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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing drives me more bonkers than the question "have you asked your ped for advice." Seriously!? Why in the world would I want my pediatricians advice on sleeping when I could ask parents who have actually encountered the same thing, probably more recently than my 65 year old pediatrician!  No way would I make an appointment, show up and say, well I'm thinking about moving my child to a big boy bed ...

OP, I know lots of kids who transitioned after 3 and don't have any more problems staying in bed than anyone else. That's not to say that it is easy to keep a 3 year old in bed! It's not! We had a lot of success with a reward system. If my son stayed in bed during the week he got a surprise on the weekends. I'm about ready to move my daughter to a big girl bed and we will be resurrecting the surprise system ASAP![/quote]

Well, my pediatrician is a mom, her daughter is relatively young, she is nowhere near 65 and she is more well-versed on developmental literature than I am, so I value her advice and her perspective.  Maybe you need a different pediatrician.[/quote]

I agree.  I love our pediatrician, who is only a few years older than me and has young children.  We discuss all sorts of health-related topics (and sleep is health-related) at our DC's visits, and she has given us some very valuable advice.  Many new parents are reluctant to ask their pediatrician because they don't want to appear like nervous first time parents, or that they are over-reacting.  The "have you asked your pediatrician?" response sends a message that that topic is appropriate to ask at a doctor visit.  I know when I was a first time mom, I often asked for reassurance about whether an issue was worth going to the doctor about.[/quote]

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