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Ok I will get this started myself, my 2 year old does not sleep through the night yet.......any advice?

No, he is usually just wired. I actually know why he doesnt sleep right now. I was just trying to get my thread moving a little. It is actually somthing we are trying to fix for him right now. We had to take on roomates because my husband got laid off so jake had to give up his room. we converted our walk in closet into a small nursery but he is a really light sleeper if we toss to much in our sleep we wake him. We are giving them till july to get move out though. so soon he will have his own room again heart

I know there are at least a few parents in this guild and I wanted to make sure they know that we can be there for eachother. I joined this guild because I have been in that boat, I know what some of them are going through and I want to help. In the process though I want to make some friends with other parents on here.

How old are you? If you don't mind me asking.

I read in a newspaper add that the important thing is to teach him to put himself back to sleep. I'm not totally sure how you do that... It was an article based on a book so I assume that they have all of the information in the book. The idea is that even if he does wake up he is able to go back to sleep all by himself. They actually promotted the use of naps as well because often the reason they can't go to sleep is that they are over tired. I know the little girl that I was baby sitting had a small vibrating chair that always put her right to sleep when she was tired. I would assume it was soothing. I'm not sure what else you could do but I hope the situation gets better for you!

*~++Babies and Cars++~*

((I've watched this show about car accidents and stuff. So, Im listing this just so that when a woman has a baby, you can save your babies' life 3nodding ))

*~NEVER leave your baby inside the car, even if it's a quick errand ((even if your car is under a tree for shade, the temperature can increase to 140. Plus, what if someone crashed into your car or break the window to kidnap your baby?? Just bring your baby; "babies are much more likely to survive WITH their parents" 3nodding ))

*~ The safest way to buckle up your baby:
1. The baby seat should be placed on the BACK seat BACKWARDS
2. The seat belts slack should be less than ONE inch.


A Memo: A mother left her baby in the car to do a quick errand. Once she comes back to the car ((like 30 min. later)) her baby is dead from a heatstroke. She is arrested ((its ILLEGAL)) But even if you THINK you will come back in 5 minutes, anything COULD happen.

If a baby is placed on the BACK seat and facing the front of the car ((or you are able to see your baby when you turn around from the passenger/driver seat)) the baby can get hurt or killed when you are in an accident. The baby will flung over the baby seat during a crash. Thats why the baby seat MUST face BACKWARDS towards the BACK of the car in the BACK seat.

You really should have taken care of this problem much earlier. Preferably in the first couple months of your child's life. Not having good sleep training as an infant can cause some lovely problems (like I have) for the rest of his/her life.

Anyways, the first thing to try is creating a "night time" and a "day time" enviroment. Make sure that your child gets a lot of excercise and mental stimulus during the day. Play with him. Have music on. Go out for walks. Make it very high energy.

At night, you want to make everything extremely boring. There should be very little stimulus around your child. Get rid of anything your child might play with during the night (except, of course, his/her security object).

Also, as hard as it might be, you do not want to come to him/her when he/she cries. (ok, I think from the other thread that your kid is a son, so I will just be saying "he" from now on. Apologies if I am wrong).

So basically, if he is calling for attention, bottle, drink of water, whatever else during the night, you MUST NOT GO TO HIM. Unless there is something serious (like he has a condition that requires him to get a glass of water in the middle of the night, for example). No matter how much he cries. Once you make the commitment, you must not go to him. If you give in, all he will learn is that you will give in if he cries long enough.

It's really tough, I know, but you've got to do it if you want him to learn to sleep through the night.

There's a few other things you can try in combination. For example, one couple I used to babysit for had the practice of giving their children back rubs right before tucking them in. It not only provided some good physical bonding time, but it also helped to relax their children and make them fall asleep easier.

Another couple I babysat for would give their kids warm vanilla soya milk. It works just like milk, except that milk can sometimes make kids feel a little...queezy. Soya milk settles in stomachs a bit easier.

It's important for 2-year-olds to have a nap during the day. But it should only be one and only for about two hours or so. More than that may be contributing to his problem with sleeping overnight.

I think it's important to mention that I don't have any children of my own. I am, however, extremely interested in development and learning in infants. So yes, I understand perfectly if you don't want to take the advice from someone who hasn't had first hand full time experience (babysitting is not full time).