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Please tell us your thoughts and do let us know whenever anything fabulous happens in your life, we love to celebrate with you. All letters for this page must be sent via the Contact Us link below and have NOTICEBOARD placed at the beginning of the message. We can't wait to read more of your letters.
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How can I get my child to go to sleep?
Dear Tina and the SPB team
Please help. I have continued to do everything I learnt at sleep school, but my 4 year old is aggressive and abusive and I cannot get her to bed at night. I'm going mad and neither of us are getting the sleep we need and it just makes it harder to deal with each other the next day.
So far, she has had so many privileges taken away for the weekend, I've forgotten what they all are (not seeing her best friend is one of them and no swimming is another).
I've heard about a book that you can use to hypnotise your children into sleeping and I am desperate to find out what it is so I can buy it NOW.
She is still going after 1.5 hours and looks like she may go all night.
Please HELP ME SPB! Jacinta
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Hi Jacinta
I really feel for you. The book that you are speaking of is called Starbright Meditations for Children (published by Harper Collins, ISBN: 1 86371 206 2). I also suggest that you contact Tizzie Hall (sleep consultant and Ooh Baby columnist for SPB) via her website www.saveoursleep.com. Tizzie will be supplying her own answer to your question on line in a few days. Good luck and please let us know how you go. Ed
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The Cheer Squad
Hi there
I was watching State Focus and saw your segment and I wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you. I look forward to further issues and exciting information. Before today I thought I was alone, but after getting on to this site I could not stop reading and clicking on links, pages etc... I wish I had a lot of this information when I began my journey as a single mum (since the birth of my 9 year old daughter). I just needed to drop you a little thank you note. The sun now seems to be cracking through the clouds. Tracy & Layla
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Thank you Tracy. You are most welcome. I am so glad that The Single Parent Bible has been of help. Ed
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WINNERS ARE GRINNERS
I just wanted to drop you a line and say thank you so much for the wonderful prizes that we won.
My daughter was over the moon with the 5 children's Christmas DVDs.
I certainly enjoyed the movie pass to Just Like Heaven as well.
Having not been very lucky with competitions in the past, this was a wonderful surprise that has been very much appreciated.
Thank you again. Wendy
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How do I get my son to behave?
I am the single parent of 4 kids. My oldest child is 9 and I am having some major problems with attitude, answering back, laziness, bossing the younger children in the family etc. He has a lot going for him but has things going on in his head that he will not let out, he also is having problems at school as well. The school he goes to is pushing ADD which I believe he is not. I have looked everywhere for help but to no avail as they only help children over the age of twelve. I don't know where else to look. I have tried DOCS, the Salvation Army, Lifeline, Horizons, Oasis and Ratz (all community organisations). I have even phoned the corrective services for youths to see if they know of anywhere,or anyone who can help. Even child psychologists are too expensive for me. I am at a loss. Please if you can think of any where else that I can turn, I would be most grateful. Thank you for your patience. Deb
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Hi Deb
Thank you for getting in touch with us. I really feel for you and your son, it sounds like a hard situation and it must be a difficult time for you all. Dr John Irvine (SPB's resident child behavioural specialist and psychologist) would like you to try to contact him on his chat line www.sorbent.com.au and hopefully he may have some answers for you.
In addition to that, it sounds to me as though your son could be angry, so he may be going through some issues of his own. Perhaps Kid's HelpLine may be a start for him to talk to someone privately and anonymously (for FREE) - to begin to work through why he is feeling the way that he is.
Kid's HelpLine (24 hours) – 1800 551 800
Additionally, you may like to try ParentLine yourself, for some added support.
ParentLine – TAS 1800 808 178; VIC/SA 132 289; NSW 132 055; QLD 1300 301 300; WA 1800 654 432 or www.parentline.com.au.
I really hope that your family can find some peace. Good luck with it all and do stay in touch and let us know how it goes with Dr John. All the very best. Ed
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