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1. Very cool! I'll have to think about it and see if I have any questions for her. Right now ds is transitioning from 2 naps to 1, and it's actually working very well. I've bumped his nap later and made his bedtime a bit earlier and he goes to bed very easily now. I've started nursing him to sleep in bed (instead of on my lap in my chair) and when he's finished he rolls over and goes right to sleep. I hope to be able to get him into a nice routine that dh can help with by the time #2 comes along (if I ever get pg, ha!).      by jana
   
2. please ask for tips on getting my almost 3 yr old to listen to me....HAHA
   i can ask & ask nicely & not until i raise my voice or explain something may be lost does she even react. HELP!
   i've tried the eye level approach & explain what i expect of her (what i call the instructions) and she will comply for a short time & then wander off & not listen when i ask her to come back. (eg: at the park, walking in the mall, sitting at the table, etc...)      by mommiesinmotionattypark
   
3. I too need help with getting a 3 year old to listen to me. I have read many books and tried many techniques. My 3 year old is VERY stubborn so when he makes up his mind that he doesn't want to do something then it's almost impossible to get him to change it-HELP!!!!      by nicolef888
   
4. Also forgot to mention, if you would rather PM me your question that would be fine too. I will post all of the Q&A in a separate thread once they are all done and answered.      by Csara
   
5. I am dealing with a very defiant, destructive 27 month old. If she is doing something wrong, such as throwing blocks, and I start to come toward her, the block throwing becomes more intense until I remove her from them. Sometimes she'll go into the bathroom, lift the lid, and start splashing. Again, when I try to get to her to stop the behavior, the splashing gets more intense.
   At this point I feel that she knows right from wrong. How do I get her to stop doing the wrong things repeatedly?      by RedBedHead
   
6. I put my baby to bed around 7, but he usually wakes up after about an hour and won't go back to bed until 9:30 or 10. His schedule is as follows:
   6:30am-wakes up
   8:30am-nap
   10:30-wakes up
   12pm-nap
   1:30-wakes up
   3:30-nap
   between 4 and 4:30-wakes up
   play, dinner, bath
   7-sleep
   8-wakes up
   9:30-sleep
   
   How can I change that 4th nap to a real bedtime? He went to bed fine that time until he had RSV at 4 months (he's now 7months). He eats plenty and does pretty well with solids.      by B'sgirl
   
7. Yeah my issue is that Jack was a great sleeper, going as long as twelve hours at night with basically no wake ups.
   Lately he's been quite difficult to get to sleep and has also recently begun teething, I was wondering whether this is likely to be the reason or maybe it's his appetite because he has always had a big appetite and maybe liquid is no longer sustaining him? Does changing his bedtime make a difference?
   Also he seems to have become more dependant on his dummy, will this pass or should I stop using it?      by kate236
   
8. what is the best age (is there a best age?) for set nap times, and how much leeway can I have with the nap times? How much time can I expect my almost 7 month old to be awake between naps?
   
   Is there any good way to lengthen naps? My almost 7 month is still highly unpredictable with the length of her naps. Sometimes she will sleep for 2 hrs, sometimes 30 minutes. I *usually* get one good nap per day (about an hour +) and then two 30-40 minute naps. (For the record she does pretty well at night -- in bed between 6:30pm-7pm, wakes once to eat between 3am-5am on most nights, then back to sleep 'til about 6:30am).
   
   I am also stumped on how to get my 3 yr old to listen. She is pretty defiant when it comes to following directions.      by Deana
   
9. How can I turn 4, 30 minute, naps into 2 or 3 longer naps? DS will sleep longer if I lay with him, but I would never get anything done if I didn't get up during his naps.      by KeelyKay
   
10. Hi ya,
    
    Ara has just...well has dropped the early morning nap.
    I just can't seem to help her to sleep longer in the afternoons. I've been crashing back through the book again to see what I can do.
    I've snuck in just before she's due to wake up and tried shhh...but no
    I've tried the nurse...then rock....no
    Ara just seems really pee'd off if I try
    She may of only had 45mins or 1.2hrs and is really grumpy by late evening.
    She will doze in the pushchair but I can't do that all the time...its almost mid winter and pretty cold and wet out.
    I'm getting a bit down about this too...like I'm taking it personaly...failed.
    Am I expecting too much...is 1.2hrs enough for my Highneed baby?
    We've other issues at the moment too but I think thats just teeth and flu almost over...
    She goes down well at night.
    Love to hear ideas
    M      by Meganb
    
11. Oh yes....and if she has a 10-20min nap in the car...she wakes up and I can not get another nap out of her for the rest of the day.
    Only one nap...and a baby that is WIZZING round the house...and a very tired Daddy and Mummy!!!
    And...man its all gone down hill since this flu and the molars
    Breaking the habbit of falling asleep with Mummy milk...I've been trying the removeal idea but not working all that well. Also the laying on my back slightly when feeding in bed...it might be working but not sure.
    Thank you      by Meganb
    
12. Megan, I'm so sorry - I had posted that I needed the questions by Wednesday so unfortunately I was not able to send yours along.....
    
    The Q & A is now up!
    http://www.babytalkers.com/2007/q-a-...h-pantley.html      by Csara
    
13. Oh well....this all only started to happen just lately anyway so I'm sure its just a phase we have to get though.
    Record of up at 4:30 now      by Meganb