Toddler & Twin Beds: Luv
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Help with Transition from Crib to Bed:
Asked by R.S. from Seattle
on February 25, 2008
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This past weekend we change my 18 month old son’s crib into a toddler bed. I thought that he would be ok with it but, he isn’t taking to it well. We have a rail to...
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- put the mattress on the floor by itself and surround it with stuffed animals. set up a tape recorder with yoga or massage music that he gets to listen to while he is ...
- Are you changing him now because you need the crib for a new baby? Otherwise I think 18 is way too young. My dd is 2 1/2 and still in hers. I will probably keep her...
- Hi. I totally understand ,this is a huge change for your son I know what seems to be simple to us grown up's is really big for our lil ones.Im a mother of 5 kids 2 of...
Seeking Bed Wetting Advice
Asked by K.R. from Boston
on March 22, 2007
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I am a mother of 3 who is married and works a full time job. My youngest child, a daughter age 7, has been wetting the bed for the past few years as well as sucking h...
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- hi K., well my little sister. who is now 17 had this problem to. not to scare you but she had it til the day she started her period. then it was like she could finally...
- Umm well thats a tough one, there are many reasons why children wet the bed, Sometimes it's madical, and sometimes it stress, sometimes they are just lazy. I wet the b...
- Limit liquids after 6 pm. That helped with my twins.
My 20 Month Old Son Still Needs a Bottle at Bed Time.
Asked by J.G. from Jacksonville
on October 2, 2008
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My 20 month old Son, still demands a bottle at bed time and ONLY at bed time. He takes a sippy cup all day long. He does not get or request a sippy cup at nap time dur...
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- at my son's 12M check up the dr. said ok time to throw away all the bottles and go to sippy cups. well by that time my son was already drinking water/juice from a sipp...
- My pediatrician told us at 12 months to take the bottle away totally. We thought she was crazy, but b/c my husband was an MD, too, we followed orders. Our daughter w...
- at 20 months--just throw those bottles away--and show him that you are doing it. Tell him--bottles are going "bye-bye." And then really throw them away so you aren't t...
Memory Foam Mattress for a Child?
Asked by J.M. from Los Angeles
on January 24, 2011
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It's time to transition my 4 yr old daughter from a toddler bed to a twin bed. I am considering a memory foam mattress on top of a platform bed. Wanted to get advice....
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- My son (who was 5 at the time) had an older mattress and I got him a memory foam pad and he started sleeping much better and I don't find it to be hot at all when I la...
- We switched our toddler to a daybed, and bought him a sertta that has the traditional springs on bottom, memory foam, then a small pillow top. He loves it! I slept on ...
- i guess my question would be, why? what's wrong with a regular old mattress? she's four, for pete's sake.
What Do You Keep? - Kid Keepsakes
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on February 25, 2011
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Responses to my other post are prompting me to ask this question:
When your kids make you something, how do you choose what to keep and what to toss? Do you only...
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- We keep everything. Each child has a box and we just keep adding on top. I am going to let them go through it when they get old enough and let them decide what they ...
- I have alot, I will admit. My daughter is an artist now, and writes as well, so I am glad I saved things (she is 16 now). Its fun to see when her abilities really emer...
- My husband is the one who gave me the idea to put everything in a shoe box because that's what he started doing with the kids drawings and cards and stuff. The box got...
2 Year Old Won't Take Naps Anymore
Asked by K.H. from Honolulu
on March 18, 2008
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I recently switched my two year old daughter to a toddler bed from her crib and now she isn't taking naps and I can't get her to even stay in the bed without having to...
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- this happened with our daughter as well. I instituted "quiet time" instead of nap. She had to be in her room with quite activities (books, puzzles, etc.) and I left he...
- When my boys were going through that transition stage I said it was fine if they didn't want to nap, but they had to have quiet time in their room. They could read thr...
- It might be true that she is growing out of her naps, however, you are right that they need this downtime. I would suggest keeping the same nap schedule and setting a ...
Terrible 2'S Are Draining Me....... and Another on the Way
Asked by J.D. from Houston
on July 30, 2008
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I have a 2 1/2 yr old daughter how at times is the most wonderful daughter I could ask for, and then the majority of the time lately she has been so horrible for me an...
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- You have to let her keep the pacifier--she'll give it up before she starts school :) If long hair's a problen, get her hair cut short. Don't talk to her; hug her and l...
- J., don't buy into the guilt issue when disciplining your child. The Bible actually tells us that "if you don't discipline your children, you don't love them." (Prover...
- Take a break girl! Ok, I don't want any hate mail, but here's what I think. Don't force the little stuff, like brushing hair and teeth or giving up the pacifier. If sh...
Son Soaking Through Diaper, Pj's, Sheets at Night
Asked by G.E. from Hartford
on December 6, 2008
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My son is 2 years, 8 months and not yet potty trained (trying but to not avail at this point). He is in a big boy bed and OFTEN wakes up at night soaked through EVERY...
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- Hi, When we went thru this with my older son I put him into a regular day time diaper and then an overnight diaper. This worked 8 out of 10 times and we all got a l...
- I would suggest nothing to drink after dinner time. You'd be surprised how even a little water right before bed can come back to haunt you. (I have a friend who do...
- Try cutting off all liquids 2 hours before bed and have him use the potty right before bed. That may help. We do this with my 5 year old and he has only had 2 accident...
My 2 Yr Old Waking Every Night
Asked by H.J. from Stationed Overseas
on October 30, 2008
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Hi-I have a beautiful 2 yr old and am 5 months pregnant with our 2nd baby girl. We moved from europe in June(husband is military). My daughter was 18 months then and b...
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- HI...I am a mom of 3. 12, 11, and 7 so I have been there. #1 if you do not want her in your bed you need to keep her out. The more you let her in she thinks it is no...
- She's only two you are lucky! My four year old was doing this because we had to go back and forth to the states MANY times for a good year so he was all messed up waki...
- H., a bit late, I know but I did through all the posts and did not find our exerience: My first son's sleeping problems got so much better when we took of the front...
Help... My Daughter Keeps Soaking Through Her Diaper at Night!
Asked by K.P. from Boston
on February 19, 2009
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Hi, my daughter just turned one and it seems that from the day she turned one we have been having an issue with wetting through her diaper at night. We never had any...
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- Try the huggies overnites one size larger than she normally wears during the day. There should be enough absorbency there!
- Other than limiting fluids before bed, there are overnight diapers...perhaps they would help. She may even be ready for old-child diapers (they might be a little big f...
- have you tried the huggies overnites.they seemed to work for my son.
