Pretty sure I've seen it all now!

[Wubby]

Potty Trainer for Hire Is Latest in Outsourced Parenting: http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/pott...ry?id=24453281

The two-day training session, which Allen recommends, costs $1,750. One-day sessions are also available for $925.

I might have just found my new job.

[midaycare]

Does Mike Rowe do a segment on this as part of his "Dirty Jobs" show?

[KidGrind]

Potty Trainer for Hire Is Latest in Outsourced Parenting: http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/pott...ry?id=24453281

The two-day training session, which Allen recommends, costs $1,750. One-day sessions are also available for $925.

I might have just found my new job.

I may have to reboot my career here very soon.::::::::

[Meeko]

There aren't enough of these.......to respond to this!

[preschoolteacher]

I know several families who have used one. The going rate is $850 here, which includes 2 days of training and one day on-call....

[SignMeUp]

This reminds me of the family who hired an "online sleep expert" for $350 an hour. One of her billable hours was spent reading what I wrote out for the family about how I planned to put the child to sleep. (I wrote it for free :
Ridiculous. I will never participate in anything like that again.

[Unregistered]

I think sometimes it's out of desperation- after you've talked to everyone, read all the blogs, books, etc. My kid still won't sleep and after talking to every other parent, daycare teacher, pediatrician, nurse, support group and reading everything I could get my hands on, I found myself begging my husband to let me call up the $1200 sleep specialist. He said no- I still sleep with a 3 year old- if you can call it "sleep".

[coolconfidentme]

Maybe we can start a child *safe house* assessment business. We can go into the parents house asses the safety factors in place & recommend what is need. After all..., we are licensed & KNOW what is required, .


ps...., what should we charge? (cha-ching)

[Angelsj]

One of my parents is going to "try" to potty train this week while she is off work. She just mentioned this last week, wishing for a "potty training camp" you could send them to for this. I kinda rolled my eyes, but maybe I should let her know there is one! ::

[SignMeUp]

I think sometimes it's out of desperation- after you've talked to everyone, read all the blogs, books, etc. My kid still won't sleep and after talking to every other parent, daycare teacher, pediatrician, nurse, support group and reading everything I could get my hands on, I found myself begging my husband to let me call up the $1200 sleep specialist. He said no- I still sleep with a 3 year old- if you can call it "sleep".

I didn't mean to make light of it, Unregistered. I get the desperation. Does your child sleep at daycare?

(My dcb had no issue sleeping here. He napped normally from day one. I felt no need for a sleep expert at all, and I wondered what her qualifications were. I think it works here because of the setup - the whole group is going to sleep and it's almost contagious. He slept in the same place each day - he was here three days/wk - with the same routine before bedtime. Played hard in the a.m., ate a good lunch, etc. All the typical stuff.)

[AmyKidsCo]

I think sometimes it's out of desperation- after you've talked to everyone, read all the blogs, books, etc. My kid still won't sleep and after talking to every other parent, daycare teacher, pediatrician, nurse, support group and reading everything I could get my hands on, I found myself begging my husband to let me call up the $1200 sleep specialist. He said no- I still sleep with a 3 year old- if you can call it "sleep".

We had the hardest time getting our 4th child to sleep alone. First I had to sit right next to him on his bed until he fell asleep. Then it was at the foot of his bed. Then it was on the floor by the foot of the bed - where he could see me. Then it was in the hall where he could see me. Then finally it was in my room next door, with his door open and the hall light on. It took months.

Maybe your son just needs extra reassurance that you'll be there for him if he needs you at night. Have you tried putting a cot or sleeping bag on the floor next to you? At 3 he's old enough to understand "Mommy can't sleep when you're in bed too - I get squished and you kick me. You can't sleep in my bed anymore, but you can sleep in your bed in your room, or in your sleeping bag on the floor next to me." Hopefully he'll eventually be ready to sleep in his own room...

[Unregistered]

Oh, didn't think anyone was making light.

I've tried sleeping on the floor in her room, letting her sleep on my floor, moving her bed into my room, moving mine into hers, the "super nanny" thing, the "no cry sleep solution", cry it out, cry it out until she vomitted, letting her pick out her own bed (2 beds in), letting her pick out her own bedding (3 sets in), decorating her room, medication (melatonin), and on and on. She now has some weird nightmares where she can't wake up- dr said it sounds like night terrors. I wonder if she doesn't have some legitimate sleep disorder and I need more advanced help.

She came out of the womb not wanting to sleep, and I had severe post partum depression and anxiety (I seriously almost became one of those women who drown their child. Thank goodness for a supportive husband, good drugs, and a great therapist). I was just too tired and stressed to work on the sleep so she slept in my bed and when I tried to change, nothing is working. I have found that I can sneak out of my bed and into hers to get a rest without the kicking and her wanting to rub my face all night.


Yes- she sleeps amazingly at daycare! Drives me nuts!! They never even had any issues getting her down when she started at 4months.

Anyways, sorry to hijack the thread!