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Disciplining a 20 Month Old
Asked by J.C. from Chicago
on January 21, 2009
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My 20 month old daughter pushes our kitchen chairs all across the kitchen. I swear my chairs have more miles than my car. She gets on top of the counters and she is ...
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- Can you give her a time out in her crib? My little one won't stay in a time out, so this is where he goes. He hates it and knows now when I tell him to stop or he's ...
- We started disciplining our daughter at around 18 months, because she kept flinging her plate off the table when she didn't want to eat or if she just thought it would...
- She will not stop until you establish the rules with her and use a punishment that will mean something to her when she breaks those rules. She's more than old enough ...
Help Keeping Toddler in Toddler Bed!
Asked by L. from Chicago
on August 31, 2009
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Hi!
My daughter is 23 months old and 2 months ago we converted her crib to a daybed b/c she started climbing out. It has been terrible. In her crib she had been fan...
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- We just went through this with our son. The first night, I was on duty. We had two hours of walking him back to bed, no talking and no emotion. I needed a serious b...
- Hi L. - we are going through this still with our almost 3 year old. (she'll be 3 in Dec) She just doesn't like to sleep. But, it isn't every day anymore...more like...
- I had something similar. What I would suggest is that, maybe your bedtime is way to early. My son is 2 years old. He is out by 10 o'clock, not 10:01, 10:02....10 on th...
Climbing Out of Crib
Asked by L.L. from Los Angeles
on August 29, 2009
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!8 month old tried to climb out of crib last night when I put him to sleep. I told him no and explained that he had to lie down. He is a good sleeper and he usually l...
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- Hi YOu could try a crib tent. Available at Babies R us, and online. Try ebay, amazon, one step ahead etc GOod luck
- Hi, L. Almost all kids try getting out of the cribs at this age; it's what happens next that varies:) If you are consistently putting and talking to them back to s...
- hello there! talk to him again and again every time with different wording but with the same main idea.Tell your son you are there for him. tell him to call you befor...
Help, Help, Help!!!!
Asked by R.J. from Tampa
on May 22, 2008
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My daughter just turned 2 and twice has tried to climb out of her crib. Always at nap time, has not done it yet at bedtime. I caught her both times with both legs over...
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- We just went through this with our 2 year-old son. My husband ended up laying on the floor in my son's room for a few hours and every time my son tried to get out my h...
- My son started doing that before he was even 2. We didn't want him to hurt himself falling out, so we bought him a diego toddler bed. He sounds just like your little...
- We had to move our daughter (5 yrs old now)out of her crib before she was 2 because she had a brother on the way. I was so nervous about her being able to get up and ...
Moving 2 Yr Old into Toddler Bed. Suggestions?
Asked by T.C. from Des Moines
on February 20, 2008
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Our 2 year old just showed us that she can climb out of her crib. I know it is time to move her to a toddler bed, but I am wondering if people have any suggestions fo...
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- Well, it might be kind of tricky since there will be another crib in the room with her, but when I transitioned my twins out of the crib, I made it sound like it was a...
- Hi! we moved our toddler son to his bed at 19 months because he was climbing in not out. he also shares a room with his baby sister and i wasn't sure if he would wake...
- The twin bed worked well for us. Our son was tall and didn't have enough room to move in the daybed-style toddler bed that his crib transitioned to. I recommend gettin...
Seeking Advice on Sleep Issues with My 3 and 7 Year Old Boys
Asked by K.B. from Dallas
on March 2, 2009
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My (just turned)seven year old son has been waking in the middle of the night and coming downstairs crying to sleep with mom and dad. He says he is scared and hears no...
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- My 3 year old had recurring nightmares and sometimes fights going to sleep at night because she is fearful. I taught her the Bible verse Psalm 56:3 “What time I am a...
- I can feel your pain on this one for sure!! You seven year old might benefit from a loud fan or other noise maker for constant noise, that would drown out the other no...
- We had the same problem with our three-year-old. He's obssessed with trains (Thomas, etc), so I made a sticker chart with a picture of Barnes & Noble on it and told hi...
20 Month Old Getting Out of the Crib and Not Sleeping!
Asked by N.P. from Charlottesville
on May 28, 2008
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My daughter was sleeping very well until now. We would tuck her in and she would go right down without a single tear. Well all of sudden she has started clinging to me...
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- I agree that its time for a bigger bed. One thing you can do is to get the twin mattress and just lay it on the floor without a frame. That way she can get in and out ...
- She is definately done with the crib. The idea for putting the mattress on the floor is a good one. Then you can take your time shopping for a bed and not worry abou...
- I agree, it is time for a big girl bed. When we switched our daughter to a bigger bed, she only got out of it a few times, but we brought her back and she went right t...
Too Soon for a Toddler Bed?
Asked by C.B. from San Antonio
on January 8, 2008
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I have twin boys (19 months) who have started to climb in and out of their cribs. I am very worried that the will get seriously hurt. One more than the other, he alw...
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- We had to put our oldest into a big boy bed when he was 20 months old. I skipped the toddler bed altogether and went straight for a queen size sleigh bed and bought t...
- That was about the age that we moved my son to a "big boy bed" which at that time was just a matress and box springs on the floor so that he did not have far to fall. ...
- A friend's daughter got her leg stuck and her solution was to put her to sleep in a sleep sack. It's hard to climb out while wearing one. If you decide to go the to...
1 Year Old Climber
Asked by S.P. from Raleigh
on September 25, 2008
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I have a 1 year old daughter. She was walking at 8 1/2 months. She climbs on everything. I have caught her in the kitchen sink, on the dining room table and on top ...
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- I wouldn't worry about her weight. My almost 3 year old was, and still is, very active. She was also a climber, however, she didn't start walking until around 15 mon...
- I would suggest getting a crib tent, this will at least keep her safe in the crib. And it is a good idea as someone mentioned to completely childproof a room, then if...
- My first son was a huge climber (actually still is at 5 - he can scale a fireman pole faster than any child I've seen). For his first birthday, we bought him a Little...
Climbing Out of Cribs
Asked by K.M. from Columbus
on August 3, 2007
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Hi moms,
I was just reading another post about switching a toddler from a crib to a toddler bed & it got me thinking. My daughter is almost 16 months and has never c...
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- K., Funny you should mention it. My 18 month old started climbing out of the playpen at the sitters house last week and yesterday when I went to get her up from nap ...
- My daughter hadn't figured out how to climb out of her crib, she just started refusing to sleep in it. I don't know why, so now at 17 mos. we have her in a toddler bed...
- We kept our baby monitor turned all the way up so I could hear it when my daughter was awake and starting to climb around. Also, I put pillows around her crib just ...
