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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Slacker?
Laid back, I would buy.....but slacker?
PumpkinAngel
What about during recess?
PumpkinAngel
But it's not so much an opinion as much as a *fact* that 3 and 5 year olds *are* perfectly capable of playing contently and happily for far longer than a 10 minute stretch.
Try letting them do some problem solving on their own and you will be pleasantly surprised at how much more they are capable of than what you give them credit for. Alot of times when parents are soooooo ready to jump in at any squabble, they come to rely on the parent for the problem solving rather than themselves.
I don't think you give children in general enough credit for adjusting.
PumpkinAngel
Most of the accidents, stitches and one broken bone have occurred while being supervised by a parent or other adult.
PumpkinAngel
Perhaps it isn't an attack, just an observation based on information you've provided here. Perhaps it is even meant to help you.
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