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Re: 3yo - should I let him nap tomorrow?
« Reply #15 on: June 05, 2008, 19:56:14 pm »
Sharon, I wasted time on here lol lol!

Hi Joanne, yep hes been happy, and is still happy thrashing around his cot whilst I seethe cause he keeps waking Abbi up! Maybe I should have just let him have half an hour LOL!

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Re: 3yo - should I let him nap tomorrow?
« Reply #16 on: June 05, 2008, 20:17:03 pm »
Oh emma! Can he watch a dvd so he's having quiet time before bed, and u can chill? also I do  A LOT od negotiating with thomas, eg if I let you watch so ando so then you go straight to sleep when you go to bed

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Re: 3yo - should I let him nap tomorrow?
« Reply #17 on: June 05, 2008, 21:20:21 pm »
Oh emma! Can he watch a dvd so he's having quiet time before bed, and u can chill? also I do  A LOT od negotiating with thomas, eg if I let you watch so ando so then you go straight to sleep when you go to bed

I know it sounds so mean, but in my head, I feel children should be in bed at 7pm sharp since Ive done a 12 hr shift lol! I did say to him he could watch mickey mouse and then it was straight to sleep, and he said ok mummy looking all cute and innocent lol. I just dont know what to do, he fell asleep at 9:20pm, and I just think hmmmmm maybe a 6:30pm bed would be better than him bouncing off the walls at 9:20pm..... I just love my me time at night.  Maybe I will let him nap when he wants to which wont be everyday..... oh I dont know lol. I dont think he'll let me chill, he likes to follow me around all the time, which is lovely, but I was trying to bathe while he was awake and he was tipping ice cold water from the tap over me, singing songs really loud etc etc and I was terrified of dd waking up, so kept going shhhhhh shhhhh lol!!!!

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Re: 3yo - should I let him nap tomorrow?
« Reply #18 on: June 06, 2008, 07:39:30 am »
Sharon, I wasted time on here lol lol!

Time on here is never wasted time! ;)
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Re: 3yo - should I let him nap tomorrow?
« Reply #19 on: June 06, 2008, 12:27:57 pm »
I can relate. For my 7.30 was always bedtime and when a friend said to me shouldnt you let him stay up a little later now he's older i got quite cross. Then I got all caught up in Emily and often was spending a long time getting her to sleep and T learnt that was his quiet time before bed and our whole routine shifted to make T's bedtime between 8 and 8.30. I can relate to the wanting me time, am SAHM like you and have honestly had enough! But I think once I accept that T's beditme was different (and let's face it J IS older so he prob needs less sleep now so not both a nap and 7pm bedtime) then I started to enjoy thee time. Yes in the beggining he used to bug me then he learnt that was his time to be winding down....I'd give J a chance, he will adapt to it. I personally think 6.30 bedtime is good to beat the OT monster but IMo too early for bedtime of a 3 yr old...sorry if I'm honest!

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Re: 3yo - should I let him nap tomorrow?
« Reply #20 on: June 06, 2008, 17:08:28 pm »
lol Michelle, thats fine I appreciate honesty, but I think I will stick with the early beds for a while..... I just feel it works well for us atm and add in a nap when he is really tired and the late bed :) As I said if I put him down at 6:30 he has 12 hrs so thats good, whereas because of the nap yest he only had 1hr daytime and 9 hrs nightime so is a MONSTER today!!! ALways good to try different things though so thank you xxxxxx