Re: need help with 3 y.o. and DBB (Tia)

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Hey Tia,

I was just wondering how the DBB problems are going? Have you found

anything in particular to work the best? I'm always looking for

idea's Collin just turned 3 in August too, and I can sympathize with

you we have had some super tough nights. Collin was always

cooperative until April when we gave up the house we were renting to

buy, we couldn't move in our new home until June once we bought

because of painting, etc so we stayed with family from mid April

until the beginning of June and during that period is where all of

our problems started with the DBB. It has been getting better and

better but I still feel like its a fight each night. He wakes up a

lot in the middle of the night crying he wants his nigh nigh shoes

off. I have tried rewards etc. but he usually just says I don't want

it I just want my shoes off!!! I have tried pennies for his bank,

bribing him by saying he could have 3 mm's when he wakes up (he came

up with 3 ..he says one for this foot, one for this foot, and one for

my mouth mommy.) I hope Kelby is doing better, but any tips on what

ended up working for you would be kindly appreciated.

P.S. I notice that when Collin sleeps on his floor rather then bed he

seems to sleep with out waking up and whineing, but when he's in his

bed he is always waking up and wanting them off, I don't know if its

because the bar is 12 " so he doesn't have room or what. We moved him

into a twin sized bed, he had a toddler bed but he just didn't have

enough room in it width wise.

Michele

Collin 8-24-01