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: 12-10-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:48am

Slacker....ummm no. The ability to trust my five year old to have fun and act in an appropriate manner when he is with friends without me buzzing around him constantly to remind him how to act....yes.

There is a big difference between slacker and trusting your 5 year old will behave appropriately.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:54am
Or: make a typewritten list of everything you could possibly buy at the store.

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Registered: 07-20-2004
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:57am

BTDT, forgot to buy the t-shirt.

Karen

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Registered: 09-04-1997
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:58am
I think normal children of age three remember events for more than a day. I would think it wildly abnormal if a child of three saw fireworks for the first time and didn't remember doing so the next day.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:59am
There's plenty of time to get annoyed at your children, even if you're gone 47 hours a week. It's not a function of time always.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 10:59am
Thanks! Dd#2 says daddy is 3 now.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 11:01am

"Keeping an eye on the kids is perfectly manageable with minimal effort and without making the gathering stressful or creating a situation that makes adult conversation or relaxation impossible."


That's your opinion, of course totally subjective, with which I totally disagree.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 11:04am

Or, if it's done my way, I obviously am doing something wrong and early childhood intervention should be called.

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Registered: 09-04-1997
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 11:04am
No, you just make what you think are cheap shots such as asking about how my older son's counseling is going.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-08-2005 - 11:05am
I have no idea, because I didn't get to stay up for fireworks until I was 8 or 9, and neither of my

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