Posts by SandraS

I let them climb. It's actually been nice because starting around that time they can get up on the counter and get their own snacks. They can climb anywhere. I think it's wonderful. No, I don't feel I'm endangering them. Four kids...

Around 18 months (pretty much when they can get there), they play in the backyard alone. It's fenced and safe for children. I love that they will spend hours out there in the sandbox, on the swing or trampoline, playing with balls,...

Quote: Originally Posted by srs I've read all the earlier bedtime = more sleep stuff too, and it has never been my personal experience. An earlier "normal" bedtime, like 7pm, generally means I get woken up at...

Quote: Originally Posted by npd So would you tell the child who needs to go to sleep that her brother gets to stay up? Absolutely. There are going to be many many things in life the younger one won't be...

I have two older children who never did one day of preschool - they both walk upright, speak in complete sentences, are healthy, and on the honor roll. I think kids under the age of 5 should eat dirt and build with blocks and play on...

Quote: Originally Posted by BetterTogether Thanks in advance... I feel like a lousy parent - especially because I wouldn't let the nurse run the test until the doctor explained it all to me. I'm one of "those"...

I'm not sure if it's too late for you or not, but from day 1, I ensured babes slept with all the noise going on around them. I never put a baby to sleep in a dark quiet room away from the family. They nurse/rock/cuddle to sleep in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by npd On the other hand, it seems silly to confine DS to his bed for two hours of awake time when I would love some quiet one on one time with him after the other two are asleep... ...

Quote: Originally Posted by readytobedone now that we're home, she wants the same thing. last night, i tried to lie with her in her room till she fell asleep, but she really wanted to get up. finally we got up and she...

Shortly after they turned two, all of mine stopped napping.