tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post6710353188767075507..comments2023-09-28T06:41:43.408-05:00Comments on Fairly Odd Mother: NightmaresFairly Odd Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-44406399874307099452011-11-19T21:13:22.723-05:002011-11-19T21:13:22.723-05:00I bring my kids (7 and 4) to bed and stay with the...I bring my kids (7 and 4) to bed and stay with them until they sleep. It takes between 10 to 20 min but I never once had cries or not wanting to go to bed ;). It is so easy and in the time I just think about the day or what I want to do tomorrow :D.Katharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058152160422254621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-4309377047920975072011-10-07T20:45:30.386-05:002011-10-07T20:45:30.386-05:00By chance, we got this book out of the library yes...By chance, we got this book out of the library yesterday. I thought of you. I thought of us. Oh, to have a full night's sleep...<br /><br />Jake Stays Awake: http://www.amazon.com/Jake-Stays-Awake-Michael-Wright/dp/031236797XMrs. Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16514190814188412732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-36446121451203303642011-10-05T14:01:52.038-05:002011-10-05T14:01:52.038-05:00My sympathies. Mine are only 4 and 6, but we strug...My sympathies. Mine are only 4 and 6, but we struggle with bedtime NIGHTLY around here. <br /><br />One or two trips downstairs for an extra kiss or whatever is fine, but sometimes it goes on forEVER until I just want to cry. <br /><br />I have had success with a couple of things. <br /><br />First, they get to read in bed before it's lights out. <br /><br />Second (with my daughter), if she really seems uneasy, I give her my pillow to cuddle. Bizarrely, this works really well to get her to sleep. I miss that extra pillow at night, but....<br /><br />Third, if they are just inventing reasons to get up, I tell them that awake kids can be cleaning kids. And I make them go pick up toys until they are wailing that they want to go to bed. I've only had to make them do it a few times, now the threat works.<br /><br />Good Luck.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766716788178729762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-17280723440033184402011-10-05T07:22:57.299-05:002011-10-05T07:22:57.299-05:00I have an 8 & 10 (plus 6) year old that can...I have an 8 & 10 (plus 6) year old that can't go to sleep on their own either. I dread the whole bedtime thing. By the time we get everyone settled, its usually close to 10! I sympathize.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634491849442118492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-77539742637600237772011-10-04T21:46:41.760-05:002011-10-04T21:46:41.760-05:00Yes, somewhere around 9 years old, they realize ho...Yes, somewhere around 9 years old, they realize how big and alien the rest of the world can be. My daughter had nightmares every night for over a year. It was awful.<br /><br />Do the girls share a room? Would that help?Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-39687649265052310832011-10-04T21:42:12.779-05:002011-10-04T21:42:12.779-05:00My son (almost 9) goes through periods where he...My son (almost 9) goes through periods where he's afraid to sleep alone, etc. He says he gets nightmares. It's sad that young kids are having bad dreams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-28455589857250051462011-10-04T21:16:28.149-05:002011-10-04T21:16:28.149-05:00I've gone through this a few different times w...I've gone through this a few different times with E, who is now almost 7. It's so maddening, and it's just like you describe. The bathroom trips. The anxiety. The last minute panicky questions about [insert thing to be worried about here]. The fact that we'll go for a while where it's good, then BAM. Suddenly I'm extra tired and stressed too.<br /><br />Of course, I know my getting angry won't help, but sometimes (many times) it comes out and just makes things worse.<br /><br />Fortunately, sometimes I can remember to be calm and that usually helps. I just wish it didn't take so long for me to remember that.Billhttp://www.daddyistired.comnoreply@blogger.com