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Comment on Night Terrors by Michele

Michele — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:30:50 +0000

I experienced the parent side of nightmares with my son when he was 9. It went on for several months and was draining for both of us. Although it didn’t work every night, I did find that having him get out of bed and have a few sips of water helped. I don’t have scientific evidence to prove it, but I think drinking the water woke him fully, so when he went to sleep he was less likely to return to the bad dream.

I know it is hard as the parent, but I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to stay calm. Even though you’re tired, do your best not to show your anger or frustration. Your child is scared of the dream and should not be scared to come to you for comfort.

These nightmares will end, or your child will learn how to handle them. My son is now almost 18, and since that few month patch in 4th grade has been nightmare-free.

Comment on Battling the Fake Cry by Chris

Chris — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:48:16 +0000

I was a single dad of two girls . I guess I spoiled the littlest one too much because she used this ''fake cry'' too much. Then I got the idea and bought a water gun so when she would start the fake cry of course there were no tears so I would squirt water on her cheeks and tell her that at least you looks like your crying . She would get so mad at me.

Comment on Too Young to be Home Alone? by Lori s.

Lori s. — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:08:22 +0000

That must have been so scary, Louise. I, too, was left home a lot, and agree that it’s not the best decision parents can make! Thank you for your comment.

Comment on Battling the Fake Cry by Michele

Michele — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:17:37 +0000

When my children were little and I heard a fake cry, the first thing I did was look quickly to be sure that they were fine. I avoided making eye contact. If all was fine and it was a fake cry, I then continued to do whatever I had been doing. Often that was enough to help stop the crying. If crying didn’t get attention, they returned to playing, etc. Over time, they realized that fake crying wasn’t the way to get mom’s attention and that it was better to ask or signal for what they wanted.

Comment on Too Young to be Home Alone? by Louise

Louise — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 04:06:14 +0000

Thank you for this article. I wish my parents had read something like this back in the 80′s. It may have prompted them to spend money on a babysitter, instead of leaving me alone home in the evening when I was 11 years old. Someone did try to break into the basement. I heard them trying to force open the lower patio doors. I was terrified, and too shy (?) to call the police (who would have been too late anyway). I pretended we had a family dog and I yelled at the imaginary dog to stop making whatever noise it was. I’m sure whoever was trying to break in did not believe that there was a dog, but thank God decided they didn’t want to deal with a child. After my parents got home they saw that the garage had been broken into and the tractor as well as many tools were stolen. I shudder to think about what would have happened if they were the kind of men who would have taken advantage of a girl alone.

Comment on Everyone Deserves Respect by Ti Ling

Ti Ling — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 15:28:44 +0000

I am very happy with this info, but I may add my own ideas.
in preschool, You should teach y our child that she or he that to not listen to the bullying and stay away from them, if they DO.
Tell the teacher/ trusted caretaker that your being bullied,
Now if they ” Call you over ” ignore them. and if they come after you like ( Walking over to you ) go to your teacher RIGHT away and tell on him.
Now if YOUR child is bullying make him ( or her )
loose their favorite toy for a few hours, make them not be able to watch anything for a day, do simple stuff and if your teacher calls your about your boy rough or your girl spoiled ask the teacher for a everyday ( Mean or Bad thing for your child when bad give them a like take your shows away for a day. but if they are good give them a treat or something fun! I know this isn’t exactly related to the subject but i thought safety was needed.

Comment on Solution: Replace Stolen iPod? by frank Mueller, Jr

frank Mueller, Jr — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:25:23 +0000

I guess I am confused how buying him a new one teaches responsibility. I would think that maybe making him prove he can be responsible with expensive things by having him earn it would be more appropriate. If you bought the first one and he was irresponsible, how does it make you a better parent by buying a new one? To me that is enabling. If he has to earn it, that will give him a better understanding on what things cost and maybe he will learn his lesson and be more responsible. I think kids will look at you with more respect when you don’t caudal them and teach them instead of just “forgive” a mistake. Any situation as a parent is an opportunity for you to teach.

Comment on Predicament: Replace Stolen iPod? by Michele

Michele — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:00:31 +0000

I think there are a couple options. First, giving him a new iPod as a Christmas gift could work. Unless, of course, you don’t really count it as one of his gifts, and he gets the usual amount of gifts plus the iPod. A second option would be to split the cost of the iPod with your son. We have done that in similar instances with our kids. Making the price half of what it should be makes it more realistic and faster for the teen to earn that amount. However, it still is a big enough amount that they have to work to earn it.

Comment on Bullying by Name

Name — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:46:50 +0000

I would do whatever i needed to do to make sure my child was comfortable,safe,happy,and wanting to go to school not dreding going to school. I as a parent would read learn and try to understand how to make sure my child is content and happy about going to school, because i would never want any child to ever feel that emptiness, scared, numb to life feeling i would try to do whatever possible to avoid that from ever happining!

Comment on Six Ways to Make Ultrasounds Less Uncomfortable by Pregnancy Health in the News | Your Parenting Info

Pregnancy Health in the News | Your Parenting Info — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 14:01:41 +0000

[...] even a couple of glasses of wine a week — she’s given us one more tip to pass on about making your ultrasound a better experience. Drinking two liters of water before the test, instead of just one, can raise the level of your [...]