prose Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Ugh. I am tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I could have started this thread the other day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasJis Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Whatever happened to spankings, taking things away, locking the door, etc.? We used to take stuffed animals away, toys, pillows, blankets... My daughter once ended up exhausted sleeping on the floor. We didn't have bed problems for a month. It's tough to be a parent, but we volunteered for the job. I remembered once, when she was about 7, she wouldn't stay in her bed so we made her get up and sit in the bathroom with all the lights on and the fan on for an hour. She learned it's boring to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Sometimes babies are just sick and they can't sleep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 My parents sometimes locked my door when I couldn't sleep and it would scare me to death. I don't think I could ever do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Read them the telephone book if you have one, run the sweeper or an air conditioner or something else that makes white noise. Or lock the door, put your arms firmly around them and go to sleep. We had a family bed so it was really never an issue for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Reading the telephone book would put me to sleep! : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inDEED Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 [quote name='jasJis' date='Aug 18 2005, 04:51 AM']Whatever happened to spankings, taking things away, locking the door, etc.? We used to take stuffed animals away, toys, pillows, blankets... My daughter once ended up exhausted sleeping on the floor. We didn't have bed problems for a month. It's tough to be a parent, but we volunteered for the job. I remembered once, when she was about 7, she wouldn't stay in her bed so we made her get up and sit in the bathroom with all the lights on and the fan on for an hour. She learned it's boring to stay up. [right][snapback]688783[/snapback][/right] [/quote] That sounds right... I've heard that the worst thing you can do is allow your child to sleep with you...they'll never want to sleep alone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 [quote name='inDEED' date='Aug 18 2005, 11:35 AM']That sounds right... I've heard that the worst thing you can do is allow your child to sleep with you...they'll never want to sleep alone... [right][snapback]688858[/snapback][/right] [/quote] It's not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, climbing into bed with mom and dad can be comforting when they're sick or have had a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 (edited) Nope. And what is so great about sleeping alone... When you have a family bed, they fall asleep quickly, but you have the rest of the house to yourself, then you can come back to bed later. : Edited August 18, 2005 by cmotherofpirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inDEED Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 [quote name='prose' date='Aug 18 2005, 03:07 AM']Ugh. I am tired. [right][snapback]688769[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Aug 18 2005, 09:38 AM']Nope. And what is so great about sleeping alone... When you have a family bed, they fall asleep quickly, but you have the rest of the house to yourself, then you can come back to bed later. : [right][snapback]688863[/snapback][/right] [/quote] We have sort of a pseudo-family bed. Our children start out in their own beds (usually-- sometimes they fall asleep in ours). They can come in to our bed if they should wake up in the night. Usually, they don't. We have noticed that as they get older they don't come in as often. Ie, they learn to "sleep alone.' (as if that's an important life skill)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole8223 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 *taking lots of mental notes for when i have children* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Forget the mental notes. Write it all down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 Well, she fell asleep from 8-9:30, but then I had to go to work. I think today is going to be a looooooooooooooooooooooooong day!!! I am exhausted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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