Trevor Morley's Tache
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You just have to be persistent and hold your nerve, because the first time you give in, he's won and he will just keep pressing your buttons.
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Help me get my toddler to sleep
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frimpongs_buzzin
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Yeah, we’ve had barneys over it because one of us gives in just to stop the screaming. It’s torture. I thought I was fairly laid back until I had a child. What really worries me is that people choose to have another baby after they’ve had one! Never again haha.You just have to be persistent and hold your nerve, because the first time you give in, he's won and he will just keep pressing your buttons.
Trevor Morley's Tache
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Only works if you're a doctor apparently.Go on holiday to Portugal and leave the toddler alone in your apartment while you go out for a meal with the wife. Problem solved.
The perennial parenting issue, we are still dealing with our daughter (who will turn 4 this week) often joining us in our bed between 1&3 am - we have a plan of action but waiting until we return from a long upcoming vacation. Vacations always seem to disrupt their sleeping routine, first week back is always a mixed bag of interrupted sleep
Our son was the classic nightmare scenario in that we barely got a normal night of sleep until he was 10-11 months old, the worst time of my life. But it got better once we found a consistent routine and stuck with it
Patience and a regular routine is the general guidelines for ensuring proper sleep habits for kids - I'm sure you've read about the sleep cycles, no pre-bed screen time, sugary foods/drinks etc. but key is routine, sticking to that routine and while mixing it up never let them get into your bed (Like we have with our daughter). It's the cardinal sin that is hard to undo without serious patience because it takes time to undo it
But consistent routine, even involving them in the planning - good luck, it passes but painful until it does
And if it's any consolation, my impression is that most parents lie about how well their kids sleep - if you went by word of mouth, it'd seem no one has any sleep issues when it is the single biggest complaint pediatricians hear about
Our son was the classic nightmare scenario in that we barely got a normal night of sleep until he was 10-11 months old, the worst time of my life. But it got better once we found a consistent routine and stuck with it
Patience and a regular routine is the general guidelines for ensuring proper sleep habits for kids - I'm sure you've read about the sleep cycles, no pre-bed screen time, sugary foods/drinks etc. but key is routine, sticking to that routine and while mixing it up never let them get into your bed (Like we have with our daughter). It's the cardinal sin that is hard to undo without serious patience because it takes time to undo it
But consistent routine, even involving them in the planning - good luck, it passes but painful until it does
And if it's any consolation, my impression is that most parents lie about how well their kids sleep - if you went by word of mouth, it'd seem no one has any sleep issues when it is the single biggest complaint pediatricians hear about
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Trevor Morley's Tache
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Noise cancelling headphones were made for exactly this.Yeah, we’ve had barneys over it because one of us gives in just to stop the screaming. It’s torture. I thought I was fairly laid back until I had a child. What really worries me is that people choose to have another baby after they’ve had one! Never again haha.
es1
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We went through a phase of staying in his room till he fell asleep before sneaking out. Good short term solution but obviously unsustainable in the long run!
frimpongs_buzzin
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Yeah we’ve been doing that for a while now but when he wakes up, whatever time of night, and we’re not there, he screams.We went through a phase of staying in his room till he fell asleep before sneaking out. Good short term solution but obviously unsustainable in the long run!
That may be your problem mate, and the longer you do it for the worse he may get.Yeah we’ve been doing that for a while now but when he wakes up, whatever time of night, and we’re not there, he screams.
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You think you've got problems my daughter is 17 years old and still won't sleep, she has CP and its like having a naughty 2 year old but for the last 15years, so count your blessings and love and cherish them they grow up too quickly well some do haha
frimpongs_buzzin
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Kudos to you mate, that’s another level.You think you've got problems my daughter is 17 years old and still won't sleep, she has CP and its like having a naughty 2 year old but for the last 15years, so count your blessings and love and cherish them they grow up too quickly well some do haha