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Need More Sleep
Oct 13, 2009 ... Agree with the others If you need a great sleep book it is calledHealthy Sleep Habits Happy Child by Marc Weisbluth He starts with infants ...
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- Greetings A.: As the mother of 5, and having taken care of one of my 2 1/2 year old gradchildren this weekend. I hope that some of what I say will help. None of my 5...
- How much physical exercise is she getting? I find that little girls often will be more likely to play quietly than little boys. If she's doing this, try to make sure...
- You'll probably see this over and over: the earlier you get her to bed, the longer she'll sleep. My 2-yr-old has a bedtime of 8:00 (we'll go back to 7:30 as it gets d...
What Sleep Routine Has Worked for You?
I also followed the advise of the Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child book because I had twins and couldnt NOT have them sleep That book was a godsend My now 7 ...
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- Hi L., Your routine sounds fine. The only difference in my baby's routine - even now - is that we always had a bath at bedtime. The warm water seemed to soothe hi...
- Hi L.! Kudos to you for having a routine already and sticking to it! I, too, have a 5 month old...so I can feel your pain. Like some others have mentioned, I am a b...
- With both my girls I always started my night routine at the same time every night. Now with my first she was a terrible sleeper at night. The night routine helped he...
Sleepless Child
then if the child woke in the middle of the night and couldnt get back to sleep she could come into our room WITH OUT WAKING ME UP and lay down on the ...
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- T., I had a similar problem, Samantha was waking up every 1-2 hours. I had to just close her door, putting a child lock on the inside, and leave the house. I made my ...
- I think you said it yourself... she won't go to sleep "very easily" without one. It sounds like she knows that when she keeps it up she'll get her drink (which she do...
- I have four children and my second child is now 4 years old. She would get up through the night since birth also. She also was so grumpy when she woke up, HAD to have...
Help with Child's Sleep Disturbance
Read all 29 responses: "Does anyone have a child who cannot seem to settle themselves down to sleep at night? She sleeps fine once she gets to sleep, ...
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- Hi D. It is hard when you yourself are losing sleep because your child is losing sleep. If she is still taking a nap in the afternoon it would be good to work on get...
- Dear D., I have two daughters. The first one was ADHD. Not severely, but distraction was a big problem. Once we took her out of the crib and put her in a bed, we b...
- My children had a hard time with early bedtimes. So, we made their bedtime later and that seemed to help.
Toddler Fighting Sleep
Jun 18, 2009 ... She's getting 8 1/2 hours sleep. Typically, children her age sleep 10-12 hours.. .but my oldest child (from 18 months to 27 months) slept ...
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- J., Are you a Super Nanny fan? I was lucky enough to never have any of these kinds of issues back when my children were little. (just wait in a few years you'll be...
- My daughter went through this phase too. Here's what worked for us - I start off by warning her that it's bedtime in 10 minutes, then 5 minutes and so on. When it's ...
- OK, here's my concern: usually children do not drop down to just one nap until 18-24 months. The fact that your daughter has been taking a 10:30 nap, car-enforced, s...
Getting My Daughter to Sleep in Her Room
Over the summer she woudld sleep in her room although she has never beena good sleeper still wakes up several times ... name your daughter · children sleep ...
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- Hi there, does your little girls take naps? If so try making her take just her naps in her room to get used to it then if that goes well try nights again. Or could you...
- I can tell you from experience - GET HER IN HER OWN ROOM NOW - try sleeping in her room with her for a few nights or until she falls asleep. You have to be tough on t...
- Hello, my name is P. S. I have a 3 year old who did the same thing. You dont want her sleeping in the living room b/c she needs to understand that it is not a bedroom....
How Do I Get My 2 Month on a Sleep Schedule?
Nov 4, 2009 ... My daughter the active,high needs baby, now ADHD, spirited child didn't sleep through the night till she was 3 yrs old. ...
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- First off, congratulations on your new son -- so much to look forward to enjoying! If he's only sleeping 10 hrs a day, that's much less than he needs at this stage ...
- If he is falling asleep during the day wake him up. It may take a week or so but he will start to fall asleep at night because you aren't letting him sleep during the ...
- I think your little one is a bit too young yet to try a schedule. It does seem like he is not getting enough sleep for his age. Although it may seem counterproductiv...
10 Month Old Won't Sleep Through the Night
Sep 8, 2009 ... I think the Ferber Method is crud It maywork but not the way I want my children to learn about sleep Sleep should be a safe healthy place ...
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- Cosleeping now will not condemn you to a decade of forced cosleeping w/ a child who refuses to leave your bed. I've coslept w/ all three of mine & the eldest two, ages...
- Could be teething, could be growth spurts. Don't expect sleep when teething - just imagine yourself trying to sleep with aching gums! OW! Tylenol a little before bedt...
- maybe because is teething is not sleeping try to give hylands teething tablets
Sleep Apnea
I was wondering if anyone has a young child with sleep apnea? I was told appx 25 -30 percent of kids are misdiagnosed with ADD/ADHD and have sleep apnea ...
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- No one likes the idea of surgery, but it made a WORLD of difference in my daughter's behavior! My daughter was 3 when she had her tonsils & adnoids out (I recommend do...
- Hi, B. - First, a disclaimer. I'm a psychologist specializing in the assessment of ADHD and learning disabilities (and also a mom of 3!). You didn't say how o...
- This is what happened with us with daughter # 3. She was 4 years old when my mother brought an article to me about children developing ADHD because of sleep apnea. T...
Need Help Trying to Get Twins to Sleep Through the Night!!
I have 2 other children & I never had sleeping issues with them. They both slept thru the night with no problems. I try to get rest when they sleep, ...
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- Hi J., I too have twins, however mine are almost five. Sleep was a big problem for us as well in part because there are two of them and someone was always waking. We ...
- Dear J., First of, I have 4years old twins so believe me when I tell you that it will get better and you will survive it. I remember the feeling of sheer exhaustion, ...
- With my identical twins, I had to go to a feeding schedule instead of "demand" feeding. I started off feeding them at 3 hour intervals, nursing both of them together....
