So lately Jayden has been waking up in the middle of the night screaming, so I usually just pick him up and put him in the bed with me ...... bad bad bad me, well last night he did that and I put him in the bed with me and he fell right back to sleep as did I .... well this morning at 7 he fell off the bed and bumped his head on the night stand .... I felt so bad it scared the crap out of me ... but thank god he has a hard head .. all it left was 2 little scratches and a bruise. Oh and by the way he is acting like his normal self ... so he is fine. It just shows that I need to stop doing that and let him cry it out and put himself back to sleep.
Onto another bad habit .... SMOKING ... gosh no matter how many times I try to quit ... I just can't stick with it ... I want to stop but something always happens and I find myself with one in my hand just smoking away. Especially at school ... all of my friends at school smoke .... and it's really hard at break time not to have a smoke with them. So my New Year's resolution is this ... STOP SMOKING ... so wish me luck!
Anyways hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Cerissa
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Gosh, I wish I could stop smoking TOO! The hardest for me i when I'm in the car.
Oh, I wanted to tell you about a technique called "The 3-5-7" that will get Jayden back to sleeping in his own bed. But, do it on a night when it will be okay if you lose a little sleep...
The idea is this:
When Jayden cries in the middle of the night, hold him until he stops crying and then put him back in his bed. If he cries again, wait 3 minutes (time it!) then go back in, hold him until he stops crying and put him back in his bed. IF he cries again, wait 5 minutes (time it!) go back in, settle him down and put him back in his crib. If he cries again, wait 7 minutes (seriously, time it!) go back in and until he stops crying, and put him back in his bed. Continue doing thiss every 7 minutes until he exhausts himself back to sleep. (IN HIS CRIB) This technique will keep him from feeling alone or abandoned, but will reinforce that it's time to sleep and everyone sleeps in their own bed.
I've used this on 4 or 5 different children and most of them get it within the first 30 minutes. Once you've extablished this, stick to it! Otherwise you'll just confuse him! It's important to time for 3-5 and 7 minutes because when he' crying and you're tired you're just going to want him to stop- but if you keep going in there too soon, he'll won't have enough time between your visits to fall asleep on his own- and he'll learn that crying get him what he wants. (which is not a good thing to teach a kid.) Anyway, if you have any questions, let me know! Good Luck!
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