Refuses Sleep: Preschooler
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3 Year Old Behavior...
Asked by S.J. from Chico
on February 26, 2008
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Hello there...I am looking for new tricks to have up my sleeve when dealing with my 3 year old daughter. As of late she has taken to shrieeking when put on a time out....
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- I'm in a parenting class and there were 4 people last night who had similar challenges with their 3 yr olds. Seems to be a reaction to having a new sibling. You may w...
- As a former preschool teacher, and now as a nanny and parent, I understand what you are going through. In the school I taught at it was our philosophy to never make a...
- I have 2 almost-4 year olds. My daughter is a screamer too. My best advice is to ignore her when she's shrieking in time out. She's only doing it because she knows it ...
3 Year Old Won't Sleep in Her Bed!
Asked by D.H. from Buffalo
on February 1, 2007
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I am the mother of a 3 year old little girl, in March I will be having a little boy. My problem is my daughter refuses to sleep in her own bed at night and I am not s...
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- i would recommend putting her bed in your room for a couple night & having her sleep in her bed but its in your room...if she comes in your bed you HAVE to be strong &...
- I know exactly what you're going through. I have three girls (4, 3, and 3 weeks) as it got closer and closer to the time I was going to have my last daughter, my other...
- We had the same problem with our son. We took him out and let him pick out a new bed set of his own. (He was already in a toddler bed). Since he picked it out himse...
3 Year Old Son Refuses to Potty Train
Asked by J.C. from Spokane
on March 14, 2008
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Hi, my 3 year old son does not want to potty train. We started training when he was 2 1/2 and I never pushed it then and now we're approaching 3 1/2 and he freaks out...
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- I had the same problem with my son. It took watching my daycare providers son who is a year older than my son. My son was finally potty trained at the age of 5. My hus...
- Dear J., When my now grown son had a tough time potty training, my Dr. told me to buy a yello duck big enough that it wouldn't fit down the drain of the toilet. And ha...
- I was so stressed out about this potty training thing...I had a baby then my son turned 3 a couple months later. We were holding off on potty training until after the...
My Daughter Refuses to Go to Bed...
Asked by J.L. from Providence
on October 20, 2006
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I have a 3 yr. old daughter who is the light of my life. I put my daughter to bed between 8-8:30 every night and she refuses to go to bed. She will continue to call m...
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- Hi J., I have a 3 year old little boy who does the same thing on and off. I do try to instill a bedtime routine even if it is very simple. Lately, I just put him in h...
- How to Push Bedtime Earlier Getting your child to hit the sheets with no fuss By Amy Roberts 1. Just do it. If your child can't tell time, don't drag out the p...
- I recently went through the same thing with my 5yr old boy who has a behavioral disorder, so I know how hard this can be. What worked for me was taking t.v. away compl...
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 ...
3 Year Old Refuses to Take Naps and Will Not Go to Bed Till About 11p.m.
Asked by T.W. from San Francisco
on January 23, 2008
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I would like to know what I need to do because this drives me crazy. He has not taken a regular nap since he was about a year old. He started by crying for 20 min. the...
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- Consider that it may be you that requires your son to take a nap. Meaning, you need the break more than he needs the nap. Perhaps you can insist that he stay in his ro...
- You might remember who is the MOM and who is the child. I always told my kids (5 of them) that they WOULD be in their rooms and they WOULD be quiet. I didn't care if...
- Some kiddos just grow out of nap time earlier than others. Even though he may not need a nap, try to enforce quiet time where he can go into his quiet space and read ...
4 Year Old Refuses to Eat...
Asked by J.W. from Seattle
on November 6, 2010
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My middle child is 4, he will NOT eat... My oldest did this also, starting around 2 yrs old. Their ped said it was a phase and they would grow out of it. My oldest did...
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- We designate two nights a week to 'dessert nights'. Regardless of how much is eaten, everyone gets dessert. Then there's no fighting, bribing, etc. With your pick...
- My 3 yr old has been the same way. I started saving his plate from dinner and serving it at breakfast. If he didn't eat it, he got it for lunch. He was usually pickies...
- Seriously I think this needs to stop being a power struggle. Let him eat whatever he eats. Talk about nutrition, energy and healthy foods. He'll come around.
Help with a Headstrong 4-Year-old!
Asked by M.F. from Oklahoma City
on August 3, 2008
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I have an almost 4-year-old daughter who refuses to progress in potty training. I've tried every style of reward/repurcussion I could think of--good, bad, or indiffere...
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- You are not going to believe this but I have identical twin girls turning 4 in oct both of them refuse to poop in the potty both are very headstrong and i can tell y...
- I'm no expert, but when I was sure my daughter was just hanging on to her old ways and could use the toilet just fine, I took her diapers away. She sat in front of the...
- I am having the exact same problem! My husband is full-time military, fortunately he is home right now, but has to travel frequently. Jillian, who was 3 in February,...
3-Year Old Bedroom Disaster Area
Asked by C.M. from Chico
on February 25, 2008
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My 3-year old DD's bedroom is a disaster area!! She has a shelf unit for books and in the bottom is two pink see through totes, two baskets and a toy box. It does no...
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- oh C. you were singing my song you know what I did I had my girls go to a friends house next door for the day and guess what I did I cleaned out and took out a lot...
- Hi C., I have two suggestions. The first is to pare down her possessions by giving some away to a Goodwill type place. This will teach her the good value or helping o...
- For the stuffed animals. I bought one of those nets that hang in the corner of the room. I arranged them all so that my daughtor could see them. they wernt all over th...
Behavioral Issue with 3 Year Old Daughter
Asked by A.G. from Portland
on October 15, 2008
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I have a very head-strong 3 year old daughter. When she decides that she doesn't want to do something I can't persuade her or distract her in any way so she can accom...
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- Simple: Watch "Super Nanny" on ABC on Friday nights. The Supernanny, Jo Frost, works wonders. The show will give you a lot of good ideas.
- I have no personal experience but there is a book called 10 Days to a Less Defiant Child (there is a copy in the Western Massachusetts Library System) that might help....
- I could have guessed your daugter's age by the behavior. Unfortunately, it's pretty normal. You are doing the right things, right now she may act like she doesn't care...
