DIY Parent Medicine

monster · 06-18-2014, 09:48 PM

clone but still an idea, maybe...

Kisses, for example. make everything better.

My parents gave my sister and me "dream charms" to ward off nightmares. they were actually big pearly buttons, but they worked. We clasped them or put them under our pillows and didn't have any more bad dreams.

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probably one of the two sound parenting ideas they had

xoxoxoBruce · 06-18-2014, 10:21 PM

Can't do big buttons now, choking hazard.

wolf · 06-19-2014, 12:06 AM

Rub some dirt in it and get back in the game.

Sundae · 06-19-2014, 06:22 AM

Nothing worked for me re nightmares.
Although Limey can attest that I'm fine once woken up.

Mum used to be able to calm my night-fears though.
I hear her voice even now when I'm working myself up into a state (aka two o'clock in the morning thoughts).
"Sssh now, it's okay. Can you do anything about it right now? I mean right this minute? No. So we'll deal with it in the morning. If you lie still and rest it will give you strength."

As a Teaching Assistant my magic bag held bubbles, wet-wipes, patterned tissues (because even a snotty child wants to wipe their nose on a puppy) a whistle and mini-binoculars.
My priorities were different than those of a parent, but the kit worked for the role.

wolf · 06-19-2014, 10:09 AM

Sundae ... get your mom to record how she soothes you from a nightmare.

footfootfoot · 06-19-2014, 10:33 AM

This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.

Gravdigr · 06-19-2014, 02:36 PM

I'm fixin' to give you something to cry about.

monster · 06-19-2014, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Can't do big buttons now, choking hazard.

Too big to be choking hazard. at least 1" diameter. Plus you just can't sell them for child use if they're small enough to be a choking hazard, there's no laws about what parents do with them, plus such remedies only really work with kids who are big enough that choking hazards are no longer an issue.

But C+ for effort, anyway.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-19-2014, 04:01 PM

I was joking about it, taking the politically correct position.
However, when the kid chokes, or even tells the wrong person about the button, and child protective services hauls your whole brood off to foster homes, you'll learn a little more about American laws governing what parents can and can not do. My bet is you'll be both surprised and unhappy.

Clodfobble · 06-20-2014, 07:28 AM

Strictly speaking, they consider anything that can fit inside the mouth at all to be a choking hazard. Needs a 3" diameter, minimum.

My mom used to tell me that I had accidentally gotten onto the "bad dream side" of my pillow, and just flip it over and everything would be fine again.

glatt · 06-20-2014, 08:01 AM

I used to make up cautionary stories about a foolish kid named Dwayne who makes really horrible choices and ends up dying. Used to do it for years. It was really fun, and it worked well too. Great for teaching them what not to do.

Now "Dwayne" is a sort of safe word that they can work into a phone conversation with us so we know they need us to come pick them up or extract them from a situation or something. Hope they never need to use it.

I hope they never meet a real person named Dwayne, because they will have prejudices against the moron.

lumberjim · 06-20-2014, 08:13 AM

The question is, who did you know named Dwayne, growing up?

glatt · 06-20-2014, 08:44 AM

I never even knew anyone named Dwayne! I think there was a character on a Cosby show spinoff about the daughter going to college, but that's the only Dwayne I know of.

infinite monkey · 06-20-2014, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I used to make up cautionary stories about a foolish kid named Dwayne who makes really horrible choices and ends up dying. Used to do it for years. It was really fun, and it worked well too. Great for teaching them what not to do.

Now "Dwayne" is a sort of safe word that they can work into a phone conversation with us so we know they need us to come pick them up or extract them from a situation or something. Hope they never need to use it.

I hope they never meet a real person named Dwayne, because they will have prejudices against the moron.

An old friend (who has since passed away) told a story about how he was telling his boys to stop jumping on the bed...one of his sons said "Oh great, here we go, he probably knows someone who died doing this." Funny folks...

I know a Dwayne. Everyone calls him Dewey. He is a bit goofusy.

glatt · 06-20-2014, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I know a Dwayne.... He is a bit goofusy.

I know! Right?

Something about a guy named Dwayne. He takes on that role to fit the name.

06-18-2014, 09:48 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	DIY Parent Medicine clone but still an idea, maybe... Kisses, for example. make everything better. My parents gave my sister and me "dream charms" to ward off nightmares. they were actually big pearly buttons, but they worked. We clasped them or put them under our pillows and didn't have any more bad dreams. . probably one of the two sound parenting ideas they had __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-18-2014, 10:21 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Can't do big buttons now, choking hazard. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-19-2014, 12:06 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Rub some dirt in it and get back in the game. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-19-2014, 06:22 AM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Nothing worked for me re nightmares. Although Limey can attest that I'm fine once woken up. Mum used to be able to calm my night-fears though. I hear her voice even now when I'm working myself up into a state (aka two o'clock in the morning thoughts). "Sssh now, it's okay. Can you do anything about it right now? I mean right this minute? No. So we'll deal with it in the morning. If you lie still and rest it will give you strength." As a Teaching Assistant my magic bag held bubbles, wet-wipes, patterned tissues (because even a snotty child wants to wipe their nose on a puppy) a whistle and mini-binoculars. My priorities were different than those of a parent, but the kit worked for the role. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-19-2014, 10:09 AM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Sundae ... get your mom to record how she soothes you from a nightmare. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 06-19-2014 at 11:33 AM.

06-19-2014, 10:33 AM	#6
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06-19-2014, 04:01 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I was joking about it, taking the politically correct position. However, when the kid chokes, or even tells the wrong person about the button, and child protective services hauls your whole brood off to foster homes, you'll learn a little more about American laws governing what parents can and can not do. My bet is you'll be both surprised and unhappy. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-20-2014, 07:28 AM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Strictly speaking, they consider anything that can fit inside the mouth at all to be a choking hazard. Needs a 3" diameter, minimum. My mom used to tell me that I had accidentally gotten onto the "bad dream side" of my pillow, and just flip it over and everything would be fine again. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-20-2014, 08:01 AM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I used to make up cautionary stories about a foolish kid named Dwayne who makes really horrible choices and ends up dying. Used to do it for years. It was really fun, and it worked well too. Great for teaching them what not to do. Now "Dwayne" is a sort of safe word that they can work into a phone conversation with us so we know they need us to come pick them up or extract them from a situation or something. Hope they never need to use it. I hope they never meet a real person named Dwayne, because they will have prejudices against the moron.

06-20-2014, 08:13 AM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	The question is, who did you know named Dwayne, growing up? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-20-2014, 08:44 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I never even knew anyone named Dwayne! I think there was a character on a Cosby show spinoff about the daughter going to college, but that's the only Dwayne I know of.

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