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Battling with My 5 1/2 Yr Old
I hate being a broken record and if I have to repeat any request a third time she loses a privilege (ie TV time). I'm wondering f this is like the terrible ...
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- Wow - this was like reading about my own life. My daughter is 5 1/2 and is the exact same way - so loving and caring with everyone but me. At home, she is stubborn a...
- I love the book "Positive Parenting" by Glenn Latham - your local library should have it. Good luck!
- I absolutely love the book How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish -- it is one of my childrearing bibles, and has...
Pulled Muscle in back(?)...what Worked for You?
Sorry to sound like a broken record but a chiro is the way to go. For years I suffered with back/neck problems off and on due to muscle problems. ...
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- I agree with most of the responses. See a chiropractor. I recently had muscle spasms in my back that were making it impossible to take care of my 2 month old and my ...
- You might try a chiropractor. I had what I thought was a pulled muscle in my shoulder/arm a couple months ago and it ended up being a pinched nerve. The chiropractic t...
- I just hurt my back a week ago. If I don't take two motrin every 6 hours the pain is unbearable. For the first 72 hours I used ice packs and now I use a heat pad (15...
Parenting Books.
I felt like a broken record. What was worse, I felt like the kids were starting to tune me out! He recommended it because of how it puts control in the kids ...
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- I read the book about The Ferber Sleeping Method and it was a HUGE help. Some parents agree some dissagree. I don't think I would have stayed sane without it!!
- Hey K., If your looking for a good parenting book just pick up a Doctor Seuss or some other childrens book. The best book to ready for your child, are the ones th...
- Hey! This is such a coincidence. Yesterday I wrote a request on here that talked all about a parenting book that I love, but at the very end I saw that they don't al...
How Do You Teach a Five Year Old Voice Control??
Dec 21, 2009 ... When she yells or cries say " I can only hear you when your voice sounds calm like mine" be a broken record and do not respond to her with ...
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- You need to provide her a model. When you want her to speak at a certain volume talk in that volume and say " when your voice sounds like mine, that's just right" repe...
- Agree with the suggestions to have her hearing checked- but if she is already working with a Speech Therapist, I am guessing that was suggested by her/him already. Wha...
- have you thought about music lessons? maybe there is a childrens choir somewhere she could join, and would (gradually) start to learn about different things to do wit...
Whining
One suggestion, turn into a broken record. Say Mommy does not understand whining , come talk to me when your voice is sweet like mine and walk away if you ...
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- I have a 3 year old step daughter. She is going through this whining stage! Oh, it so terribly annoying! When she starts whining my husband and I first tell her that s...
- Don't respond until she asks for it, or talks in a normal tone. She is old enough that she doesn't need to be whinning and to do it over everything is not good. Gene...
- ***Geeeeeee, Maaaaa...why does her whiiiiiiiiining botherrrr you so muuuuuuch?*** Sorry. I know it gets annoying. How long has she been doing this? Any other chan...
Toddler Not Sleeping
(years ago a parenting counselor advised us that the broken record technique of saying a styatement over and over, no matter how much they beg is effective, ...
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- Hi there ! Have you tried sleeping on her floor and gently telling her it's okay, mommy's here, when she awakes, event o the point at which it becomes broken record-i...
- My daughter didn't sleep thru the night until she was 10 months & not consistently until she was 2. She would scream when I left, scream when I put her down. She'd go ...
- Hello Miss M., I have had this problem before and what worked for me was "white noise," ( a fan) or a cd with sounds of nature and the ocean! I know how hard it i...
2 Month Old & Ideas for Sleeping Thru the Night
I feel like a broken record, becasue I'm always talking about this book, but try reading Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth. ...
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- Breastfed babies are different than formula fed babies. Breast milk goes through the system faster and they need to eat more frequently. Sleeping through the night i...
- I have a 4 month old and he started sleeping through the night around 8 weeks. He is totally breastfed except for the last bottle of the night. I give him a few ounc...
- You must get the Miracle Blanket. (www.MiracleBlanket.com) The Nesting Place in Grapevine carries them locally. Or look to see who else has them. It is a MUST for a...
Husband!!!!!!!!!!!
I just kept being a broken record and told him over and over that I had absolutely 0 interest in having a relationship with him, and that if he continued to ...
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- I'm sorry to tell you this but it sounds like he still loves you too much to let you go. In my opinion, I would do it as quickly as possible. Get a job, get a place to...
- Wow M., I'm sorry to hear that you are unhappy. I have been w my husband for 17 yrs already and we have had our ups & downs. I have felt the same way you feel, the "do...
- Hi M., first I'm so sorry you're going through this. I too have been in a very unhappy relationship and I broke up with him only to find out three months later that I...
Wanting to Wean 20 Month Old from Nighttime Feedings....
I started the broken record approach. "No, milk is all gone, you drank it all." I didn't explain anything else....just no, you drank it all. ...
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- I have gone through this with my 2 year old son. We have found that a sippy cup of water does the trick. He gets the comfort of knowing someone is there meeting his ne...
- Your daughter is expecting to be nursed. If your husband is willing to help, he should go in, make sure she is ok and then say goodnight and leave. If you go, she an...
- I would see if you can have your husband go in and rock your daughter back to sleep, so that she learns not to nurse. Once she learns that, she probably will stop wak...
7 Month Old Puts Toys on Face
Rather than sound like a broken record I will refrain from telling you it's a baby's way of playing peek a boo ;) My son makes a sound like he can't breathe ...
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- Nothing to worry about; my son did the exact same thing at right about the same age and he cracked up every single time he did it. It became our little game, especial...
- My second baby did that too! It used to freak me out. I think it's okay when they're awake and playing. Also He's old enough to move it off his face if it bothers him....
- Hi D.: Babies do some of the funniest things. I know there were plenty of times, Id sit and observe my son,doing some quirky thing,and wonder....What the heck is that...
