tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post3352149902185459314..comments2023-09-20T03:45:25.246-04:00Comments on Mommy Needs Therapy...or a bottle of wine.: Night time conundrumsKristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401725929395230941noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-72620377165348709112009-08-14T00:21:43.440-04:002009-08-14T00:21:43.440-04:00i used to be a caseworker for cps (don't throw...i used to be a caseworker for cps (don't throw stones, anyone--i did it because i love kids!!!), and one of the things i recommended to families were the door alarms cupcake mama talks about. you put one part on the door jamb, and the other part on the door. when the door opens, the alarm goes off. it's good if you have kids who sleepwalk, sneak out of the house at night, etc.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394936927965812106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-24072489516629791982009-05-26T18:43:37.833-04:002009-05-26T18:43:37.833-04:00We have door alarms on all the kids doors. You're ...We have door alarms on all the kids doors. You're brave. I'd be afraid to lock a kid in a room. The door alarms go off and we know when someone is out when they shouldn't be. We also have baby monitors so the kids can call us and we can hear what they are up to and lastly, we recently installed a video monitoring system. <br /><br />I have 5 kids- 4 with Reactive Attachment Disorder. So we have Reighniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249582936717929919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-7448629080388755172009-05-25T21:24:32.780-04:002009-05-25T21:24:32.780-04:00Ugh. That's a hard one. You sound stuck for now....Ugh. That's a hard one. You sound stuck for now. <br />It does seem in just those short paragraphs, that he is showing improvement at night. You may not see it completely, but your writing seems to reflect that. <br /><br />Sometimes things seem at their worst, then suddenly it changes.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082650134087946167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-83124422511739698302009-05-25T21:10:30.711-04:002009-05-25T21:10:30.711-04:00Would it open up a really big (and potentially sti...Would it open up a really big (and potentially stinky) can of worms to put one of those small toilet-training potties in his room when you lock it? I've read that some parents use glow in the dark paint to put stars on it so the kids can see it at night, and then they don't have to make it all the way to the bathroom if they wake up to pee. Of course he may miss. Or have a cup of pee (or worsePamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831784791956398906noreply@blogger.com