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<blockquote data-quote="Ropefree" data-source="post: 239045" data-attributes="member: 6271"><p>TerryJ2: I have this theory that in our cycle of life as teens we have this natural inclination to stay up late. Then when we are older and get the urges that also tend to keep us awake that result in pregancy, which for me meant waking up in the night,and then the introduction to maternity involves the longest nights of labor and delivery and after that the infant care and feeding schedule which secures a womans place in the sleep deprivation for the rest of her life.</p><p>As an adult woman today when I look back on the myth that women are unstable due to menus I am aware that women have been operating on pure exhaustion since the dawn of man.</p><p></p><p>This last few months have FINALLY shown my son to have awareness that he does not feel well without rest. One tactic I used was to talk about the delicious sleep feeling and how when a person sleeps regularly and gets enough we wake up refreashed and ready for the day. I did this on the way to school in my happy mother tones against the barrage of objections on mornings he was groggy and surly and had stayed up to late...(an urban form of waterboarding )</p><p>yet another area where the shampo and repeat meathods are so useful.</p><p>Getting all the ingrediants for the successfull sleep pattern: enough vigeurous activity to naturally exhaust the body, the habits that transition from wake to sleep like the tea ritual, and lower lights in the home, and reading time and soothing music or water sounds</p><p>and the big guns: strict consequences that are unwavering and dire, firm boundaries like locking up the equiptment for gaming at night, as well as the cooperative dog</p><p>And rewards...let it be a natural consequence type reward. Such as replacing the disgruntled, blurry eyed, hot tempered, and deliberately mean MOMMY MONSTER</p><p>with her lovely pleasant twin Beautiful Mommy.</p><p>Here are some tips for the night time directives STAY IN YOUR BED. BE BORED IN THE DARK AND DO STAY IN YOUR BED.</p><p>Now when I am talking to my son about the rules I include the future people in his life (he complained that I do not have a life and therefor am 'unwilling' to let go of him....nice try, there son.) so I will say you need to know how to stay quiet in your bed and rest now because later when you are in a relationship you will need to respect that person or they will unravel into a screaming shrew and dump you.</p><p>You can not show up at a job ungroomed and dull witted or you will loose you job.</p><p>You have to be altert to drive a car.</p><p>ect.</p><p>When the things we require are put into context so that our thinkers have more to go on than being 'in trouble all the time' with us.</p><p>How can I praise you if you won't stay in your bed?</p><p>It becomes a practise of handing them back THEIR PROBLEM. </p><p>As a parent I feel a kinship to the one who says "he is looking at me"</p><p>We need more responses like "Its time to put on your watch"</p><p>Now for another cup of coffee...which is like "mommy beer"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ropefree, post: 239045, member: 6271"] TerryJ2: I have this theory that in our cycle of life as teens we have this natural inclination to stay up late. Then when we are older and get the urges that also tend to keep us awake that result in pregancy, which for me meant waking up in the night,and then the introduction to maternity involves the longest nights of labor and delivery and after that the infant care and feeding schedule which secures a womans place in the sleep deprivation for the rest of her life. As an adult woman today when I look back on the myth that women are unstable due to menus I am aware that women have been operating on pure exhaustion since the dawn of man. This last few months have FINALLY shown my son to have awareness that he does not feel well without rest. One tactic I used was to talk about the delicious sleep feeling and how when a person sleeps regularly and gets enough we wake up refreashed and ready for the day. I did this on the way to school in my happy mother tones against the barrage of objections on mornings he was groggy and surly and had stayed up to late...(an urban form of waterboarding ) yet another area where the shampo and repeat meathods are so useful. Getting all the ingrediants for the successfull sleep pattern: enough vigeurous activity to naturally exhaust the body, the habits that transition from wake to sleep like the tea ritual, and lower lights in the home, and reading time and soothing music or water sounds and the big guns: strict consequences that are unwavering and dire, firm boundaries like locking up the equiptment for gaming at night, as well as the cooperative dog And rewards...let it be a natural consequence type reward. Such as replacing the disgruntled, blurry eyed, hot tempered, and deliberately mean MOMMY MONSTER with her lovely pleasant twin Beautiful Mommy. Here are some tips for the night time directives STAY IN YOUR BED. BE BORED IN THE DARK AND DO STAY IN YOUR BED. Now when I am talking to my son about the rules I include the future people in his life (he complained that I do not have a life and therefor am 'unwilling' to let go of him....nice try, there son.) so I will say you need to know how to stay quiet in your bed and rest now because later when you are in a relationship you will need to respect that person or they will unravel into a screaming shrew and dump you. You can not show up at a job ungroomed and dull witted or you will loose you job. You have to be altert to drive a car. ect. When the things we require are put into context so that our thinkers have more to go on than being 'in trouble all the time' with us. How can I praise you if you won't stay in your bed? It becomes a practise of handing them back THEIR PROBLEM. As a parent I feel a kinship to the one who says "he is looking at me" We need more responses like "Its time to put on your watch" Now for another cup of coffee...which is like "mommy beer" [/QUOTE]
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