from Ben's mom
Everything was going along perfectly until I read another parenting book. I learned that my son needed a schedule to help him develop confidence in the world. It wasn't enough that he took 3 naps a day; (at six months) he needed to transition to two naps a day of 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours in length. And he needed to eat at scheduled intervals and sleep at set times determined by me, the parent. Looking back after two days of frustrated parenting, I realize that the schedule we were keeping was working quite well for both of us. Now he hates his bed, which he previously liked enough to play in during the day, and he has slept a total of 40 minutes in the last 14 hours. Needless to say...I have another book to sell on Ebay.
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Parenting magazine helped about as much as anything. It was nice to have something to compare them to, but after 3 completely different kids - I found the books aren't always applicable to all children. Your next one might need the schedule and the one after that may be a combination... All I know is that God makes them each individually and sometimes quite different. The best advice I can give is to just love them, even when they become a teenager.
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