Blog
New Website
Posted June 17, 2009
I am delighted to invite you to look at my beautiful new website at http://www.raymondparenting.com. I hope this site will convey to you a sense of confidence that you are becoming the parent you plan to be and will also become a primary resource for the times when you need a pep talk, new ideas or a pat on the back.
My blog is a new feature and probably the one I’m most excited about. You’ll see email questions and answers (Ask Kitty), my appraisal of some popular parenting books, my observations on parenting trends and even occasional stories of my own parenting traps as a new mother. To receive a copy in your inbox, simply pop your email address into the right upper corner on the home page.
My store is showcasing my new book "The Manual * 0-3 Months” which you can purchase as a PDF download right to your computer - in minutes. Additional books will become available over the summer. Also in the store, you'll be able to purchase and listen to my audio Mini-Seminars on temper tantrums, moving your child from a crib to a bed and coping with a picky eater.
Telephone counseling appointments and email counseling (Ask Kitty) are also available for purchase in the store.
Seminars have their own section with a full description of each one and easy directions for registering.
This website looks perfect to me right now; however, experience tells me there may be a few bumps in the road following this unveiling. I rely on visitors like you to send me a note when you find something that needs attention.
I hope you'll also let me know how you feel about my new site.
Nothing would please me more than to read your comment, below.
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Giving up the Soother
Posted June 15, 2009
He is still getting up really early, sometimes before 6am. We don't ever go in before 6:45am but it wakes us all up. He is not miserable, with the exception of some mornings, but I thought he would be back to sleeping longer. He has never been a 7-7 child, but he has slept longer prior to ditching the soother. He is still having a nap in the afternoon, anywhere in length from 1 - 2.5 hours. I try to wake him around the 2 hour mark so as not to affect his night sleep patterns. Nothing seems to change this 'play time'. The only thing I am concerned about is that is always looks tired. Any suggestions would be welcome? M.G.
It is hard to say for sure that there aren't other things mixing in here, besides the removed soother. He could be going through a new stage of brain development which requires him to talk and sing every night to practice what he is thinking about. Rather than thinking of it as 'fooling around' let's think of it as a rich time to think his own thoughts enjoy his own company. His body will fall asleep when it needs to. I'd still recommend him being left in his bed until 7 every morning, no matter what time he wakes up.
To me, it seems more likely that his awake time in the evening is due to his nap. He is approaching the age when many children will stay awake later if they've had a good nap. I don't suggest you end the nap, and your timing sounds very good if you get him up by 2 PM. The main thing is that overall, he is getting enough sleep for his age if we count night and day.
Is there any way for you not to hear him in the mornings? Ear plugs? White noise machine in your room, all doors closed. Your whole family needs to learn to ignore him and they will, eventually, if you do not respond.
Congratulations on still having him in a crib!
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