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Article: PARENTING: Parents cannot make their children fall asleep

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September 11, 2007
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Q: It is 10 p.m. as I type this. My 3-year-old daughter just fell asleep. She used to sleep 12 hours a night, from 7 to 7, but she hasn't done that in several months. I tried moving her bedtime to 7:30 and then to 8 but that didn't help. Every night I take her blankie and sleep doll so she has nothing to play with, but she just lies there and sings and talks to herself. She shares a room with her 6-month-old brother and wakes him up repeatedly during the two or three hours it takes for her to fall asleep. We tried spanking, but that didn't faze her so we stopped. Taking away toys and privileges doesn't work either. The only good news is she doesn't come out of her room.

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