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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"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

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.

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
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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

"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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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)

"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!

"Robyn Kozierok" wrote in message
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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