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71/2 Yr Old Son Afraid to Sleep in His Room
Asked by C.Y. from San Diego
on September 1, 2009
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I have two boys ages 5 and 7. Within the past two weeks my older son has been crying everynight before he goes to bed that he doesnt want to sleep alone even though hi...
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- It sounds like he is afraid of the dark, which is pretty normal for a 7 year old. At that age, kids become increasingly creative and imaginative, but they do not nece...
- Could he be worried about the new school year? Kids often internalize their fears. Nightmares often comes with fear.
- It seems out of the ordinary that only in the past 2 weeks... hes has been crying every night before bed and seems afraid to be alone and will need to sleep with his l...
Toddler Sleep Problems
Asked by M.R. from Norfolk
on September 29, 2006
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My 22 month old started jumping out of his crib so he is already in a toddler bed. Problem is he doesn't stay in it and will go to the door and cry and bang on it unt...
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- Not sure about this, but a guy at my husband's work told us how he was having a similar problem with his little girl. He and his wife (your husband may want to have s...
- My daughter has been in a Toddler bed since about 18 months and she has done the same thing. I tried the gate first and she would climb over it. Then I would shut th...
- First let me say Thank You for fighting for our country and being a part in defending our freedom. It sounds to me like you nailed it on the head, he knows daddy wi...
Twins Not Napping/sleeping Well
Asked by S.M. from Milwaukee
on November 12, 2008
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I have 8 month old twin boys who are not napping well. They each nap only 30-45 minutes twice a day. They will go to sleep, but one will wake up, then it's all over. O...
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- I used the Babywise book approach with my twins. I think I started it around 3 months. It took about a week before they were in the routine, but it worked WONDERS!!!...
- kids go through phases and there is only so much you can do. I'm sure it's especially hard trying to do it with two, one is hard enough.. Don't stress out about it, i...
- they might be teething, so try your methods to soothe their teething pains.... make sure that they arent too hot or too cold... use white noise if you can (this and a ...
Help!!!
Asked by J.F. from Dallas
on March 6, 2008
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Hey everyone. So I am having a bit of a situation..My daughter who we love & adore...has a sleeping problem. Not so much that she can't sleep its just that she has her...
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- One thing that might help is making sure you have noise and lights on during the day hours. When it's night time, make sure light are off and keep the noise level to ...
- Hi J., Welcome to mommyhood. You're going to get a TON of advice on this one. If there's one thing we moms love to do it's dish out advice on what worked for us i...
- Here is what I would suggest.... Get the book "Secrets of the Baby Whisperer" and put your daughter on the EASY plan so you can incorporate more activity (read: awake...
My 10 Month Baby Is Still Waking up All Through the night....HELP!
Asked by C.T. from Lafayette
on February 24, 2009
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I am a first time mom and so exhausted! My little girl wakes up all through the night. She sometimes will sleep for 2 hours after I lay her down at night but other ...
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- Hi C. - I have a 3&1/2 year-old who only just recently started sleeping through the night - and she actuall still wakes some. At 10 months old she also woke up many t...
- I recommend this site: http://www.babywhispererforums.com/ Post your question and they'll help you with a plan. There is no quick fix, but you can do this and both...
- Hello! My 15mo old baby girl just now started to sleep through the night... she was breastfed too and loved to sleep with me (she tossed and turned and woke up a lot)....
11 Month Old Not Falling to Sleep Well
Asked by L.R. from Chicago
on March 10, 2009
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Our 11 month old (gestational age is 9 1/2 mos as he was 6 wks premature) has been a very good sleeper since about 4 months. Typically falling to sleep very easily wi...
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- During the waking hours, teach him how to 'sit down' on his own. Sing the ring around the rosie song and when you get to the "we all fall down" part, gently bend his ...
- First of all, it seems you are really doing a good job trying different methods to help your son learn how to go asleep again. We went through almost exactly the same...
- I had an issue with sleeping as well and found the book "Baby Wise" to be very helpful. It states that after a cold and "special treat's" like sleeping with mom n dad,...
Crib to Toddler Bed
Asked by K.S. from Detroit
on June 3, 2009
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I am wondering if I should switch my 27 month old son's crib into his toddler bed. It seems like everyone I talk to says their child or children were out of their cri...
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- Doesn't really matter. He's way too young and self-centred to have any idea of the demented social pressure to never, ever be babyish in any way at all... as long as h...
- My daughter is 3 1/2 and still happy in her crib.. the side is down and she can climb in.. but she still cant climb out. she is nto a real climber we will proba...
- i think you should put him into the toddler bed for safety reasons just in case he may want to climb out.
2Yo Twins Crying EVERY Night When They Go to Bed
Asked by A.M. from Waco
on April 9, 2009
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We have tried everything. Routine of bath, story- bed. They figured out after story was bedtime so they didn't like to read. We want them to enjoy books so we changed ...
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- Hi A.- My only suggestion is to decide on the routine that YOU like the best and stick with it! At this point they've figured out that if they cry they might get s...
- I couldn't agree more with the advice already given! Consistency is the key! They'll get used to it, eventually.
- My son does the same thing. I just tell him it is time to go to bed and I will see him in the morning. My husband and I let him cry himself to sleep. They will get ove...
Child Screamming at Night Unless We Sleep with Him
Asked by P.S. from Spartanburg
on February 25, 2009
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my three old got freaked out by a storm the other night and ever since then when he goes to sleep at night or nap, someone has to be standing right outside his door wh...
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- I would suggest talking to him about rainstorms in general. My son that is now 4 had the same problem. We had a very scientific talk about what thunder is and rain etc...
- Hi, P.! Everyone had some great suggestions about easing his mind about the storms. My four year old is fearful, as well. Doesn't help with all of these Spring-li...
- My little sister went through this and the only thing that helped was actually exposing her to more storms to let her know that they werent going to hurt her. Its just...
My 8 1/2 Month Old Son Won't Sleep Through the Night......
Asked by T.W. from Fort Smith
on May 22, 2007
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When my son goes to bed for the night, usually he drinks his whole bottle and he is out from 10:30/11 to about 7. But, for the last week or so he won't drink his whole...
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- I have twins that are now 7 years old. I can relate to a child not sleeping through the night. Maybe you could feed him a fresh fruit like a mashed up banana before be...
- my suggestion would be - if he usually goes to bed at 10:30, around 9:30 or 10 (before he gets too sleepy) feed him some baby food, like bannanas, something easy to di...
- If he's teething, that could explain both not finishing the bottle and waking up. Teething is painful, no two ways about it. Chances are, when the nipple starts hurtin...
