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Sibling Sleeping Together?
Asked by S.Z. from San Luis Obispo
on September 7, 2009
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I have a 2yr. old and 1yr. old who need to sleep in the same room together! Right now the 1yr. old is in the living room because we were waiting for him to sleep thro...
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- From what I've always heard from friends with two little ones in the same room, they don't generally wake each other up. I think you'll be ok putting them in together...
- Hi S., it sounds a little like you have created a couple bad habits with your 2 year old, light on radio, play till he falls a sleep, if you don't break this routine q...
- My kids have shared a room for as long as we've had two kids - they're 19 months apart - and it's fine. They're used to each other and the crying, generally, won't wa...
Re: What to Do?
Asked by S.T. from Phoenix
on February 17, 2008
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I have two beautiful little ladies. The oldest is 7 and the younger one is 3. Lately, I have noticed more resentment from my 7 year old toward my 3 year old. I have...
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- Maybe there is somthing going on at school that you don't know about. Check with her teachers and ask her. There are a couple of great books: Beyond Sibling Rivalry a...
- There is a wonderful book that has been around awhile, but is still a great resource for parents with children. "Sibling Rivalry" by two women who also wrote "How to T...
- I take a different approach; my 7yr old & 3 yr old fight as well. If you let them know that it hurts you when they hurt their sibling, it takes on a different tone. "...
When Is to Early to Have Another Child?
Asked by T.G. from Dallas
on September 2, 2009
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Moms,
I wanted to know when is to early to have your next baby. I have a son that is 5 and a daughter that is 3. I didn't know that my husband wanted anymore children...
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- I wanted my kids out of the baby stage before I had the next one. My kids are 2 1/2 years apart and 4 years apart. They are all close. I think it depends on the per...
- There is no correct answer to your question. While it may fun for the kids to have siblings close in age, it does not mean they are guaranteed to be close when they gr...
- Hey T., I have 3 children 3 1/2, 2, and 3 mths. I never wanted to just get one out of the baby stage just to start all over, I wanted to get done with the baby stages...
Teenage Girls Fighting All the Time!!!help!!
Asked by M.H. from Dallas
on March 7, 2008
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I am needing help with my 14 year old and my 12 year old they seem to be getting at each others throat every 5 minutes.they are at the age that they try and compete wi...
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- I have a 15 yo son and 14 yo daughter.......I have finally found what works....you have to find what they really don't want to loose and make clear boundaries......one...
- M., this is a very difficult question to ask... but because of my personal experience, I'm going to go ahead and ask it. Is there any possibility that the girls per...
- There is an item called Rescue Remedy that you can get rom the health food store. It works wonders. It is made from flowers. It is good for stress, so you could tak...
Siblings Who Fight
Asked by M.V. from Cincinnati
on September 12, 2006
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I have a six year old boy and a three year old boy who fight like there is no tomorrow. I don't know how to stop them from fighting so much. My six year old is so me...
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- I know this seems like a crazy thing to do but I have seen it work for many people, including myself and our 9Yr. old daughter and 6 yr. old son: Make them sit on the ...
- Dear M., I can understand where you are coming from with those boys. My three sons, 7, 5, and 18 mos. can be quite rough with each other. I found that if I don't sp...
- Hi, the only thing I could add would be that maybe they are overbooked. Maybe a little more down time (if possible). Kim
Helping My Kids Adjust to Their Half-sister's Gender Change
Asked by L.S. from Chicago
on May 13, 2008
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My 3 kids - girl (4), boy (3), and boy (almost 4 mos.) - have a 19-year-old half-sister from my husband's first marriage who I will call "Laura". Laura lives in NYC, ...
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- It sounds like Laura needs some counseling or more parental guidance. Maybe you can suggest it to your husband? Why does he let her have control? (calling her "he" and...
- You poor dear I feel badly for you it sounds like your doing everything right so try not to feel bad about yourself, I think she has had resentment towards you for a ...
- L., your situation is so very unique... I don't know that I could give you advice from a point of view that has been 'there', but I think I can empathize with the ...
Advice on Spacing Siblings
Asked by S.W. from Salt Lake City
on May 9, 2008
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Right now I have two wonderful boys and lately have been feeling that it is time to try for another, which is a little frightening to me because it seems like a huge c...
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- My two oldest sons are exactly 2 years 3 months apart. It was so much fun to have two but so much work with them being so close in age. Now we have a wonderful baby ...
- I have two boys exactly 4 years apart to the day and am pregnant with my third who will be about 23 months younger than the second. I am nervous about having them this...
- I only have two, not three, but they are a little over 2 years apart, and I really like it. They play together really well now that the younger one is a toddler. You n...
My Father Is Dying & Trouble with Family
Asked by S.L. from Kansas City
on February 27, 2008
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I just need some insight from people that have been through similar. I am trying hard to stay out of the family "stuff" right now. But it's hard not being drug in.
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- Dear S., I am sorry for all that your going through, but your dad would not be put on hospice unless he was dying and he didn't want any "heroic" measures taken. I...
- I would just distance yourself from your family. It sounds like you have different morals than they do. Our pastor was just talking about this a few Sundays ago. Some...
- Suzie,sounds like my family to a T, there is really nothing you can do, but say good bye to your dad and leave it at that, I had to do that with 2 sisters 2 years ago,...
Big Changes Coming Our Way in Approx 8 Weeks! a Little Brother!
Asked by K.Z. from St. Louis
on October 19, 2007
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Hi moms,
Some of you probably have more than one child, and have felt the same feelings, I have had recently. How will my 30 month old deal with a new sibling? She...
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- I only have one daughter so Im sorry that I cant share anything with you about that dilemma. I have heard of people buying the toddler a baby doll and teach the child ...
- 1. You will not know how she will react until he comes home. HOWEVER, I would suggest you get a special doll and teach her. 2. I would form outings with the babysit...
- Hi there, congrats on the new baby! When I was pregnant with baby #2, #3, and #4 the best thing I found to introduce the new baby was to involve the previous child/ch...
Should Siblings Share a Bedroom?
Asked by A.B. from Redding
on August 10, 2008
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I asked this question last week and got no responses so I thought I would try one more time. My 2 1/2 yr. old daughter's room is right across from ours and our 1 yr. ...
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- I'd follow the suggestion of the mother prior to me. Start with seeing how it goes BEFORE changing the other's room to a playroom. The other thing that I would be conc...
- My first 2 children shared a bedroom for many years . My daughter was 3 1/2 or 4 when we moved our son age 1 1/2 or 2 out of our bedroom. They shared until this year w...
- they are still babies basically so the fact they are different sexes doesn't matter at this point. I had a 3yr old and a 5yr old sharing a bedroom for a short time. Yo...
