A Hostage Situation

As parents we try to teach our children (yes, there are two now) good habits and behavior. We try to get them on regular eating/feeding schedules and limit television time. We dissuade them from sleeping in our bed and encourage them to self-soothe and fall asleep on their own (within reason).

All that goes out the window when our kids wake up in the middle of the night screaming. At that point they are terrorists, holding our night's sleep hostage, and we are willing to give them anything to get it back. All those good habits we've spent months instilling in them go out the window.

Hungry? Sure. We'll feed you anything. You want to fall asleep on my lap in front of infomercials at 2 AM? No problem - as long as you get back to sleep. You want to sleep in mommy and daddy's room? Sure - Assume the position: