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problem behaviour of 14 month old
Our son has a funny habit that I would love to help him lose.
Background: he sleeps in a pack'n'play in our room (we have transitioned him there from co-sleeping) He still wakes once a night and want a sippy cup. That's not a problem. The problem is he is fine (kinda I want my cup whiny) until I leave to get him some milk. Then he starts screaming like crazy until I get back with it. We have never denied him his cup (to him it is better than a security blanket) and always rush to get it right away...still he gets very upset till we get back with it. What can I do? I have tried comforting him before I get the cup to no avail. I also try taking him with me to get the cup, but it wakes him up too much! any ideas? thanks, jojo |
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problem behaviour of 14 month old
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"jojo" wrote: Our son has a funny habit that I would love to help him lose. Background: he sleeps in a pack'n'play in our room (we have transitioned him there from co-sleeping) He still wakes once a night and want a sippy cup. That's not a problem. The problem is he is fine (kinda I want my cup whiny) until I leave to get him some milk. Then he starts screaming like crazy until I get back with it. We have never denied him his cup (to him it is better than a security blanket) and always rush to get it right away...still he gets very upset till we get back with it. What can I do? I have tried comforting him before I get the cup to no avail. I also try taking him with me to get the cup, but it wakes him up too much! any ideas? thanks, jojo How about putting the sippy cup beside the bed, with a thermos with milk in it? That way, you don't have to get out of bed to fill the cup and give it to him. Alternatively, see if he'll switch to water at night (probably a good idea anyway) so you can just keep the sippy cup with water in it beside the bed. (I know -- you asked for ways to help him lose his habit -- but at this age I found it was often more effective to just restructure things so that the behavior didn't happen in the first place.) meh -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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problem behaviour of 14 month old
How about putting the sippy cup beside the bed, with a thermos with milk in it? That way, you don't have to get out of bed to fill the cup and give it to him. Alternatively, see if he'll switch to water at night (probably a good idea anyway) so you can just keep the sippy cup with water in it beside the bed. (I know -- you asked for ways to help him lose his habit -- but at this age I found it was often more effective to just restructure things so that the behavior didn't happen in the first place.) meh That's what we did, switched the cup to water and put it near my bed or the child's bed. |
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problem behaviour of 14 month old
The girls were switched over to water at the point and I kept a sippy cup by
them so they could drink it if they wanted to. -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... jojo wrote in message igy.com... Our son has a funny habit that I would love to help him lose. Background: he sleeps in a pack'n'play in our room (we have transitioned him there from co-sleeping) He still wakes once a night and want a sippy cup. That's not a problem. The problem is he is fine (kinda I want my cup whiny) until I leave to get him some milk. Then he starts screaming like crazy until I get back with it. We have never denied him his cup (to him it is better than a security blanket) and always rush to get it right away...still he gets very upset till we get back with it. What can I do? I have tried comforting him before I get the cup to no avail. I also try taking him with me to get the cup, but it wakes him up too much! any ideas? thanks, jojo |
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problem behaviour of 14 month old
"dragonlady" wrote in message ... In article . com, "jojo" wrote: Our son has a funny habit that I would love to help him lose. Background: he sleeps in a pack'n'play in our room (we have transitioned him there from co-sleeping) He still wakes once a night and want a sippy cup. That's not a problem. The problem is he is fine (kinda I want my cup whiny) until I leave to get him some milk. Then he starts screaming like crazy until I get back with it. We have never denied him his cup (to him it is better than a security blanket) and always rush to get it right away...still he gets very upset till we get back with it. What can I do? I have tried comforting him before I get the cup to no avail. I also try taking him with me to get the cup, but it wakes him up too much! any ideas? thanks, jojo How about putting the sippy cup beside the bed, with a thermos with milk in it? That way, you don't have to get out of bed to fill the cup and give it to him. Alternatively, see if he'll switch to water at night (probably a good idea anyway) so you can just keep the sippy cup with water in it beside the bed. (I know -- you asked for ways to help him lose his habit -- but at this age I found it was often more effective to just restructure things so that the behavior didn't happen in the first place.) meh -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care yes, I have tried an insulated cup by the bed and that helps. We tried switching to water, but he just throws that. We usually give him half water half milk during the night. thanks, jojo |
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problem behaviour of 14 month old
In article m,
jojo wrote: yes, I have tried an insulated cup by the bed and that helps. We tried switching to water, but he just throws that. We usually give him half water half milk during the night. Since you're already diluting the milk, try diluting it a little more each night (or every 2 nights) until it's all water. If you make the change gradual, it might be more readily accepted. I do think breaking the bedtime milk habit is the best way out of your current situation (and is probably better for his teeth too). Good luck!! --Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01) |
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problem behaviour of 14 month old
"Sophie" wrote in message ... How about putting the sippy cup beside the bed, with a thermos with milk in it? That way, you don't have to get out of bed to fill the cup and give it to him. Alternatively, see if he'll switch to water at night (probably a good idea anyway) so you can just keep the sippy cup with water in it beside the bed. (I know -- you asked for ways to help him lose his habit -- but at this age I found it was often more effective to just restructure things so that the behavior didn't happen in the first place.) meh That's what we did, switched the cup to water and put it near my bed or the child's bed. that is what i was going to say! |
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problem behaviour of 14 month old
"Robyn Kozierok" wrote in message ... In article m, jojo wrote: yes, I have tried an insulated cup by the bed and that helps. We tried switching to water, but he just throws that. We usually give him half water half milk during the night. Since you're already diluting the milk, try diluting it a little more each night (or every 2 nights) until it's all water. If you make the change gradual, it might be more readily accepted. I do think breaking the bedtime milk habit is the best way out of your current situation (and is probably better for his teeth too). Good luck!! --Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01) You are right of course, I'm really worried about those teeth. I'll try for a gradual thing, thanks! jojo |
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