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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] :roll: no, 13 month old babies do not need to learn to be "flexible".  And you missed the part where the ILs are refusing to stay at OP's house and send the baby to daycare, and OP and her DH don't have the juice to tell them to do it. [/quote]

I don't know how many children you have, PP, but -all- babies and children need to learn flexibility, right along with self-soothing.  Babies and children who don't learn those skills are at a distinct disadvantage in life.  For a baby, being flexible means accepting one pacifier instead of another, or being held on the right instead of the left, or sleeping in a room with some noise from a tv as opposed to needing pin-drop quiet.  Talk to your pediatrician if you need more examples.

And I see that other posters have helped clarify your other misconceptions about OP and her status.  But feel free to post again if you continue to have questions![/quote]

oh stuff it you sanctimonious person.  "flexibility" is largely a tempermental characteristic that can't really be taught. and giving a baby different pacifiers is trivial. it's not teaching "flexibility" to leave your 13 month old with people you don't fully trust in a completely different setting than usual. [/quote]

Okay, well, we'll leave it then with your exceedingly erudite and knowledgeable assessment.  Thank you for gracing us with your gracious and thoughtful opinion![/quote]

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