Replies to 'Sleep Issues'

Time out for misbehavior, if your have too put them back there every time they get up, do it for a while. Being tired for 3 months  is a breezes as long as you keep thinking of the future.  

Listen closely, I spent 24 years fighting up hill, I had the answers, but I was alone on the solution, and we both worked.  I could have never got my husband to work with me. I am not suggesting my solution too you at all. I come from a family that is Christan and marriage is a life commitment.  

But in my case, truly I was seventeen and dumber than dumb. Frying pan to the pot stuff! I was the only one they said, they were waiting for me to say "uncle".  

When I left my husband I move too the next state, I rent a home and my youngest son, who I had really no problems with, he and I broke up the situations that developed from " no control", it is not pretty, it all becomes the " I 'm for me ",  and "who are you for" situation. Don't let this happen too you, many bad thing develop from not, taking control , you will be revisiting it over and again. Even when they are adults, and it does not take a rocket scienctist to figure out, it started at home. It just fell over into the adult world.  

Get the help, or set the ground rules, and make them stick. Some need that outside support, I did , I was working at a mental hosptial and learn allot of things. I read more articles the physician there wrote, I could probably help the "Nanny".  

Praise the, for the good thing, and let know when and where and what is not acceptable.  

My sons change their habits in their twenties, no one can convince me of anything else. It is all up too what you do, enforces of give in.  

The started coming for Sunday dinner, they would start verbally abusing one another or me, time too leave.  See ya next time, a few months would pass.  

They would raises their voices, see ya next time, and I would not call them.  

After several times and spaces in our visiting, they got who I was even when they were children.  

I just did not get the support, the one thing that is important too know, is that even if your spouse does not get involved, you tell him, to keep quite and at least let them know their is no division.  

Mom raised us for 5 years on her own, dad came back and he just had no patients, she took that reins and in enforced the rule all 8 that we still home of 10. We got the message, for sure, we would be in our rooms watching our friends play basket ball in front.  

The message in this is "Parenting is not easy, it is an art, because no child is the same, it is mastering the individual".  Some are easier going, some just seem brighter and more persistant, but the good news, your are still the parent and your are the boss.  Be tired for a while longer, or be tired and unhappy for year as myself.  

Happy now! 

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They are sleeping in bed with you because you are letting them. They know that if they argue and put up a fuss, THEY will win!! They know you will back down. You HAVE to stand your round, as hard as it is, and let them know YOU, not them, YOU are the boss of the house. After awhile, they will know that you mean business. If you let them take control, then they won't listen. Take control back where it belongs, to the parents.