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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 05:36 PM Original message |
Parenting help required please! |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hmm... |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-03-08 01:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
36. Tis a nice idea... and thanks for your thoughts... |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hi Mark |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sorry I overlooked last line of your story |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. It's what I'm coming around to. |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. Make HIS room friendly and familiar for the homecoming, maybe even with an item or... |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. We've tried... he's had a hand in arranging his room... |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. I've never faced a situation like this so I'm not sure how good this advice is. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 07:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. It really is a nice idea and we have tried it with a "pallet on the floor"... |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. Naw. No trailer trash remarks from me. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. ;) |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. He'll move when he's ready. If he's resistant, he's probably not ready. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Yeah, that's what Im thinking now too... |
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Tallison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. As a nurse I kind of agree |
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secondwind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. Relax..... it's called "Attachment Parenting", and it is very popular.... |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 07:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Yeah and it got me thinking too. |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'm no expert, just a mom and a grandma...but sounds to me as though |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Lying to children is AWESOME! |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. But you feel awful guilty afterwards though. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. It's an idea I'll run by mummy... |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. If he's going to be in the hospital for 2 weeks, |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I wonder what will happen this time... |
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marzipanni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. My (now 13 year old) son slept in a 'sidecar bed' my husband built. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. That is neat - a built sidecar bed :) |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. I don't have my own kids, but I can tell you this |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 07:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. As others have said... I've made a decision |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
21. Do which ever you prefer. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 08:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Well I got lots of ideas, and thanks for your advice. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. We had that problem with my oldest daughter. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Another good idea! Thanks! nt |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
25. When my husband leaves town, I don't sleep well in the bed alone for the first few days |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 08:09 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. True: Son and wife sleep better together. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
30. Bribery. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-03-08 12:18 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Tried it... hence the "deal". |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
33. Honestly? |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-03-08 12:21 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I like the idea of a lock on the door... |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-03-08 06:34 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Sneaking in after I fell asleep |
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momto3 (497 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-03-08 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
38. My daughter was the same way. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-03-08 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
39. I would suggest slowly trying to break him of it |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-03-08 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
40. sounds to me like he'll be broken of that habit in the hospital |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-03-08 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
41. Healthy Sleep habits, Healthy Child |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-03-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
42. How about putting a sleeping bag on the floor of your room? |
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