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My 1 Year Old Won't Quit Screaming!
Asked by M.W. from Spokane
on January 20, 2008
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My son will be one year old on Feb 6th. He's recently taken on the most annoying habit of screaming at the top of his lungs when he wants something or wants your atte...
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- Ugh. Isn't this frustrating? Two suggestions: 1. My nieces (twin girls) went through this; their mom would first put her hands up to her ears, wincing, while she...
- Hello, one question I have is, do you give your child what they want when he screams? If so, then his behavior is rewarded, and he will keep doing it, as it gets resul...
- I feel for you, but it sounds like what he is doing is working for him. You have to make it not worth his while to scream. I would with my child NEVER give them someth...
Screaming at 18 Month Old When He Is Not Doing What He Is Told to Do
Asked by K.M. from San Diego
on October 25, 2008
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I don't know if this is right or wrong. My husband constantly screams at my son every time he won't do what he tells him to do! He would tell him to do something about...
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- No offense...but it sounds like daddy is tired and hungry and needs to go to sleep, too. No, yelling is not a good practice. I yell at my kids (older now, 10 and 14...
- No it is not and your husband has a problem that needs to get fixed or your household will suffer. Get him to see someone about this and figure out the problem. Good...
- Your husband is setting a terrible example for your toddler. Your poor son will pick up that yelling at people is okay and will start mimicking this behavior as well ...
Help! My 9 Months Old Baby Started to Wake up Numerous Times During the Night
Asked by M.B. from Seattle
on December 28, 2008
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Hi mamas,
I am asking you one more time for help and advice. My precious 9 months old baby girl from the past 10 days started to wake up numerous times during the ni...
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- There are lots of things that it could be: She could be waking up when she is a little bit wet, there could be some noise (like a heater going on) that is waking he...
- It sounds like you answered your first question yourself. If her gums are bothering her during the day, it is probably likely that it also is the issue at night. Somet...
- Well M., in my opinion these other mamas got some good advice for you, I have 2 already and am working on #3, it has been my experience that if you run to your baby wi...
Conjunctivitis in 4 Year Old
Asked by C.R. from Boston
on November 7, 2008
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My four year old get conjunctivitis every winter. We just finished the first battle of the season on Monday night. He kicks and screams and fights us every step of t...
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- C., It sounds like he is somewhere outside the home during the day since you work full time. Can he be picking it up there maybe?? My kids are usually home with m...
- Sounds like you are pretty good at identifying conjunctivis - my kids hate the drops too - but let me just add that just because he woke up with crusty eyes doesn't al...
- I agree that maybe it's not conjunctivitis?? If it spreads through the house, then I guess it is. But if no one else gets it, maybe it's an allergy or a plugged tear d...
14 Month Old Won't Go to Sleep
Asked by M.C. from Savannah
on January 8, 2009
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I need help in the worse way, whenever it is time for my daughter to go to sleep rather it be a nap or for the night she screams and cries and kicks and makes it a ver...
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- M., We're kind of in the same boat...only my DD is 34 months old. This week, I began having her get in bed, lay down, close her eyes and keep still, then I rub her ...
- Has she always been like that or did it just start? I'm guessing the latter. Once kids get more mobile and CAN do more they WANT to do more and the idea of stopping is...
- She might be reacting to the divorce and separation from daddy? Even so..... Oftentimes what our children do will defy all logic. She is probably just at the age where...
Help with Our 18Month Old daughter...pleeeeeease
Asked by L.S. from Minneapolis
on September 23, 2008
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Our daughter is a busy busy busy little girl who needs constant activity in order to be happy. Being quiet and reading a book does not seem to something she ejoys to d...
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- Hi L., Sounds like you've gotten some great advice. I take care of a 2 year old who likes to cry buckets if things don't go her way. When she starts, I usually jus...
- sounds like you're doing the right things. I do time outs. One minute for her age. Seems to help. She may be bored and need playmates. My daughter really blos...
- Sounds like we are going through this at the same time. Yes my wonderful sweet baby is a terror. We did start the naughty chair/step a week or so ago. It really does w...
Sleep!!!
Asked by M.B. from Biloxi
on September 25, 2007
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My 13 month old will not go to sleep peacefully. I've been allowing her to cry it out. Sometimes I feel awful for this. She screams at the top of her lungs with tea...
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- I think the "crying it out" method may work for some children, and not for others. If it is going to work, it usually works fairly quickly. This should not be going on...
- M., I'm not big on letting them cry it out. We coslept, so it wasn't ever an issue. But as they got older they learned they had to sleep in their own beds. Often I wo...
- I don't know if she has been sleeping in the past or if this is a new problem that has come about. Is she teething? Or have you had any major changes lately? You may w...
16 Mo Old SCREAMING at Bedtime
Asked by K.K. from Minneapolis
on November 13, 2008
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HELP
I am going crazy!
My previously good sleeper has turned into a monster.
We used to just lay her in her crib (after the bedtime routine) and she would go to s...
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- It sounds like a phase... maybe triggered by teeth or developmental changes. My favorite sleep-related book is "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Marc Weissbl...
- K., I've been through this with my kids. My oldest is a great sleeper, but every so many months we hit a patch where he's just terrible and won't go down nice to b...
- Ask Dr Sears Web site is always helpful, as Dr. Sears has never failed me. Read Nighttime Parenting, it saved my life! I don't know if you tried this or how you feel...
