tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post4867982148374315649..comments2023-07-12T22:49:14.635+08:00Comments on Where's My Glow? : How to get your toddler to have a day sleepGlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156015996147898156noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-13635182327599083662012-08-12T14:14:08.465+08:002012-08-12T14:14:08.465+08:00I'm pretty sure I'm going to follow your M...I'm pretty sure I'm going to follow your MIL's advice too. Quiet time is really important - be it sleeping/reading/playing quietly I think everyone wins!Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-85652528271432553032012-08-12T14:10:02.685+08:002012-08-12T14:10:02.685+08:00Day sleeps WILL NOT go away in this house.
The o...Day sleeps WILL NOT go away in this house.<br /><br /><br />The only reason the Little Man doesn't have one every day is because he's at school. He totally does two hours on Saturday and Sunday though!!<br /><br /><br />My Mother in Law, Mum to 5 under 7 at one time, gave me one piece of decent advice and it was that 2pm is quiet time. No. Matter. What. Kids do to their beds and they stay there for two hours. They can read, they can play quietly or they can sleep, but it is not negotiable. Mummy needs her time too. I later read something about the importance of kids understanding that Mum deserves time for her. I decided that I would do the same. <br /><br /><br />I am lucky though because my kids are at the very high end of the sleep scale and they happily go for their nap, no matter where we are!sam- onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-24581531333903427072012-08-10T20:10:14.445+08:002012-08-10T20:10:14.445+08:00He would live on it if I let him! We have teddy be...He would live on it if I let him! We have teddy bears picnics on it sometimes :)Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-46231180773224015082012-08-10T20:09:06.695+08:002012-08-10T20:09:06.695+08:00I bawled my eyes out in the first 10 minutes of Up...I bawled my eyes out in the first 10 minutes of Up and now can't watch it. I fast forward!Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-91001648751039080542012-08-10T20:07:07.665+08:002012-08-10T20:07:07.665+08:00*bows* Thanks, I try :P hehe*bows* Thanks, I try :P heheGlowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-13219028782927063742012-08-10T20:06:50.525+08:002012-08-10T20:06:50.525+08:00I have no idea how people manage with a newborn an...I have no idea how people manage with a newborn and a kid who doesn't nap. NO IDEA. I bow down to you.Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-77190276470042655742012-08-10T20:06:21.360+08:002012-08-10T20:06:21.360+08:00School age?! BRILLIANT IDEA!School age?! BRILLIANT IDEA!Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-38165314751521417232012-08-10T20:06:03.346+08:002012-08-10T20:06:03.346+08:00Fabulous! When he gets bored of the trampoline I w...Fabulous! When he gets bored of the trampoline I will buy one!Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-81679190250780193802012-08-10T20:05:44.031+08:002012-08-10T20:05:44.031+08:00This is exactly what puts me off having another ki...This is exactly what puts me off having another kid!Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-35871447255777890492012-08-10T20:05:20.618+08:002012-08-10T20:05:20.618+08:00Hahaha! This week he's not been allowed on the...Hahaha! This week he's not been allowed on the trampoline because he's been too sick. So we've gone for really long walks to tire him out. So much energy, they NEEEEEEED to get out and burn some up.Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-87410335841875693432012-08-10T20:04:16.409+08:002012-08-10T20:04:16.409+08:00I'm a big fan of quiet time for everyone's...I'm a big fan of quiet time for everyone's safety :)Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-75720800576322075612012-08-10T20:03:56.486+08:002012-08-10T20:03:56.486+08:00Dude! 8 months?! That's not fair.Dude! 8 months?! That's not fair.Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-41015856117216400722012-08-10T20:03:40.276+08:002012-08-10T20:03:40.276+08:00YES! Swimming used to always leave me starving hun...YES! Swimming used to always leave me starving hungry and ready for a sleep. In fact, it still does.Glowlesshttp://www.wheresmyglow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-91237606133258527262012-08-10T19:28:11.360+08:002012-08-10T19:28:11.360+08:00Immy still naps some days and she is 4 1/2 ;) And...Immy still naps some days and she is 4 1/2 ;) And swimming is just as good (actually probably better!) as jumping :)Christie Burnetthttp://twitter.com/Childhood101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-58519402473622334522012-08-06T12:21:19.728+08:002012-08-06T12:21:19.728+08:00My Damn Emos sleep like it is an Olympic sport. B...My Damn Emos sleep like it is an Olympic sport. Boo, alas, grew out of his day sleep at EIGHT MONTHS OLD.<br /><br /><br />No wonder I look so damn haggard.Kelley @ magnetoboldtoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-11907470960622905562012-08-03T10:35:52.734+08:002012-08-03T10:35:52.734+08:00mine seem to stop naps at about 3.. but I force th...mine seem to stop naps at about 3.. but I force them to have quiet time (in their rooms reading etc) for an hour a day until they go to school... its necessary, for my sanity and their safety ;) lolsarahbraaksmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-49412558880909372202012-08-01T15:13:15.821+08:002012-08-01T15:13:15.821+08:00I consider myself a nap expert.
I can't nap t...I consider myself a nap expert. <br />I can't nap to save my life, but Greenie still naps at three, and yes I look at people in horror when they tell me their child who is younger than him doesn't nap. How do you do it?! <br />Bluey napped right up until the day before he started primary school. Yerp. I am so serious it's not funny. <br />My tip, which is gold, is don't screw around with nap time too much. If you're out some days and home others you're encouraging your child to give up the nap. Be home, do the same wind down, and put them down at the same time. Some days you will have a little more resistance than others, it happens, they're using their new found independance, and really can you blame them? Wanting to hang out with you instead of sleep?<br />Also, this is important. Let your child play. Like actively play and engage in what they're doing, and provide some challenges, daily! It may take them a month to get it but that challenge is still there. This is what will help to tire them out and when you're tired? You don't have the energy for resistance. <br />So there you go, my secrets all for free, but only because I want you to have more time online because I miss your stalking. <br />This shit is worth thousands! Stop being ungrateful Glow. :PMiss Pinkhttp://themummyautobiography.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-69688951468920293452012-08-01T13:42:35.033+08:002012-08-01T13:42:35.033+08:00I love this!! I have the added challenge of gettin...I love this!! I have the added challenge of getting my 1yo and 2.5yo to overlap their nap times - but I do everything in my power to make it happen. Your graph is brilliant :-)Catherine CupOfTeahttp://twitter.com/CoTaaBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-25093889638311238342012-08-01T11:45:32.949+08:002012-08-01T11:45:32.949+08:00Love this, I fear the day when my babies don't...Love this, I fear the day when my babies don't have their day naps. I have a similar method although I use a climbing frame thingy instead of the trampolineKuku Couturehttp://twitter.com/KukuCouturenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-91286908147967077622012-08-01T11:35:43.563+08:002012-08-01T11:35:43.563+08:001. Jaden is not allowed to give up his day sleep u...1. Jaden is not allowed to give up his day sleep until he starts school (we LIVE for the day sleep on the weekends!)<br />2. Best. Graph. Everkellyexeternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-70433997996311704672012-08-01T11:02:58.139+08:002012-08-01T11:02:58.139+08:00So true glow. My 3 yr old got rid of her nap less ...So true glow. My 3 yr old got rid of her nap less then year ago. It was devastating for me cause i had just had the baby and with her sleeping and the baby sleeping it meant I could sleep as well. But she didn't want to any more. So I resorted to tv and sleeping on the couch. That sleep where you can still hear everything but your eyes are still closed and resting. Now the baby, or I can call her a toddler now cause she WALKS, has grown out of her afternoon nap. Crap. I now have her walking through my legs trying to get dinner done. God help me.salwahttp://salzdummyspit.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-70899354656085849562012-08-01T10:54:38.339+08:002012-08-01T10:54:38.339+08:00Cudos, Glow. That is an awesome graph.Cudos, Glow. That is an awesome graph.Mrs BCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-85013501007539015552012-08-01T10:51:12.477+08:002012-08-01T10:51:12.477+08:00Totally true! We had our first family movie mornin...Totally true! We had our first family movie morning on Sunday. I loved snuggling up on the sofa on a rainy Sydney morning with a huge bowl of popcorn and Up (which I add might have one of the saddest starts to a movie ever - was bawling). Couldn't believe that Patchy stayed still for over an hour! Joy was short-lived however. Sitting still does not make for sleepy toddlers. Missed his nap for the first time ever. Am sure to be following you lead and heading to Big W very soon!Sarah-Jane Kurtinihttp://www.facebook.com/sjkurtininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739118490318763551.post-82217201936082565692012-08-01T10:32:12.099+08:002012-08-01T10:32:12.099+08:00That's a total crack up! I love the graph, and...That's a total crack up! I love the graph, and it is totally true. I hope Tricky is lovin' his trampoline!Mum of Adult Kidsnoreply@blogger.com