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| bio | website | blog.chomperstomp.com |
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| location | Indianapolis, IN | |
| age | 29 | |
| visits | member for | 11 months |
| seen | Jun 22 '12 at 18:06 | |
| stats | profile views | 1 |
Front-End Engineer at Exact Target
Co-Author of HTML, XHTML and CSS All-in-one Desk Reference for Dummies
Graduated from IU with a Bachelors of Media Arts and Science and a Certificate in Applied Computer Science.
Tech Editor for Building Facebook Applications for Dummies and Building Websites All-in-one for Dummies 2nd Edition.
Creator and maintainer of the Status-bar Calculator Firefox and Chrome extensions
Three years professional experience in Java E-Commerce Development and four years professional experience with PHP
Teach Server Side Programming with PHP and Mobile Applications Development at IUPUI
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Jun 22 |
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Self-soothing and sleep training And, I'd like to note that 2 years ago all of my friends were doing CIO and smirking at the fact that it consistently took me 2 hours to get my kid to fall asleep (often with a great amount of tears). Today, they have a lot of trouble around nap and night time sleeping with their CIO "trained" children, whereas my 3yo will go to sleep on his own in 2 min flat at nap time and fall asleep extremely easily in under 15 min at night (I still lay down with him, but it's only a matter of time before he kicks me out). |
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Jun 22 |
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Self-soothing and sleep training I actually own the "no cry sleep solution". Here's the problem from my perspective: If you are doing CIO wrong (I've never seen anyone in my extremely limited experience do it right) it's just not very good for your child or your relationship with them (not necessarily saying it's always "bad", but imo it isn't "good"). However, if you lean towards an AP method, it's a lot harder to be "bad" and a lot easier to be "good" for them. However, I still sleep in the same bed as my 3.5yo and spend the 15 minutes it takes each night to lay there while he falls asleep, so obviously I'm biased. |
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Jun 22 |
awarded | Critic |
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Jun 22 |
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Self-soothing and sleep training I agree that sleep is very important. But, when I hear "sleep training" I think "cry it out" (which most people I've ever encounter do "wrong", if there even is a right way). I chose not to do, and would never recommend cio, because: askdrsears.com/topics/fussy-baby/…, babycenter.com/…, psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201112/…, thestir.cafemom.com/baby/130267/cry_it_out_sleep_training, etc, etc, etc... |
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Jun 20 |
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Self-soothing and sleep training I never said you would "enjoy" the late-night process, I simply said it could be a fond memory of hard work and sacrifice. I would disagree with anyone that posited that parenting was all about personal fun and enjoyment. In most areas of early parenting you have to find a balance of either changing yourself or changing your child. If you find yourself consistently leaning towards changing your child and fighting their demands, I think you should take a hard look at your actions and outlook on life. |
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Jun 18 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Jun 18 |
answered | Self-soothing and sleep training |
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Jun 18 |
answered | How to avoid corporal punishment? |
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Jun 18 |
answered | How to begin reading to an active toddler? |
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Jun 18 |
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How long should we try to conceive before consulting a doctor? Make sure he's wearing loose fitting boxers. "Y-front" underwear is pretty good birth-control... babyexpert.com/getting-pregnant/fertility/… |
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Jun 18 |
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How can I prevent diaper leaks with my newborn? Huggies always leaked horribly for us, but Luvs/Pampers fit perfectly. |
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Jun 18 |
answered | How can we make our newborn breastfeed less frequently? |
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Jun 18 |
answered | Baby breastfeeds for only 5 mins before sleeping again |
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Jun 18 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Jun 18 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
