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From: jimb@tekcbi.UUCP (Jim Boland)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: How do I get my kid off the bottle?!
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Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 13:13:41 EST
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> She does use a cup at all other times, but come bedtime
> she will kick up a fuss if she doesn't get one.
> We have tried letting her cry it out, but seldom can we
> put up with that racket and usually give in.
>
> Any advice is appreciated.
> Thanx in advance

Sometimes, raising children is harder on you than it is on them.  One
thing you must remember is that they are training you.  Somehow, you
must regain control.  So---

Hard as it may seem, LET HER CRY IT OUT.  You may think you cannot
put up with the racket so you give in.  You, in effect, are telling her
that if she makes enough racket she can get her way.  And she knows it
works or she wouldn't do it.  Surprise her a few times.  Pretty soon
she'll figure out that it doesn't work and quit doing it.  Better to
solve that problem now rather than live with it for some time.