Raymond Parenting - Kitty's Blog

Attachment Parenting Activists Strike Hard - Important Update

2010-02-23T18:37:37+00:00

Suddenly, I realize I've underestimated the level to which adherants of (a new, rogue brand of...see note below) Attachment Parenting will stoop to promote their beliefs. The Raymond Parenting Facebook page was defiled yesterday by a group of 20-30 highly organized, vitriolic, female, AP activists.

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Posted February 23, 2010

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Attachment Parenting Activists Strike Hard

2010-02-22T19:30:21+00:00

Suddenly, I realize I've underestimated the level to which some adherants of Attachment Parenting will stoop to promote their cult-like beliefs. The Raymond Parenting Facebook page was defiled yesterday by a group of 20-30 highly organized, vitriolic, female, AP activists.

Posted February 22, 2010

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Dear Kitty, My Child Refuses to Play Alone - Ever!

2010-02-09T18:42:06+00:00

My little boy is 3 years old and always seems to need me to play with him. When I tell him I'm tired of playing or have work to do, he just follows me around the house, whining and asking over and over. I think I play quite a lot with him so it's not as if I ignore him all the time. Of course it makes me feel guilty when I keep saying no, so usually I finally give in. Is there a way I can teach him that he has to play alone sometimes?

K.D.

Posted February 9, 2010

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Filed under: Daily Routines, Play

An App for White Noise - Wow!

2010-01-26T14:27:58+00:00

I'm thankful to a parent wrote to tell me about an Application she downloaded to her ipod which allows her to play white noise in her baby's room during naps and nights. This App costs around $2.00 and has a choice of several sounds (waterfall, heartbeat, ultrasound and even a hair dryier). Parents can set a timer to determine when it goes on and off. I suggest you leave it on all night and for the duration of each 2-hour nap.

Posted January 26, 2010

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Filed under: Product Reviews, Sleep

Why Aren’t Babies Sleeping?

2010-01-11T16:25:30+00:00

Why do so many babies have sleep problems? This is a relatively recent phenomenon, in my opinion, and differs markedly from what I observed 10 or 15 years ago. What's up?

Posted January 11, 2010

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Filed under: Feeding and Eating, Sleep

In Search of Mastery

2009-12-24T19:25:50+00:00

Derek, father of 2 year old Simon wonders why his son wants the same story read, day after day. "I'm a little tired of it myself and I think a variety of books would be more educational for him. But every time I try to read a different book, he fusses until he gets me to pick up the one I've read 100 times."

Posted December 24, 2009

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What’s Wrong With the Book: Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child? Plenty!

2009-11-23T23:41:47+00:00

While Marc Weissbluth's book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child is among the better books on sleep (I used to recommend it on my previous website) there are many pages I'd like to rip out! It grieves me to encounter parents who have worked for weeks on sleep guidelines as recommended in this book - yet a good night's sleep for their child and themselves is not happening .

Posted November 23, 2009

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A Clever Nightlight!

2009-11-17T19:53:05+00:00

Yesterday I learned about goodnitelite.com. Here you can purchase a nightlight which shines like a moon from bedtime on, until the time parents set to be breakfast time - when the nightlite glows to a sun. Now her child knows he can get up and call or come out of his room. I love this idea and it will work for children who can't yet read a clock. In fact she has two of them and is going to experiment with using one at naptime, too.

Posted November 17, 2009

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Time-Outs Are Not Working!

2009-11-14T22:54:24+00:00

Dear Kitty,

My wife and I are going crazy because our 2.5 year old daughter is testing our patience constantly. She climbs up where she isn't allowed, talks back and is whiny much of the time. Things she isn't allowed to touch, such as our CD collection, seem to be her first targets every morning. We've read discipline books and tried Time Outs, but she just laughs. Why aren't they working for us?

Posted November 14, 2009

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Is It Teething or…Language Development?

2009-11-13T23:24:21+00:00

This must sound like a foolish question. Your 4.5 month old baby starts drooling, keeps her fingers constantly in her mouth and is often fussy. Books, friends and relatives all tell you these are signs of teething. Not only are these "symptoms" nearly always labeled as teething - you are cautioned to "be ready," as if teething is something to dread.

Posted November 13, 2009

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Filed under: Other Interesting Parenting Matters