Sleeping Habits: Toddler, Simplicity

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Reactions to Putting a Dog to Sleep

Sadly, we need to put our dog to sleep this afternnon. My 4 year old daughter absolutely loves our dog and has never known life without him. We have been preparing her for this for a few months now, telling her that he will go to the vet and that the vet will take him up to Heaven where he can play with her Pap Pap. She seems to comprehend, albeit on a very simple level. I'm wondering if anyone else has gone through this and how their child reacted. I know that each child will react differently, but any insight will help so we can prepare...

Soothing & Comforting

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Can a Child Learn to Self Soothe at Night If Even I Can't Soothe Him Sometimes?

I asked yesterday about what to do with my "bad sleeper" two year old. His 3.5 week old brother sleeps better than he does or ever did, and with two of them, I am at my wit's end. When I asked what to do about it yesterday, I got the very sensible advice that its time for him to sleep in his own bed and learn to self soothe at night. Right now he sleeps with me, and even daddy can't get him to sleep. Apparently, the four days I was in the hospital were a nightmare, and my mom was there to help, too. About one third of the time, he...

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2 Year Old Birthday

Any suggestions on throwing a 2 year old birthday party in the Fall? My...