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11/7/09 at 1:58am
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Originally Posted by pishajane View Post
it seems that they actually like getting into trouble. Anything off limits to them is just seen as a challenge.

ETA: As for the sleeping issue with your son, could you put him in a stroller and go for a walk with the baby in a sling? Would that work? I have also used the car quite successfully in getting them to sleep.
From what I've been told, they like the negative attention. Negative attention is better than no attention. With three overwhelming little ones, you probably have little time to give them as much positive attention as you would like.

What I did was to truly walk away. Unless it was a serious safety issue, I just ignored it. If it was a safety issue, I'd gently, without emotions, remove the hazard, or remove them from the hazard. This really does work. You just have to be consistent.

Regarding the sleep thing. The problem with the car is if they both fall asleep. She wakes up as soon as you stop the car, so if she hasn't slept enough she's not going to sleep more and her nap opportunity is shot. He will transfer out of the car the first 20 minutes or so, but as his nap gets further along he is more likely to wake up. So if they both fall asleep early on I am left driving for 2 hours. I have done that many, many times. I can't afford the gas and it makes me crazy.

He won't sleep in the stroller.
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