We've had some nap issues with Brianna. She's usually fought it to some extent, but typically it's pretty painless to convince her to go lay down. All I have to do is tell her something fun we'll do AFTER she takes a nap. But some days she gets overtired and then it's a battle. She's not ready to give up naps though - I've made the mistake of letting her just bypass naptime and then she's a monster around 5pm, crashes somewhere, then is up til 10 or later. No fun. So even when she assures me she's not sleepy, I stand my ground. But I try to stay calm and ignore her freak-out crying and just keep repeating, "we'll be able to do that [whatever she's begging for, usually a movie or playing on the swings] after you go lay down on your bed and take a nap."
Today she had arrived home from having tons of fun with her friend Maya at the library, and she was pretty wound up. She insisted she was NOT TIRED. I was sitting on the couch feeding Bennett. She kept whining and throwing a tantrum so I asked her to go to her room if she was going to keep on being so loud. So she ran off, and literally 90 seconds later I found her buried into her Elmo chair, totally passed out. Notice: bum in air, thumb in mouth, dirty feet, too-small Halloween festive clothes. That's my girl!
2 comments:
That's a cute story. They always know best don't they? Pretty soon, she'll even start telling you she's smarter than you :)
It's good to hear other people are experiencing similar struggles with their toddlers. Sometimes I can't believe how strong willed and stubborn these cute little girls can be. Good luck :)
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