Questions Tagged With bad-habits tagged <span class="tag">bad-habits</span>enWed, 21 Nov 2012 03:12:44 -0500Our baby girl is crying in the middle of the night<p>Through a Google search I found:</p> <p><a href="">My son also has this prob</a>, 1 year ago,he started to wake up at the middle of the night to cry for no reason, but just sometime, not every day.just quite recently we brought him to see doctor then doctor diagnosed he has <em>hydrocele</em> , something associated with hernia**</p> <p>...and I read an article about <a href=" Night Terrors">Night Terrors</a> </p> <p>...and other article about <a href="">suddenly-waking-up-hysterical</a></p> <p>We concerned about our girl!</p> <p>You have such a problem? Do you have a solution for it?</p>saberWed, 21 Nov 2012 03:12:44 -0500 I creating bad habits in my 5 month old?<p>My baby is 5 months exactly and exclusively BF. At around 2 mos she started sleeping for 7-9 hours straight for about a month and a half and then all of a sudden it stopped. I believe it was teething because she got her 2 bottom teeth at 4 mos. Now she is a terror at night! She goes down between 6p-7p and wakes around 9p/10p to eat, then back down and then up again between 11-1a to eat, then back down and <strong><em>for the rest of the night I feel that it's constant waking and eating every 1 1/2-2 hrs</em></strong> until finally we get out of bed at 8am. I'm TIRED! :( I've started to pull her in bed with me around 2a-3a so that I dont have to constantly be getting up. I just roll over and nurse her and try to go back to sleep. A part of me feels that I'm contributing to the high amounts of feedings because I know she'll go back to bed if she I just nurse and nurse and nurse. Am I creating a very bad habit for her???</p> <p>BTW: She goes down initially so early bc my husband goes to work between 4a-5a and we typically go to bed around 8pm.</p>korishWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:48:53 -0500 with a bad habit<p>My sister in law asked me this question today and is looking for any advice:</p> <p>Her nearly 4 year old daughter has developed the bad habit of constantly playing with herself or her "Suzie" as my sister in law calls it. She does not want her daughter to feel ashamed of what she is doing, so she tells her that when she wants to touch her "Suzie", she needs to do it in private as those are her private parts. Her daughter understands what she is being told, but she says she doesn't know why she does it. It seems to becoming an unconscious habit that she just does without recognizing that she is doing it. My sister in law is concerned as she is starting Kindergarten in a week and is worried that she'll continue to do this in public in front of teachers and peers and it might cause her issues in school.</p> <p>Any advice on how to get her to recognize her behavior and stop it in public without upsetting her? </p>Shannon BSun, 28 Aug 2011 20:03:31 -0400 Long Does the "Sleep Fight" Phase Last in Toddlers?<p>I know that it is a "phase" that most toddlers endure, but my 17-month old has just begun fighting bedtime and nap time and taking half an hour to an hour to fall asleep and I feel dumbfounded because he used to fall asleep within seconds of hitting the mattress. </p> <p>I've read that they are having so much fun being awake that they all of a sudden want to "<em>assert their independence</em>" and complain at sleep time, as they would rather be playing.</p> <p>But PLEASE, can someone give me insight into how long this "phase" may last?<br> Is there anything I should be doing differently to curb this behaviour?</p> <p>What are your experiences?</p>DazedandConfusedSat, 08 Jan 2011 18:11:31 -0500 Bad Habits in Parents<p>I just thought it might be helpful or encouraging to share some of the bad habits that we parents have and what we are doing to break them so that we don't pass them on to our children.</p> <p>I eat a LOT of junk food. If it is there, chances are I will be drawn to it. Especially if it is a bottle of Coca-cola. So I try not to keep junk food in the house. For snacks I keep string cheese and nuts. If I buy carrots for snacking, I cut them up right away (or else I won't be tempted to eat them). And I reserve Cokes for eating out or car trips and only get 2 liter bottles of orange soda for occasions where I will be sharing it with the whole family.</p>mkcoehoornSun, 11 Jul 2010 18:34:13 -0400 to stop thumb sucking?<p>Howdy,</p> <p>I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old who both suck their thumbs. </p> <p>Does anyone have any tips to stopping them? </p> <p>We have tried the bitter nail paint and it has not stopped them.</p> <p>Thank you, Keith</p>KeithTue, 15 Dec 2009 18:22:20 -0500 I promoting a bad habits for naps?<p>In the past our daughter has always been a good napper. However, since turning one and starting daycare of couple of things have happened. She started transitioning from two naps to one, which interrupted her routine (as did being in daycare as expected), and she had a lengthy bout of teething over the past month and a half or so. Afternoon naps have become unpredictable at best. Sometimes she would refuse to sleep, or they would be really short and most weekends she would be miserable for most of the afternoon due to exhaustion. </p> <p>The past couple of weeks things with her teeth have finally settled and the daycare worker (it's one woman, a home daycare) has said that she has been consistently napping for 1.5 to 2 hours in the afternoon. Part of me things that the high activity level at daycare (they are out and about every morning and there are other children to provide stimulation) has helped with sleep.</p> <p>At home it's a different story. For the past two weekends I try to keep her busy in the morning and put her down around her usual time (sometimes it's a bit earlier as I can tell she's getting tired). She will initially lie down, and then within about 5-10 minutes she starts to cry, and soon turns into screaming. When I go to get her she's standing in her crib. Exhausted last Saturday I picked her up and cuddled her on the couch and she instantly fell asleep in my arms. Afterwards I can put her back in her crib and she'll usually have a normal nap. Now three weekend days later, this has become a routine for her.</p> <p>So my questions for those who may have experienced something like this are </p> <p>1) Is this a bad idea? Will she never go down for naps normally again?</p> <p>2) How do I change this routine?</p> <p>I can navigate the literature and know there are studies on both sides. What I am really looking for is experience and suggestions here.</p>TammyMon, 14 Dec 2009 02:28:50 -0500 to discourage nose picking<p>I don't mean a little bit. We're talking constant finger-in-nose, in public. At 3, I know it's normal and he'll grow out of it. But it's still yucky, not the healthiest thing to do with flu viruses around, and at the very least I'd like him to avoid grossing out strangers. He's otherwise a kid with truly impeccable manners, but seems not to be able to control himself on this particular issue.</p> <p>Any suggestions?</p>lgritzTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:27:26 -0400