Time Changes
Results 111-120 from 306 articles
Husband Hunting All the Time!
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on November 10, 2010
-
Okay ladies, to those of you who have husbands that hunt, how do you handle it? Don't get me wrong, I am for him doing something that he enjoys but he gets obsessive ...
Answers
- I'm a hunting widow too, lol. Only mine is worse because he has a lease and can hunt for pigs year round, so he's been hunting at least two weekends and several weekn...
- My husband plays softball, and it ends up being year round. They don't stop until October and start INDOOR tournaments in January. Dumb. I finally got to the point tha...
- I, too, am a hunting widow. But.......in the grand sceme of things it is a small price to pay. My husband thoroughly enjoys hunting. He prepares for hunting season ...
Fatigue?
Asked by L.R. from Boston
on March 13, 2009
-
Hi All:
I'm wondering if anyone else experiences this. Lately, I've been feeling old before my time. We only have the one son, who's two and a real challenge at t...
Answers
- Hi L., You've gotten a lot of good advice. As you can tell from the range - your symptoms could be caused by a multitude of things. For this reason, I would push th...
- I went through a similar spell a few years ago. My doctor could find no reasons for it, and was starting to hint at depression! I was sure it wasn't that- so I start...
- Did you have your vitamin D levels tested? I am exhausted in the wintertime. It is like I need to hybernate. I think it is the lack of sun (vitamin D).
Please Help My Mornings!
Asked by R.M. from Los Angeles
on August 24, 2012
-
My children have to be up at 6:10am for school as they have to be out the door by 7. This is fine for my 7-year-old daughter who wakes up happy as a clam no matter wh...
Answers
- I just want to throw out there the fact that some people just don't do well in the mornings. Submit yourself to the idea that this may be your son, and while you can d...
- I just read an article on how even 15 minutes more of sleep can help kids get better grades. So can you put him to bed 15 minutes earlier? Is he a visual learner? Ha...
- I would first try to shorten the time he needs to get ready. Meaning, he has to be in gear at 6:30 and not 6:10. Maybe having some extra time to sleep would help him b...
Life with TWIN Girls...
Asked by N.S. from Los Angeles
on January 25, 2010
-
Life with twins isn't easy...I have 1 year old twin girls...I am still kinda new to this "Mommy life" I am BIG on researching before I do anything...so when I founf th...
Answers
- As a mother of 9 yo twins I can sympathize...It is very hard, but if you get on a good schedule it does get better. With them getting up so late it is hard to do anyth...
- ok... so I also have twin girls who are 10 months and let me tell you, keeping them on a tight schedule is a life saver for my family!! first, I think it would be be...
- Below is a sample sleep schedule taken from the sleepy planet website. They are experts on sleep schedules.Children need social experiences and interaction that occur ...
JFF: I'm a Bad Parent Because...
Asked by S.R. from El Paso
on October 13, 2011
-
I let my daughter eat the cookie dough/cake batter off of the mixers or spoon. I did it when I was a kid and I survived, so I let her have that fun little indulgence....
Answers
- I let them skip bathing some days if they haven't gotten too dirty. i had them addicted to mcdonald's fries by 2 years old. i use food as rewards sometimes.
- I have taken waaay too many microbiology courses, won't eat sushi but cookie batter is not a battle I am going to fight!
- We eat snow and make snow ice cream. I know you're not supposed to, but we avoid the yellow!! We too eat the batter There are times he wants peanut butter on a ...
Trouble Sleeping for My 9 Quite 10 Months Old
Asked by T.Z. from New York
on July 8, 2008
-
My 9 months old did his nights (7 to 7)for a long period. We went to Europe ans the come back jet lag just ruined all efforts. Now he wakes up twice a night (around 1a...
Answers
- It could be teething, or just the trail end of the jetlag. A lot of children learn new skills around this age and it sometimes causes them to be unsettled and that co...
- Hi T.- I don't have any advice that's specific to jet lag, but my 2 year old son's sleeping schedule pretty much inevitably gets messed up when we go anywhere. I h...
- Hi T., We have exactly the same problem! We have just been around the world and my son who has just turned 10 months now wakes up twice a night. I'm not sure if it's...
Can Children in One Month Vacation Lose Their Good Habits?
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on May 29, 2010
-
Hi moms.
we are on vacation now in another country where all my family live.we'll be here a month.My two children 3 yrs old son and 2 yrs old daughter are wery good k...
Answers
- I would say, be mentally prepared to instill the good habits on them once you come back :)
- Travel-rules are totally different from House-rules. Just as an example: Whenever we're in Italy we don't have dinner until 10pm, and bedtime is midnight-1am. Af...
- Different place, different culture. They are creatures of adaptation and rightly adapting to their situation. This is why they will be able to speak or at least unde...
Time Zone Change
Asked by C.T. from Atlanta
on September 18, 2011
-
I am traveling to CA with my three year old for two weeks...
We are flying from ATL to LAX, a three hour time change. We have never had to acclimate to time zone chan...
Answers
- We've done it both ways and both have worked out ok. If you're traveling east to west I'd consider moving her to CA time. Think about how early she'll have to go to b...
- we are from CA, but moved to VA 9 months ago. But, when we have visited over here before our move, we kept our kids on CA time. It's easier to keep them on the schedul...
- We recently went from TX to CA with our 3 yr old. (2 hrs time change). He was off that first day, but adjusted after one 12 hr night's sleep. It's easier when you get...
Sleeping
Asked by S.R. from Phoenix
on January 8, 2008
-
Hi,
So my family and I have just moved to the area from the east coast and my son has not and will not go to bed for me..It has gotten better but still not good.. Whe...
Answers
- Well not sure how old he is?? But most young kids don't have a strong sense of time and a schedule should only take a few days to adapt to if he is young. My kids use ...
- How old is your son? I would try getting him up around 7 or 8 each morning and don't let him sleep until the naptime you would prefer, or until night if he's older.
- Hi Steph, You didn't say how old your son is but here's my advice. Establish a consistent bedtime routine. I spent 30-60 minutes reading to/with my daughters every ni...
Taking a Trip
Asked by R.C. from Bakersfield
on January 11, 2011
-
This weekend we were supposed to go with some friends to Vegas and their grandfather had just passed away. So we were going to cancel our trip but I just figured that...
Answers
- Excalibur is awesome. I completely agree with the light show, Circus Circus, Bellagio, the Flamingo wildlife habitat (cool to have their breakfast buffet)- there's coo...
- We went up the mini-Eiffel tower. I can't remember what casino that was in. Also there is a shopping mall with some cool moving statues. These were both with in wal...
- There are lots of fun and "free' things as well. The white Tiger display at the Mirage is amazing and they even have a dolphin pool but that costs. Also the M&M factor...
