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nite nite all, well do it all again tomorrow

good programme on just now, ITV kids behaving badley.

Sometimes I wish they didn't grow up, though David I am glad as he never slept as a baby and I had know help ex didn't want to know my new hubby is brilliant though the boys wind him up

I guess we're luckier there, Val - our son usually goes to sleep straight away. I have to say I very often take that for granted, and if hubby's honest he'd probably agree!

Takes long time for my kids to go to sleep John was up all night till he was put on tablets now he sleeps but not till between 12 and 2am. By that time I am a zombie at one stage I slept at night and my husband was up all night slept during day time

Sorry Lynne, live a long way from Swansea! Val, our son is very fidgety so we have a similar problem with him. One of our colleagues suggested to Bob and I that if we had a hard day with the kids, when they're asleep just pop your head round the bedroom door and see their angelic faces. Seems to relieve the stress a bit!

Mine can be handled better when there is 2 of us my kids are still up my youngest is 6yrs old

glenys, how far do live from swansea? can you be here for 7 am tomorrow? lol have tried that, but they just laugh at me and their cute faces, i always giggle and find it hard to keep a straight face. they know they can't get away with murder when daddy's home, but i'm a push over

i think i will go out and get it when i'm next downtown glenys. worth giving anything a go when all else fails

Sounds a good idea but if you have kids who couldn't sit even for 2 mins it is hard

Ooh Lynn, the temptation sometimes ....... lol. I hope I didn't sound as if I was 'preaching', as we've only been parents for 5 years, but that book is really good. It isn't condescending, and it's for experienced parents as well as new ones. Very briefly: if a child is naughty and the issue needs attention, the parent calmly says 'David, that's Stage 1'. If David then does something else naughty within 20 mins, it's then 'David, that's Stage 2'. If David pushes his luck within 20 mins of that, and reaches the 3rd stage, it's 'David, that's Stage 3. Go and sit on the stairs', and he then has to sit on the stairs (or naughty corner?) for the same number of minutes as years of his age, e.g. if he's 8, he sits there for 8 minutes. If he protests, then you can add a few more minutes or take away privileges. That's the gist, anyway. We found our two responded very well to this calm atmosphere, even if they do still try it on sometimes!

count me in

Thanks girls, SPSS (same place sometime soon) Magi tc

There John's tablets but I will send you some lol

bye for now magi

Only in hardback Lynn! Seriously though it is a great book, thought provoking and useful - I've just looked at the clock, you better send me some Val. I get going on a thread and forget I'm two hours ahead of the UK. It'll be me bouncing off walls tomorrow not the kids. Magi

No Magi she never took them again only came round when kids where at school or I would go to hers which wasn't often. She never seen the way John is at that time only had Catherine and David as John was nearly 2 wasn't as bad, Catherine would get David very hyper and she ended up on receiving end

it's only a thought tho. no parent can say they've had an easy ride all the way through parenting

YES YES YES YES there sleeping, yahooo

i'll get it signed for you sarah. hey i'm surprised genes reunited have'nt cut us off.