Comments on: The Unintentional Family Bed http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/ Parenting from a Dad's eye view Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:33:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Chuck http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/comment-page-1/#comment-2018 Chuck Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:40:13 +0000 http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/#comment-2018 <a href="#comment-2014">@platform bed phil</a> - Thanks for the comment! @platform bed phil -
Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: platform bed phil http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/comment-page-1/#comment-2014 platform bed phil Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:59:13 +0000 http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/#comment-2014 My wife and I have several children and something children always do is push to see how far they can go. Bedtime is probably the number one issue they push. As parents we love our children and give in to them on minor things and sometimes overlook the more important ones. I think we all have had children climb in with mom and dad to help get to sleep. I think your decision to set ground rules and enforce them with the clock was unique and obviously worked well in your situation. Our children were younger so it didn't quite work that way for us. We would walk them back to bed each time and sometimes sit with them to help them get more comfortable. Children feel safer with mom and dad and bedtime can be a tough one. You did well and your technique was obviously successful. :) My wife and I have several children and something children always do is push to see how far they can go. Bedtime is probably the number one issue they push. As parents we love our children and give in to them on minor things and sometimes overlook the more important ones. I think we all have had children climb in with mom and dad to help get to sleep. I think your decision to set ground rules and enforce them with the clock was unique and obviously worked well in your situation. Our children were younger so it didn’t quite work that way for us. We would walk them back to bed each time and sometimes sit with them to help them get more comfortable. Children feel safer with mom and dad and bedtime can be a tough one. You did well and your technique was obviously successful. :)

]]> By: Aunt Beth http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Aunt Beth Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:51:49 +0000 http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/#comment-190 Girl #2 is very proud of her clock, She showed it to me herself!!! You Go Girl #2!!!!!!! Girl #2 is very proud of her clock, She showed it to me herself!!!

You Go Girl #2!!!!!!!

]]> By: Dan Leone http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Dan Leone Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:33:13 +0000 http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/#comment-43 That is why all three of my Baby Goats are in bed with their mother and I am sleeping in the top bunk! I don't think my 10 year old is going to fall for the clock idea. LOL! Thanks for the comment on my blog. Clearly, with writing like this, you are delusional. Expect more comments from me as I dive into your blog! Thank you Dan That is why all three of my Baby Goats are in bed with their mother and I am sleeping in the top bunk! I don’t think my 10 year old is going to fall for the clock idea. LOL!

Thanks for the comment on my blog. Clearly, with writing like this, you are delusional. Expect more comments from me as I dive into your blog!

Thank you

Dan

]]> By: Joe http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Joe Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:40:49 +0000 http://www.disfordad.com/2007/10/29/the-unintentional-family-bed/#comment-25 We don't visitors at night unless they are on fire or being attacked by lobsters or something else ridiculous enough to get the point across that it never happens....well, maybe 2/3 times a year. Our 7 year old won't come into our room unless she had a really bad dream and we usually let her lay with us until she is feeling better. Our 5 year old never lays with us...unless ill. Our 2 year old has a childs lock on her door preventing her inevitable escape. She sleeps with us never. She flips like a fish and takes up more room than Andre the Giant in a twin bed. I agree that rules keep the children aware of boundaries (key). Keep it up man, good work. We don’t visitors at night unless they are on fire or being attacked by lobsters or something else ridiculous enough to get the point across that it never happens….well, maybe 2/3 times a year. Our 7 year old won’t come into our room unless she had a really bad dream and we usually let her lay with us until she is feeling better. Our 5 year old never lays with us…unless ill. Our 2 year old has a childs lock on her door preventing her inevitable escape. She sleeps with us never. She flips like a fish and takes up more room than Andre the Giant in a twin bed. I agree that rules keep the children aware of boundaries (key). Keep it up man, good work.

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