WOH and sleeping issues
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WOH and sleeping issues
| 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.

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Thumbs down to that. Talk about causing yourself undue stress. The motion of a car easily puts a sleepy child to sleep. If a child takes a 10 minute catnap in the car, he can get enough energy to be awake for several hours which is never a good thing at night time.
And forcing candy on a child who hasn't even asked for it? Just so you can keep him awake? That's just selfish on your part.
I have, more than once.
But you CAN'T reuse the grounds. You HAVE to load the kids in the car and go to the store immediately.
Meldi
Haven't you ever been so overtired that you couldn't unwind? Ever heard of getting a 'second wind'? Why wouldn't a child get so hopped up on the excitement of the day that he got a second wind? A sleep schedule provides rest at regular intervals for kids. Just like regular mealtimes and baths. All part of everyday health.
I resent the notion that I did my child a life-long disservice by not having the occassion to make them sleep at a fireworks display. I've tried to get my child to nap (but, then maybe she's just been transitioning out of them since she was 3 months old and didn't 'need' a nap) at various family parties and get togethers in different locations, on and on, because, like yourself, I am all for a good time. Each and everytime, no nap, cranky child. Could it be (gasp!) that MY child just prefers quiet for sleeping? That some kids are 'light sleepers' just like their parents? Isn't there something that rules such functions in humans? Hmmm....what's that word....genes?
Meldi
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