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Bedtime Tantrums
We read in the living room for half an hour, then take a longish "gentle" bath, then read bedtime stories - the same four books every night(! ...
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- Hello S.: I raised five children, all are in their 30s now. I had a couple who had night time tantrums, plus a couple of grandkids that did the same thing. Here is wha...
- Do you have a bedtime routine. My son puts up a fight even though we have a routine. I put him to bed even if he's crying. If he's still crying in 10 minutes I go c...
- S., we found that a one-hour quiet time before bed usually helps. We read in the living room for half an hour, then take a longish "gentle" bath, then read bedtime sto...
Sleeping Issues
Try having a bedtime ritual, like a nice warm bath, a bedtime story and then to bed at the same time every night. That should really help. Blessings, ...
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- S., I too think it's night terrors. My son had them when he was about 6 months old. Let me tell you, I learned how to fly. From what I know about them, the child...
- Hi! I also have a 2 year old daughter, who was doing this for about a month. We finally checked her mouth and saw that she was getting 3 new molars. We then gave he...
- Usually this is called Night frights or night terrors. He is most likely not really awake. There is no way to calm them. Loving them is all you can do at the time. Now...
Trouble with Bedtime - My Girls Are Afraid of Ghosts
I read a bedtime story to each of them and rub their backs a little before I leave. They each have a pretty bright nightlight and Bayli's door is open with ...
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- make some "ghost repellent" spray bottle with colored water in it. Purple for monsters, green for aliens and blue for ghosts! I like the idea of essential oils..still ...
- Maybe you really do have ghosts. Have you ever watched Ghost Whisperer? They always say kids can see things that adults can't. Have you asked her what the ghosts ar...
- Locking a child in a room when she believes she can see a ghost is terrifying to the child at best and abusive at the worst. Have you tried letting her sleep with ...
Bedtime Routine
We had progressed from nursing to reading bedtime stories, so simply moved the bedtime story reading to her bed where we snuggled until she drifted off. ...
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- Wow! You are doing this early. Most babies don't know how to "soothe" themselves until about 3-4 months so I think that is the time when to establish the serious bedti...
- Congratulations!!! I am a first time mommy too but my little darling is now 16 months old. Can't believe how fast the time goes. Enjoy every minute you have with her...
- It seems like our doctor started preparing us for this around 9 months or so, but I can't remember. (Our daughter is 14 months now). I can tell you this -- I'm probabl...
Books to Read at Bedtime
Children look forward to it every night when you have the "bedtime story" routine. I know my kids do. Good luck finding more! I bet if you went to your ...
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- My son and I love all the Sandra Boynton books - they are available at Target. Short and sweet, with great pictures, and cute stories. Enjoy!
- Hi, I like to read Little prayers and graces by Anne Kennedy,Night, night God bless by readers digest young familys, Good night gorilla by Peggy Rathmann.
- I think i've read Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton at least a million times between both kids. And of course Good Night Moom
2 Year Old Screaming at Sleep Time
She does this every day at nap and bed time. ... and sit on the floor and read a book and then she lays down in her bed and we talk or tell a bedtime story. ...
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- My daughter started doing this when she turned two in july. Same as you was great at going to bed. She did it for about a month. We bought a rotating fish light for...
- We were going through this with my daughter so what we did is about 30 minutes before bedtime we go in her room and sit on the floor and read a book and then she lays ...
- So my son and a few other friends kids seemed to go through a bad phase around nap/bedtime at around or before the 2 year mark. Mine was short lived, about 2 weeks. Du...
Poll: What Is Your Child's Bedtime
My son is 4 years old and he is in bed by 8:30 p.m. We start our bedtime routine around 8:00, and finish with a bedtime story. He is allowed, although not ...
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- I could never give up the time in the evenings, my kids are almost 5 and 3 and do not go to bed any later than 8, earlier on days that have been long or they have not ...
- Hello! I too have read many sleep books and websites. My son is 20 months and he goes to bed at 7, some nights it needs to be 6:30 and some nights 7:30 depending on ...
- This may not be very helpful, but I'd move her bedtime up to 7:30. Two year olds need lots of sleep. Maybe if she's being difficult it's because she's overtired?
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...
Switching to a Big Girl Bed
I am also looking forward to being able to lay with her and read her bedtime story's. I have her bed (apart) in the hallway of our apartment and I have ...
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- When we transitioned my son, his crib changed to the toddler bed, so it was a step in between. Then, when we went to the twin bed, I put everything that was on his to...
- You are her mother, not her friend, the old school saying comes to mind, because I said so. The minute my daughter climed out of her crib, at 15mo I took it down righ...
- M., Try using the bed for naps and the crib for nighttime. That way if she has a bad nap, she will still have a good nights sleep in the crib. Also, play it up ab...
Christmas Traditions
Bedtime story is "Twas the Night Before Christmas", but I also love Max Lucado's book about the lamb AND Redheaded Robbie (look that one up when your ...
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- We have german sauerkraut, bratwurst and homemade mashed potatoes - we all take a bath and we all wear our new pajamas - the present we opened before we took our bath....
- My mom started one for us. Since we are usually with my mom and step-dad on x-mas morning my mom makes hot cocoa and puts it in mugs. But the mugs are special, they ha...
- Our christmas tradtion starts the weekend of/after Thanksgiving while school is out, We get out the tree and decorations and put on christmas music while we decorate t...
