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15 Month Old Fell Out of Crib !
My son needs his healthy sleep -- not nightly bedtime battles. Here's a web link to the crib tent we purchased in December. ...
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- Hi! Definitely purchase a crib tent!! There have been a couple recent posts on this subject -- here's what I wrote in the past. Good luck!! :) I think you are ab...
- They have a Crib Tent they are about $75 this will keep her from being able to get out. We have one, becasue we have a cat and while we took it off for the moment when...
- Transition to bed depends on lot of factor notjust the age. I had to move my daughter to big bed when she was 14 month. She was screaming and howling with all might in...
Room Darkening Shades
I'm hoping to stem any bedtime battles as it starts staying lighter later. I've seen all kinds and price ranges on the Internet, but would love some ...
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- I don't know how your son's room is decorated, but we have dark denim curtains covering his window, and it makes it SO dark. They look cute with how his room is decor...
- I second Rachel R's recommendation for the Redi shades. We also got some of these from Amazon, and have loved them. We've had them for just over a year now, and as s...
- I just went through this and got 2 different kinds. I got the generic roll shade from Home Depot that they cut to size for my girls' room and got some curtains to go w...
Bed Time for 10 Year Old
Of course, my son wants to watch TV and argues about bed time, .... pick and choose your battles..." In this case, when you really stop and look at it, ...
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- I put my 4th grader to bed around 8/8:30. We start with brushing teeth, reading to him, etc at 8, and it's between 8:30/8;45 by the time I turn out the light. He doesn...
- My son just turned 11 in March. Because you are the one that gets them down and up then you know what is best. I would probably try letting him stay up another 15 mi...
- Children definitely need sleep for their overall health and brain power, but keep in mind every child is has a different body clock. Some are set a little later than o...
Weening off the Pacifier
Oct 7, 2009 ... I've learned to "pick my battles" so to speak and even though it bothers me it's not that big of a ..... how to get rid of the pacifier · bedtime battles ...
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- Hi K., We had the Easter bunny take the binky - not sure if you celebrate Easter and don't want to offend - you could have the "binky" fairy come. What we did was ...
- Hi K., I started to ween my son off the binky as soon as he turned 2. I began cutting the tip of the nipple every few days and by the 7th day or so he was off the bin...
- My son was off by a 1 year. My daughter, thankfully, was never interested and spit it out immediately!! what we did with my son was use a clip, and it started attac...
Still Rocking My Baby to Sleep at 9 Months Old
Yes, it was a long road to get to this point, but we have zero bedtime battles, and it's a very enjoyable time of day for all of us. My second baby was a ...
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- I was advised by all my friends to let my daughter cry it out. Around 10 months I was finally guilted into doing it. I went in every 5-10 minutes and it took under 1...
- Hi Heidi You will read all kinds of things in all kinds of books. They are generalizations, and not specific to you and your baby. You are not spoiling your baby ...
- Hi Heidi : ) As long as you are physically capable (She's not getting too big)rock her as long as you want to! My son is 19 yrs. and my daughter is 4 yrs. and all...
Bedtime Separation Anxiety
My little ones enjoyed the rain and thunderstorms cassette at bedtime. Occasionally they'd listen to the ... Good luck some battles are not worth fighting. ...
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- Don't let that baby cry like that. That is crazy. I know there are books out there that say it and some drs think it is ok but babies cry for a reason. This is her com...
- When my daughter was that age, she was crying in her crib that she wanted her "Mahi." Thinking she was saying "Mommy," I said "Mommy's right here," but she only scream...
- She's the perfect age for separation anxiety. And isn't it just SO MUCH FUN?! Ack! My advice, after two kids who were never happy when mommy wasn't RIGHT BESIDE THEM E...
15 Month Old Wont Sleep Through the Night
we have had bedtime battles since birth he would only sleep with me holding him or nursing him finally i could rock him to sleep and put him in his crib and ...
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- I think its a battle of who is more stubborn. You have to hang in there, she wants to sleep as much as you do so stand firm. As long as she knows you will give in she ...
- I have a 12 year old and a 9 year old. Sleeping was my problem with the first one, meaning I would get her out of bed with the first peep and never let her cry. I re...
- We went through the same thing with our daughter for about 2 1/2 yrs. We felt like we tried everything. It even lasted after we put her into a big girl bed. Finally we...
2 1/2 Year Old Not Listening
We can't just let him misbehave, and we choose our battles, but the struggle is constant and by bedtime both my husband and I are on our last nerve. ...
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- First off, sounds very typical toddler aged challenges! I have turned to choices. At first you as the parent don't always think of the perfect combo but the more you...
- Hello! This is a tough age. It really could be any number of things; he could just be a tough toddler, he could have some ADHD/ADD symptoms, he could be going through ...
- I could say "welcome to seeking independence"...but while true, that's not really helpful. We ran into the same problem...especially in areas like getting dressed....
Help...desperately Need Sleep Problem Advice!
Oct 16, 2009 ... Choose your battles My 3 girls never wanted to go to bed either for whatever reason I decided I did not want bedtime to be a battle Start ...
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- It sounds to me as though your daughter is having as much anxiety about the issue as you are. As much as you dread the idea of bedtime and the chaos to follow, she pro...
- Sounds like lots of good advice. just a note about melatonin. that is a hormone and its much better to have the ingredients to make it in her body herself.She is way t...
- J., you must also realize this time of year is scary for children, halloween is a terrible time for kids, and they cover it over with youll get candy, its not right fo...
Advice for Getting Rid of Bottle and Pacifier
She always had to have a bottle at bedtime, which yes, it was a weakness on my part because it was easier than trying to battle bedtime. ...
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- hi R., i didn't take the time to read all the responses, so i don't know if u have heard this suggestion yet. it's been 9 yrs since i had to deal with a toddler, so i ...
- I too had the same issue with my son that is now 29 mos old. He was 25 months before I got him off the bottle and that was because he was sick with major ear problems...
- My son is 2 now and he was off the bottle before he was a year old. The way I did it was buy the sippy cups that say transitional or get the ones with the rubber top s...
