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
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:10am
Again, I disagree re: cause and effect.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:12am
How many times have your children broken limbs or had stitches or caused same in another child?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:12am

Congratulations, you and dogma totally agree. As I told her, you're entitled to your opinion.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:14am
Yes ma'am.

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Registered: 11-12-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:15am
Some kids (like mine, for example) sleep in the car regardless if they are tired or when they woke up.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:16am
As I believe I've posted, we socialize a lot without any children.

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Registered: 01-29-2004
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:16am

LOL at free babysitting! I think you're onto something here.

We've had friends over our house for New Years. It's very casual, but everyone usually hires a babysitter. One year however we had 2 families bring their 6 children. Maybe it's because they were co-sleeping families, but they drove around (as in get on the highway for the sole purpose of putting the children to sleep) before coming into our house at 9 pm so the kids would fall asleep in the car. Then transfer to beds upstairs.

But the children woke each other up around 11 pm. The children were of course cranky, and the New Years ball drop was completely overlooked because the focus turned to the 6 cranky children. I think everyone ~ the children especially ~ would have been much happier if all of the parents had just hired babysitters for the night.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:17am
All of you posting on this thread are just more laid back, slacker parents than I am.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:19am

If that's how typical 5 year olds act, they should be supervised closely so as not to start fights or break things.

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Registered: 03-12-2005
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:20am
Laid back, yes. Slacker? Not by a long shot.

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