tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543148645858788852.post3429314577482749239..comments2023-09-24T10:27:59.754-05:00Comments on Keeping up with the Jones': We have things to learn.Lorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520075965731971800noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543148645858788852.post-11486071799973110552011-02-15T15:40:10.573-06:002011-02-15T15:40:10.573-06:00Oh man, every mom has SOOO been there. You gotta ...Oh man, every mom has SOOO been there. You gotta loves the potty/paci right of passage. If only kids didn't have such strong opinions parenting would be easy, right :) There is a GREAT book at the library called Paci's Aren't Forever. We read it to Grant (around age 3) and explained that now that he's older he doesn't need a paci, and that we need to give them to the new babies that need them. A little white lie I suppose, but it helped. Good luck!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566277213257407769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543148645858788852.post-7789793315249769042011-02-13T20:55:06.296-06:002011-02-13T20:55:06.296-06:00I've been here... and honestly, I think you ar...I've been here... and honestly, I think you are doing a wonderful job. It's probably for the best though with the last 2 things... children tend to regress with new changes like a new baby so the potty training may have gone out the window anyway. Also, what's the rush? We tried with Joselyn at 2 and succeeded, but when we moved she started having accidents again so we waited until she was 3 and she was a CINCH to train! I've heard 3 is a better age anyway since they can sleep through the night without accidents. <br /><br />PACI. I've heard, although I could be wrong, that it won't really affect the teeth unless they have their paci's until they are like 4. Like I said, I could be wrong. But you may also want to try other things that are more permanent in her mind. We talked it up for days, counted down and tied the kids' paci's to balloons (both were VERY attached.) Jos didn't cry but was sad, Landen cried a LOT but was over it in a day. We never thought it would have been that easy, but I think it helped to explain and for them to see them go into the sky never to come back. I've heard other people doing similar things like putting all the paci's in a build a bear so they can still hug it at night etc. <br /><br />Sometimes it's so easy to get discouraged and to feel pressured for our kids to reach those milestones. But what's the rush? I felt enormous pressure to have Joselyn potty trained fast especially... it was a social thing. But in the long run, they will get to it when they're ready!<br /><br />Just know you're doing just fine :) and do what feels right for you!Marissa Noehttp://missnoeitall.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com