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Wow Farseer, it's nice to see you back. You and I have so many things in common, specially the way we think our children should be raised. I agree 100% in all the things you have said so far and it makes me feel better as a mother to know there are other mothers out there who think like me
It would be so good if you can adopt a child and your daughter can grow up with a bro or a sister. I think it's not good that children can grow up alone, they need somebody to count on .  Thanks for your tips! please give some more if you have them. I have a very spirited child and I need as much as help as I can get.

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Wow Farseer, it's nice to see you back. You and I have so many things in common, specially the way we think our children should be raised. I agree 100% in all the things you have said so far and it makes me feel better as a mother to know there are other mothers out there who think like me

Thank you for that!  I was on vacation for a week, and when i got back , your server was down.. and then I got busy with other things......   anyway...

I don't know what I would have done when my son was small if it weren't for La Leche League.  They were such a support for me, and many of the moms held the same ideals for raising kids -- bedsharing, nursing until the _child_ is ready to wean, etc etc etc.  So I feel like I'm sort of "paying it back" if I can help another mom!

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It would be so good if you can adopt a child and your daughter can grow up with a bro or a sister. I think it's not good that children can grow up alone, they need somebody to count on .

I don't know if it will happen or not, it is just a nagging thought in the back of my mind.  It would be wonderful (at least I think it would be)!

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Thanks for your tips! please give some more if you have them. I have a very spirited child and I need as much as help as I can get.

You're quite welcome!

Roz

How Do You Get Children To Sleep? Reviews Consumer & Travel Family Culture

Since I stopped breastfeeding my son sleeps all through the night! The problem is that for 3 and a half years I have not sleep properly so my body is not used to it as yet....

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My granson used to be a real problem sleeping. I used to rock him to sleep in the rocking chair that I have that used to belong to my grandmother. I generally don't have a problem getting him to sleep now although I know his mother still does. He likes to sleep with me, but the rule is he has to fall asleep in his own bed first, so if I am having trouble getting him to sleep I just remind him that he needs to be asleep before I go to bed or he won't be able to sleep in my bed. This generally works. I try to only let him sleep with me one of the two nights he is with me on the weekends because I don't sleep as well when he is in my bed as I do when he is not.

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I have to say that I have been blessed in that my children have been able to sleep on their own without much coaching and intervention from my wife and myself. Our 11-month old, all you have to do is put him in the crib and close the door and he will go to sleep. The one measure we take, which started because he was very colicky the first 2 months, is that we have a fan in his room which produces a lot of white noise. This tends to help him sleep better, and we have had to bring it with us on vacations because of that.
On the topic of bed sharing, I believe this is a decision that the parents need to make, and that there isnt a wrong or right here. My wife and I have decided to not share our bed with our kids, the exceptions being when they are sick and want to cuddle or if they have a bad dream. From a marriage perspective, we would like to maintain our privacy and intimacy, while still being parents, and it was our belief that bed sharing would infringe on that. Also we are very crabby when either one of us does not get enough sleep, and being miserable because of a bad nights sleep is not worth sharing our bed with our kids if there are alternatives. We do employ the open door policy as I mentioned before, so that our 9-year old, and our younger one, when he is old enough to do so, can freely come in during the night if they are afraid, had a bad dream, dont feel well, etc.

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Hubster and I have been ahving a heck of a time lately with our 3 y/o son. He naps at daycare around 1 pm for 1-2 hours. Bedtime is generally 8 pm. I try to get the boys headed in that direction starting about 7:30. We have a routine: potty, pull-ups, brushing teeth, reading for 15-30 minutes, then hugs & kisses. The only variation is that on nights when they take a bath, we head upstairs at 7.

Thomas (6), conks right out, thanks in part to meds he takes for ADHD. Colin is another story. We recently took down the baby gate that used to keep them away from the stairs. Since then Colin, after having been presumably tucked in for the night, makes his way downstairs to the living room where hubster and I are. We end up taking several turns escorting him back to his room only to have him wander back down.

He doesn't seem the least bit tired while all this is going on. He often wants, and gets, a small drink of water, juice or milk. He wants to watch cartoons. He wants to play. He wants to have conversations. He wants to do everything but sleep! The whole cycle can last for up to 2 hours. Then, to top it all off, he sometimes wakes up again around 2-3 am and will stay up for a while. When he's finally ready to go back to sleep he insists on being in our bed. Hubster objects to this more often than not. Anyway...

We're seriously thinking of having Colin evaluated for ADHD, as he tends to be overly-energetic, has the attention span of a gnat, and is prone to getting into trouble frequently. I know his behavior isn't diet related, as we're very strict about his sugar intake (including fruits, etc.), and he gets practically no caffiene (tea, soda, chocolate, etc.) I feel 3 y/o is probably fairly early to need meds, but something's got to give!

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The Bedtime Battle

It's the biggest struggle of the day for most parents: putting their children to bed for the night. In the 1980s, Dr. Richard Ferber popularized a method of dealing with difficult sleepers that became synonymous with tough love. Parents let their children "cry it out." But could this bedtime strategy harm your child's development?
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Baby up at night? Inactivity may be a culprit. New research suggests babies who are less active get less sleep, something new parents may want to consider when looking for possible solutions for the long, sleepless nights. Source 8c.