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Your Favorite Toys & Books for a 1 Year-old
My guy was also a big Eric Carle fan, especially "The Very Lonely Firefly," where the fireflies light up on each page and "The Very Quiet Cricket" where the ...
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- Another vote for Sandra Boynton. When she's a bit older, check out John Farrell's books, www.johnfarrell.com
- Try Dear Zoo and board books by Sandra Boynton both favorites that held up for us from about that age. Also if you are looking for basic t-shirts and onesies try my on...
- Hi G.! One book that stands out in my mind is "Good Night Moon"... it is a cute book and there is a little mouse on each page. Your daughter (I assume because of the...
What's a Good Pet for a 7 Yr. Old.
HI. we have had many small painted turtles in the past and they easy to take care of, just kee the water warm and we feed them crickets or turtle pellets ...
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- My Family had done a few of these and i have found them to be A LOT of work. We did the fish thing and they all dead because of the water we were using i guess. So...
- Hi C.! I have a daughter (now 7, almost 8) who wanted a fish. So for Christmas about three years ago we got a fish. In the beginning she fed the fish every morning....
- I'm sure everyone is right about the amount of time it will take YOU when your son gets a new pet. Keep in mind how special the new pet will be to him though. I had ...
Having a Hard Time Getting My 10 Year Old to Stay in Bed at Bedtime
... That worked for a whileshe liked the country night sound of crickets Right now she reads in bed for about 20 minutes and then puts on some musicstories ...
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- This sounds a lot like my 5-year-old daughter. She would literally come out to the kitchen 2 minutes after being tucked in to tell me she can't sleep. Sometimes she'...
- I've had this problem with all three of my older children. The rule is: you can stay up all night if you want but you must stay in the bed. You get a one time pass for...
- Dear H., Tell you daughter that each time she gets out of bed from now on (without your permission), sports, school activities, tv and play dates will be eliminated...
9 Week Old Sleep Problems
... the sound and the lights - the music actually seemed to keep him up. the sound is of birds and water and crickets and so it is even nice for us to fall ...
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- My 8 month old daughter does the same thing with spitting out her pacify and cryign when she realizes it's not there. The only two suggestions I have for that is to de...
- A. d, welcome to the wonderful world of parenthood, and let me be the first to tell you that there is no easier way! You just took the long road and now you have to wa...
- I went through the same thing with my daughter. I took away the pacifier all together and suffered eith the noise until she grew accustomed to the new way of sleeping...
White Noise
Sep 2, 2009 ... I have a CD clock radio that I've had in my son's room since he was born that has nature sounds like the ocean and rain and crickets. He loves it and we ...
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- I use a fan for my youngest son. My other 2 don't sleep with them but trying to keep 2 kids quiet while 1 napped was really hard. So, at about 7 months I put a fan on ...
- for my daughter we got a kid friendly cd player and a clasical music cd and played it very quietly. She's now 4 and didn't become dependent on it, and it worked like a...
- My husband insists that he cannot sleep without his "white noise". He uses a small fan and turn it on near the bed each night. It drowns out other night sounds. It w...
Not Sleeping Through the Night Anymore...
... throw off your ability to follow some of the singleton advice. if you're in San Jose, there's Gemini Crickets & Santa Clara County Mother of Twins Club. ...
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- The only reason I could see solid food having anything to do with waking up in the night is indigestion and/or acid reflux. They could be going through a growth spurt...
- That is interesting.... It could just be that they are teething or might need a change of nightly routine. My son slept solid about 7 hours until he was about 6 month...
- Hi there. I am acupuncturist and herbalist specializing in the treatment of children and 1 of the 1st things I tell parents of children under 1 year of age is take the...
Looking for Recommendations for Music/lights Crib Soother
It projects stars and moons onto a little canopy, and it has 3 different songs plus 1 nighttime birds/crickets sound. My son starts it up on his own now to ...
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- A music/lights crib soother might actually be too stimulating for your young one. Try a sound machine (I purchased mine from sharper image) and turn it on the "white ...
- The one that worked wonders for us was the one by Fisher Price that has birds that go around and around and plays music. It also plays a "movie" on the ceiling which ...
- We have the Fisher Price Ocean Wonders, its great and it has a remote so you can turn it on from the door way so baby never has to see you. This is our 2nd one. Our ...
Video Monitor
The downside, is that it really picks up everything - including crickets outside . It took a little while to get used to. We used to jump at every sound. ...
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- You don't need a video monitor. Heck, in a two bedroom apartment, you'll probably be able to hear her if she cries, anyway. Save your money. Really.
- My son is 2 years old. We started out with the Graco video monitor, which was ok, but low battery life & the video quality wasn't too good. When it finally died, we ...
- I LOVE my video monitor. It's the summer one. I never thought I'd need a video but it's so cool to be able to see how your baby falls asleep/wakes up. We've had no p...
Toddler Won't Sleep with Out a Fight
Last night I was telling her it was nite nite (after a bout with the diaper and jammas)and I took her outside to hear the crickets and to see the moon and ...
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- A later bedtime is definitely not the answer. More than likely he is going to bed too late! Check out the book, "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child." This will expla...
- Last night was the first time in a long time that my 2.5 year old daughter did not scream in bed last night! When I was tucking her in last night, I kept repeating to...
- I would say try a later bedtime, even if it's just 20-30 minutes. Kids need less sleep as they grow, and he may be at a point where he really truly is not tired yet at...
What Do You Do When CIO Doesn't Work?
The rhythm of the noise ( we used crickets but there are others on there) helped to calm her and to drown out other noises inside and out. ...
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- I would say she is indeed a diva if indeed there is nothing medically wrong. there is nothing wrong with letting her cry it out for hours other than it bothers you. i ...
- I have a 7 month old who still doesn't sleep thru the night so I know what you are going thru like many other moms who have written. You have to do what is right for y...
- I understand how extremely hard this must be; neither of my children slept through the night until 12 months of age, but my second child was more clingy and wanted to ...
