Comments on: Are Your Kids Stressing You Out? http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:58:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: McKenna http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out/comment-page-1#comment-1209 McKenna Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:34:36 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out#comment-1209 I needed this! "Letting it go" is super hard for me as well. I also have a problem asking for help and getting to bed early, and well, really the whole list! Thanks for writing this! I'm encouraged! I needed this! “Letting it go” is super hard for me as well. I also have a problem asking for help and getting to bed early, and well, really the whole list! Thanks for writing this! I’m encouraged!

]]> By: Jenn http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out/comment-page-1#comment-1163 Jenn Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:38:10 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out#comment-1163 I found you on Vanessavanpetten.com and absolutely love your blog! Thank you for a much needed read. I found you on Vanessavanpetten.com and absolutely love your blog! Thank you for a much needed read.

]]> By: amelia http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out/comment-page-1#comment-1162 amelia Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:12:49 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out#comment-1162 I am glad you all have found it helpful because I think I needed to write the post for myself! Ha! I have been trying to follow my own advice this week. My husband read the post and mentioned that he noticed I have been following my own tips. I had to reread my own post today because I am feeling down and easily irritable today. The weather is gray and rainy for several more days in a row and I am so sick of it because it makes me so blah! I think some spontaneous fun is definitely in order sometime this afternoon! @ Dawn, I think the earlier you start on setting those time warnings the better. You are right--she will learn. It doesn't always keep a tantrum from happening at our house but it does help quite a bit. @Mom on the Run- that would stress me out too! We try not to have tv time right before bed for the same reasons. It seems to stimulate the boys more. On special occasions if we have a family fun movie night we will do it but we try not to make it a habit. I went to bed last night a little after 10 (a good bedtime for me) and Graham only woke up 1 time to eat! I was so happy I went to bed early. More often than not he wakes up 2X to eat at night--the first time between 11 and 12 and the second sometime after 3am. I went to bed thinking I would only get an hour or 2 to sleep before getting woken up but I got more than that! I was thrilled! I am glad you all have found it helpful because I think I needed to write the post for myself! Ha! I have been trying to follow my own advice this week. My husband read the post and mentioned that he noticed I have been following my own tips.

I had to reread my own post today because I am feeling down and easily irritable today. The weather is gray and rainy for several more days in a row and I am so sick of it because it makes me so blah! I think some spontaneous fun is definitely in order sometime this afternoon!

@ Dawn, I think the earlier you start on setting those time warnings the better. You are right–she will learn. It doesn’t always keep a tantrum from happening at our house but it does help quite a bit.

@Mom on the Run- that would stress me out too! We try not to have tv time right before bed for the same reasons. It seems to stimulate the boys more. On special occasions if we have a family fun movie night we will do it but we try not to make it a habit.

I went to bed last night a little after 10 (a good bedtime for me) and Graham only woke up 1 time to eat! I was so happy I went to bed early. More often than not he wakes up 2X to eat at night–the first time between 11 and 12 and the second sometime after 3am. I went to bed thinking I would only get an hour or 2 to sleep before getting woken up but I got more than that! I was thrilled!

]]> By: Dawn http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out/comment-page-1#comment-1151 Dawn Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:12:43 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out#comment-1151 Awesome post! I will totally come back to this repeatedly for help when I feel stressed. I agree wholeheartedly with the exercise one. The expectations one is great. I just tried this with Lucy yesterday (ie. "You have five more minutes of play time before your nap." I don't think she understood what I meant completely but I know that the more she hears things like that, the more she'll understand those things. Love that idea!!) For me, exercise has become my "me time". I can never give up being a night owl, though. :) Awesome post! I will totally come back to this repeatedly for help when I feel stressed. I agree wholeheartedly with the exercise one. The expectations one is great. I just tried this with Lucy yesterday (ie. “You have five more minutes of play time before your nap.” I don’t think she understood what I meant completely but I know that the more she hears things like that, the more she’ll understand those things. Love that idea!!)

For me, exercise has become my “me time”.

I can never give up being a night owl, though. :)

]]> By: Jill http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out/comment-page-1#comment-1148 Jill Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:18:41 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/are-your-kids-stressing-you-out#comment-1148 This was a much needed read for me! Thank you!! This was a much needed read for me! Thank you!!

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