tons of advice on this one, and ultimately will do what works best for your family once the baby arrives. Get ready now-- even the best plans can e...
Help Escapee from Pack N Play
Asked by T.S. from Detroit
on October 11, 2008
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This morning my 22month old daughter escaped from her pack n play in the space of about 2 minutes - while I was getting her prune juice to bring to her.
She has alw...
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- My daughter is 22 months as well and I take a shower everyday with on the loose on my house, in the beginning she tried to get into things but she knows what she shoul...
- Do you have a door between the bedroom and bathroom? If so, bring her in the bathroom with you, put some interesting toys on the floor, close the door, and hurry! I to...
- I've gone to taking my showers at night. I'm not crazy about it personally, but it does give me the time I need without worrying or feeling rushed to get in and out! ...
Need Your Advice - How to "Train" 18 Mo Old to Sleep in Pack N Play?
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on March 14, 2011
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Our son loves his crib. The last time we went on a long weekend vacation he slept horribly and consequently made us all miserable. We were exhausted, he was napping ...
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- practice at home for nap time or even bed time once in awhile. some kids just dont do well on vacations at certain ages, you might have one of those. next year he'll...
- He could just be unhappy being in a different setting. Play and packs seem like they would be pretty uncomfortable after they weigh a little more. There is not much p...
- Not all kids are 'portable' nappers. Both my kids, were not and are not. They only napped, at home. Not on the go. But, for my son, when we went to a hotel on a...
Please..................need Help with a 4 Year Old and 8 Month Old
Asked by S.P. from Roanoke
on December 8, 2009
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Hello,
Please someone help me with some advice on discipline! My 4 year old has gotten to the point to where he doesn't want to listen to anything we tell him to do...
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- Hi S.. Things sound really stressful at your house right now. My advice is to work on the sleep issue right away--I think/hope you'll find that if everyone gets more...
- Looks like you got some LOOONNNG responses, so hopefully there is some good information in there - no time to read all of that. I just wanted to say - Welcome to Moth...
- Keep loving them and know that this particular tough patch will pass. I had boys with the same age difference as you do and it was tough when the smaller one started ...
Out of Control 3 Year Old
Asked by A.S. from Chicago
on September 9, 2009
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My son is almost three and his behavior has gotten out of control. His dad and i were never married and are not together so he spends 2 days a week with him. He will...
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- 1-2-3 Magic is a good book. It takes some practice using the method, but it is effective (you can master it within a couple of days to a week). Your reward chart is...
- Hi A., I would say getting your son's father on board with the same diciplining tecniques as you are doing is key. Boys respond well to structure, even though they...
- I would suggest the following books: Smart love by martha heineman pieper and william pieper, unconditional parenting by alfie kohn and how to talk to your child so th...
4 Year Old and Newborn Sharing a Room?
Asked by M.K. from Sheboygan
on March 19, 2008
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Our second baby is due at the end of September, at which time our daughter will be over 4 years old. She is very excited to be a big sister. We are debating whether ...
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- My boys didn't share a room until the baby was 6 months old and sleeping through the night pretty well. Until then, he slept in his crib in our extra room that we use...
- Hi Dawn, We were in the same predicament a few years ago...without the option of having a guest bedroom. It was either our room or our 3 year old son's room. We d...
- My 2 daughters have shared a room since the birth of my second. They are 3 years apart. They have had no problems with naps or sleeping through the night. My older ...
Toddler Safety
Asked by E.F. from Boston
on August 17, 2006
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i was wondering if any one had a soultion for a toddler climbing out of the pack-n-play.
my daughter has climbed out of her crib and we now have a tent over the crib
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- Moving your child to a regular bed sounds like a good idea to me. But you should also teach your child not to get out of the bed unless you are present to keep them cl...
- My daughter climbed out of the crib at 15 months and the pack and play about 2 days later. While we shopped for the big girl bed we put her crib mattress in her play ...
- you should put her in a bed if she's climbing out of the crib all the time - forget about the tent
Tent Camping with Little Ones
Asked by T.W. from Detroit
on May 10, 2009
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I wanted to know what fellow campers use for their children to sleep in when you are camping. My 4 year old has a air mattress with attached sleeping bag, but I'm not...
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- We have gone camping every year of my life and my kids lives so far :-) For a week at a time... Until they are about 3 I still take the pack and play for the little...
- If your 2 year old is still in a crib I would reccomend the pack-n-play. When we last camped our then 2 year old slept in it fine. She was using a toddler bed at the t...
- Last year when we went camping in a tent with a then 4 yr old boy and 2 yr old girl, we used an air mattress (Coleman brand I think) that was large enough for our whol...
Bedtime Problems with 4-Year-old
Asked by J.S. from Dallas
on March 19, 2008
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I'm just curious if anyone else has any advice dealing with bedtime. My 4-year-old daughter has had bedtime issues off and on her whole life, but they have gotten WAY...
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- Hi J., Bedtimes can be really tough...my youngest cried every single night until he was 3 if I did not stand right there with him, then we moved to a new place wher...
- Ok, it sounds like possibly she is concerned about family stability but does not know how to express it. It may be a little bit of physco babble at this point, but do...
- We've started having the same problems with our 2 1/2 year old. She's never had bedtime problems until 2 weeks ago. One of my favorite books is Healthy Sleep Habits,...
Travel Bed for 3 Year Old Who JUST Transitioned to Toddler Bed
Asked by M.Y. from Chicago
on August 5, 2008
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I'll be visiting my parents' home (on the West Coast) for 2 1/2 weeks and am wondering what the best sleep arrangement would be for my 3 year old daughter while we're ...
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- Hi there! I travel to Arizona to visit my father annually with my two children and I found the BEST travel bed for my little guy at One Step Ahead. It's a blow up ai...
- We have travelled with our toddler several times and have tried various sleeping arrangements, depending on what was available to us. We have made a bed on the floor ...
- We just traveled with a 2.5 y.o. who had never slept in a bed before, and had good success putting her in a twin bed bordered on one side with a wall and the other sid...
