My friend has a daughter who is a month younger than mine. And she said they sent her to her room the other day & she said oh stop being so dramatic3yo's are such arseholes, honestly. Well, I think it actually started when she was about 2 and three quarters.
But she tries to make a fight out of everything, she told me this morning when she was refusing to brush her teeth "I get to choose what I do, I can do whatever I want all the time". I was likeI have no idea where this attitude has come from!
It's exhausting though when you feel like every moment is a battle and all you do is nag.
. Where do they get this stuff fromThis has no impact on my daughter, it's like she's immune to this and all the other tips and tricks for dealing with toddlers... It's so annoying
my daughter is the same. She says don’t care mummyThis has no impact on my daughter, it's like she's immune to this and all the other tips and tricks for dealing with toddlers... It's so annoying
Mines the same. What pyjamas do you want to wear… no.. ok then!This has no impact on my daughter, it's like she's immune to this and all the other tips and tricks for dealing with toddlers... It's so annoying
) But the only way I can get her to get them on is by talking to the reindeer about how much it wants to be worn and how lonely it will be without her. Fab it’s working for now but she asks me to talk to everything now, including the toilet seat today. I said no to that one Just repeating myself again, so apologies for everyone that constantly reads it
Gro clock need to pay youJust repeating myself again, so apologies for everyone that constantly reads it
Have you considered/do you have a gro clock?
We got one for my 4yo, when she was 2 and a half.
And she knows not to get out of bed until the clock changes to yellow.
She has a few cuddly toys in her bed and she plays with them at night until she falls asleep but she doesn't get out of bed so we just leave her to it.
Don't know if it would help or not?
Does she nap? If so how long for? Could you cut this down? Daytime sleep can sometimes interfere with nighttime.
they are allowed to have tit nights!
They shouldGro clock need to pay you
Does she nap? If so how long for? Could you cut this down? Daytime sleep can sometimes interfere with nighttime.
Does she have any cereal/ toast before bed? Could she have been hungry?
Could something have woken her up?
Is she overtired? I find that with mini A if she’s overtired it can cause night waking and it’s like she’s wired at 3am, exhausted but just can’t get a good sleep.
Maybe she was just having one of those where she’s struggling to get a good sleep for a while and she’s in a cycle! We all have them and I think we all struggle some nights to get to sleep / stay asleep and we need to remember our children aren’t robots
mini A was shouting mummy at 5:30am, she was at the other end of the bed. I tucked her back in and turned the humidifier on for some white noise and she’s gone back to sleep, me on the other hand….
I find the gro clock fantastic. I only started using it when she moved into a toddler bed a few months ago, she's 3 and a half now.Just repeating myself again, so apologies for everyone that constantly reads it
Have you considered/do you have a gro clock?
We got one for my 4yo, when she was 2 and a half.
And she knows not to get out of bed until the clock changes to yellow.
She has a few cuddly toys in her bed and she plays with them at night until she falls asleep but she doesn't get out of bed so we just leave her to it.
Don't know if it would help or not?
My friends daughter did this when she had a baby. Maybe she thinks she’s missing out on something as you’re up with the baby?
I did wonder this but baby is nearly 8 months old so maybe a delayed reaction?
Has baby developed any new skills like crawling or standing? Maybe now they are more awake and busy she thinks you’re having fun without her?
With them ignoring it, it takes a week or so but you just have to be stubborn yourself every time they get out of bed, you just remind them the clock isn't yellow yet and take them back.Thank you all for the advice and so fast! I have been suggesting a Gro clock for a while, for some reason husband has been against it but he might relent now. However she is super stubborn and I can see her ignoring it
She doesn't nap and hasn't for nearly two years, and shouldn't have been overtired aside from the fact that she's been doing this for a week or so but no idea what started it.
I did wonder this but baby is nearly 8 months old so maybe a delayed reaction?
Does it still work do you think if the child doesn't fall asleep independently? So at bedtime one of us (dad usually) stays with her until she falls asleep so that's what she expects in the night too.. So I think we'd end up taking her back to bed and staying there with her and then she'll just stay awake still ... I don't know, it's probably worth a try.With them ignoring it, it takes a week or so but you just have to be stubborn yourself every time they get out of bed, you just remind them the clock isn't yellow yet and take them back.
First couple of nights she'd cry on the way back to her room and then that was it
I'm not sure really.
