WOH and sleeping issues

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Registered: 09-15-2003
WOH and sleeping issues
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Sun, 05-22-2005 - 10:34am

We were at a dinner party last night at the home of one of dh's coworkers. They have 2 boys, 6 and 4. They have a bunch of sleeping issues (kids 'scared' at night, won't fall asleep in their own bed, won't go to bed without mom or dad cuddling them, etc.) The mom blames herself because since she works all day and misses them so much she tends to cuddle with them late at night and they fall asleep in a pile on the bed all together. She said that if she SAH, they wouldn't have the same issues.


I sah. For us, bed time is a rigid, welcome respite at the end of the day. Dh has no desire to keep them up either, lol.

Meldi

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 3:13pm
I wouldn't be willing to tend to others' children at a party, even if they would "spell" me later in the party.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 3:15pm
Hey Meldi I still stress when Joey misses his nap, and he's

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Registered: 11-12-2003
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 3:16pm
I just can't imagine that.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 3:17pm
At least yours slept through until dawn.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 3:19pm
We keep telling you - no, babies do not sleep no matter what.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 3:20pm
No wonder you don't keep a nap schedule. NEVER had children so overtired they can't sleep (!!!)

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 3:23pm
We had a doozy last night.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 3:24pm
My 3 year old has yet to say it, but when my 5 year old says it, I tell him what my mother told me.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 3:25pm

Why do they need an audience?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 3:26pm
But they do have very enjoyable, child and age appropriate social lives.

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