Ha ha. I just love it when my kid sleeps. I just want to share, hoping others find this helpful and enjoy success as well! Thanks as always for your encouraging comments and for being a regular commenter around here. It really is so great getting to know you better! Have a great day. Your email address will not be published. More Popular Posts. Love the listening course and the routine card printables and listening workbook so far. Listening has been our biggest challenge lately.
My son was flat out just ignoring our voices. I started implementing the strategies yesterday and it was such smooth sailing all day long. And it has worked wonders for my mood and frustration level when the arguing and tears are not averted. Thank you so much! I have been reading your blog now for a few months and I really respect your advice and ideas. They are responding well and I am looking particularly forward to working through these strategies with my youngest.
He is as sharp as a tack and just coming into his own now. I feel much more confident in my ability to manage the challenges of this stage now. Thank you! I picked up these routine cards this week from The Military Wife and Mom because my 3 year old tends to put up a fight when getting ready to leave the house, or go to bed.
Or eat a meal. Or start her day. These made a HUGE difference in like one day. Instead of reminding and counting down and trying to avoid meltdowns, last night we sang the Olaf song as she cheerfully picked out her Olaf underwear and put them on.
I truly love these and think any toddler mom could benefit! What strategies you suggest are common knowledge, but having the time to sit back and think about them is another thing. I have used the 2 choices a lot this week. Our power struggles have decreased, kids have been getting along together better. I know it has been only a week, but it feels like a massive change. I wish I had have signed up for emails 3 weeks ago and used the strategies on their school holidays lol.
Right before I gave up, I came across your site from Pinterest. My heart sunk and I signed up for your daily email list of listening. I immediately put your advice in action. My husband and I saw a different child within minutes. Thank you said so much! I think every parent needs to read this! Oh my goodness. I needed this so much.
I stumbled upon another post of yours on Pinterest, and it lead me here. My 2 year is soooo strong willed. This had me in tears because finally someone gets it! Without wanting to admit it… I needed some help. Thank you so much for putting this out there. I am so glad I came across your blog.
This really opened my eyes as to why my nearly 2 year-old son will not listen. I was reaching my limit with him not listening, and the techniques you share here are exactly what I need. A quick thank you while my 15 month old son is sleeping. So glad I found you on my motherhood journey. Everyday has been a challenge to meet his ever increasing needs. The most common transitions we get asked about are when babies drop from three naps down to two, from two naps to one and then finally when young children drop their last nap and stop sleeping during the day.
That last one tends to be the trickiest, not just on our little ones but on us parents too who may miss that time in the day to take a break or catch up on other jobs. They are a natural part of our children growing and developing. Fewer naps to navigate can also make it easier to get out and about, attend classes and change the way we spend our days together. Length of naps, what time your baby goes to bed, what time they wake up in the morning and how long they sleep during the night can all impact on when they are ready for their day time routine to change.
Some babies are able to happily stay awake for longer periods of time during the day and take fewer, longer naps earlier than others. That said, there are common age groups when babies start to drop naps, settling into a two nap pattern between months and then dropping the morning nap and taking one lunchtime nap between months.
Dropping the final nap can happen any time between around years old. These are just general guides, if your baby or toddler is taking more or less naps than others but they are sleeping well and happy then there is no need to worry about making changes to their routine. They may boycott the nap completely or take much longer than usual to fall asleep. If they have routinely settled themselves to sleep for that nap previously, then a nap strike can be a clue that something might be a little bit out of balance.
The odd nap here and there that goes off track is normal. Waking up earlier than usual from a nap is another sign. Some babies settle well for a nap but take a shorter one that usual, indicating that nap is ready to be dropped from their routine. If they are ready to stop needing their third nap they may still take it but resist bedtime.
If they are ready to move from two naps to one, they may still take their morning nap well but then resist napping in the afternoon. The final common sign that a nap transition is needed is starting to wake up very early in the morning. There is only so much sleep that can happen in a 24 hour period, if they are ready for adjustments in their day time routine then night time sleep can be affected.
And this internal ambivalence makes them overtired and extra grumpy…and weepy. In other words, even more like a little caveman as usual! However, it is possible that some babies are ready sooner! The key is to let your little one take the lead and pull a few levers like adjusting sleep times before dropping a nap cold turkey. If your little one begins showing the signs below, they may be ready to drop the extra nap and transition to one.
Your baby may spend a few weeks bouncing back and forth between one and two naps. If your child seems antsy, let them watch 20 minutes of a calming Sesame Street episode or a nature show no cartoons, please. Again, if you see these signs consistently for approximately two weeks, then it may be time to transition your toddler to one nap. If your little guy switches to one nap, but then starts waking too early in the morning and seems overtired all day irritable, staring, rubbing his eyes, falling back asleep while snacking, being more clumsy, etc.
When he finally settles into a one-nap schedule, the noon nap will last a little longer, and lunch, dinner and bedtime will arrive a little earlier. Have questions about a Happiest Baby product? Our consultants would be happy to help!
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