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Tantrums
She participates in turning off the movie and then it's time to go upstairs for our pre-bedtime routine (toilet, brushing teeth, bedtime story. ...
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- It could be several things. Like you said, she tells you she's not tired. Well, maybe instead of "forcing" her to nap make her go to her room for quiet time. She ha...
- i have three kids and run a home daycare, so I have seen many tantrums and every kid is different when it comes to them. Some kids react to negative attention and oth...
- I think you may be right about the nap. My son is 3.5, and naps most days. He's ion school during the week, so sometimes he naps and sometimes he doesn't, but when he ...
How My 5 Yr Old Interacts Is Beautiful but When It Comes Tme to to Go to Sleep ?
We ALWAYS read him a bed time story (my husband and I took turns doing this). We let our children pick the story. So I believe a routine is a must. ...
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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 ...
2 Year Old Refuses to Go to Bed
A bed time story might help. Momma while you and the children are engaging in this story let daddy go to bed, The two of you should have never went in the ...
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- I used to let my little one sleep in my room until she felt sleep and then I will take her to her bedroom after her brother was sleeping. It was easier because I had ...
- I had the same problem, my son wouldn't go to sleep in his own room, im a single mom. for years I had one bedroom. now i have two bedroom, he wouldn't sleep in his roo...
- First off let the child know who is the parent and who is the child. Be stern and say you are gonna sleep in your bed tonight. If she cries oh well. Let her cry and...
Desperate to Free My Boobs!!!!
Figure out something that you can do as a bedtime ritual that she will love and that would require her eyes. Perhaps it is a special bedtime story that she ...
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- I so hear you! I remember those days! This is the Perfect time to wean! Just keep giving those sippy cups, every meal, snack, play time, eventually she will take it! ...
- I nursed my kiddo for a long time, I just stopped nursing during the day and did it before bed and in the middle of the night, then it wasn't so bad weaning those midd...
- Ditch the sippy cup and start giving her milk in a real cup. You can start with breast milk, but if she's a year, you can also give her cows milk (whole milk - she sti...
Playful Sleeper
Also try to keep her from getting too wound up before bedtime. Bath and a bedtime story and that's it. Off for the night. Won't work immediately but with ...
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- I just got done making the cutest little "Bedtime Routine" poster for my daughter. I took pictures of her doing things that she would do befor bedtime. Ours includes G...
- I have two suggestions. First get a cd player and some classical or new age music. Find a song or two that she really likes. For our oldest daughter it was a song by r...
- Hi M., Your daughter sounds like my son! He also loves to play instead of sleep. I have started giving him quiet time instead of naps and if he falls asleep within ...
4 y.o. Needing to Eat Nightly Before Bed
After bedtime snack we brush their teeth, then I read a bedtime story while they lay in one bed, then they separate to their own beds and go to sleep. ...
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- My 4 year old started doing this a couple of months ago as well. Like yours he is a VERY active child and not at all overweight. At first I thought his motivation was...
- Hi there! First of all, congrats on your impending arrival! Regarding your little one...Considering that bedtime is a mere hour or so after dinner, I seriously d...
- You can always give her a bedtime snack and refer to it as a bedtime snack (mind over matter)could do the trick, then do the brushing of the teeth and whatever your us...
Seeking Help with My 10 Month Old Daughter's Sleep Issues.
My daughter ALWAYS got a bath and then a bedtime story. It helped her to anticipate what was next. I would also, and still do, tell her things like, ...
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- My 9 month old boy just did the same thing...it was making me crazy! I finally had luck with laying him down and (this sounds horrible, but I was gentle!) putting pre...
- I actually think that letting her cry it out is NOT the best solution. I just wanted to offer another approach for you to explore. There's a book called the No-Cry S...
- I know this is hard but you HAVE to let her cry it out. She has learned that Mommy will come get me if I cry long enough. Some little ones are very bull headed and w...
Weaning from Bottle to Sippy Cup
He's drinking 8 oz at every bottle with 4 ____@____.com has a bedtime ritual of bath, lotion massage, bedtime story, & 4-oz bottle while rocking. ...
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- To be honest, my daughter will be 16 months old on Thursday and she still takes her milk from a bottle. I tried to take away the bottles at 12 months, and she threw a...
- We went cold turkey when my son was 14 months. Starting on Saturday I told him we didn't have bottles any more and that he only had the sippy cups--I don't know if it...
- I started the weaning process at 1 year going from formula in a bottle to milk in a sippy cup. I switched one bottle at a time, waiting 4 days or so before moving on ...
"Teaching My Almost 3-Year--old to Put Himself to Sleep Without Nursing."
You might try starting a new "comfort" expectation associated with bedtime at the same time to provide a replacement like a bedtime story or songs if you're ...
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- Hi L., The nursing to sleep is just like any other prop that parents use to get their child to go to sleep. (I was guilty of using multiple props). I am pretty sure...
- Unfortunately you are going to have to steel yourself for some tears to get through this, but that doesn't have to mean letting them "cry themselves to sleep", how awf...
- Those bedtime stories work wonders and daddy can do them, too. We do bath, about three stories and a lullaby. There is sometimes a little cry as dad or I leave the r...
Seeking Books About Bedtime
I am an Usborne Books Consultant so I also have to say that we have a few very cute bedtime story books. My favorite is "Night - Night Stories". ...
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- My daughters read Good Night Moon from about 2.5 to almost 3.5 every night. I think we all knew it by heart, and now if they pick that book, they "read" along with me...
- Goodnight Moon is a favorite amongst kids!
- The first one that comes to mind is GOODNIGHT MOON. HOWEVER, I used to work at a children's bookstore and KNOW there are others. It's just been several years and I c...
