bedtime is hard work enough without toddler getting all hyped up
I don't have advice for the sleeping, but none of my kids will smile on demandHi all, hope everyone is ok.
So i’m on holiday with my 2.5 year old and we are sharina bed (we NEVER share a bed at all, never have, at first I was so excited but now I’ve had enough) and two nights out of the week (we are here for 10) so far she’s been wide awake at 3am for hours. I wonder if I’m waking her up when I’m moving around. I could sleep in the living room but the sofa isn’t that comfy but she’s also started to wake up and wonder if I’m still there?? its only been the two nights and to say we don’t bed share I think we’ve done well
Also- should I try capping her nap if she’s up at 3am (maybe too much sleep?) I just don’t know what to do. We’re only here until Tuesday so not long to go till we are home.
Maybe it’s my own fault for letting her nap for over 2 hours yesterdaywe’ve had such busy days she was just exhausted and I think her bad mood yesterday evening was related to too much naptime.
Sorry for the somewhat disjointed post I am exhausted! She woke up at 3am last night and didn’t go to sleep until 5:30am, up at 8!
also one think that’s come into my head is that she won’t smile for photos. Is this normal? She doesn’t smile on demand
nor look straight at the camera 
Grit your teeth and don’t allow him in. Unfortunately it’s just the way you’ve got to do it. Every time he comes in, you take him back to his own bed. Even if that means you are literally walking back and forth from one room to the other. For as many nights as it takes. You have to break the cycle and the only way to do that is by consistently putting him back to his own bed without fault.Any advice on stopping a toddler from climbing into bed with us? He goes to bed absolutely fine and no fuss, but every single night without fail he will wake up and cry to get into mummy and daddy’s bed. Sometimes the fight to stop and settle isn’t worth it as we are so knackered so we just give in and let him get straight into our bed but it’s becoming tiresome now getting kicked in the head every night by a 2 y/o
I am with you! My sister in law & brother never cared about their kids' naps, just let them sleep in the car or whatever (and complained the kids were all grumpy and badly behaved
), and my own sister didn’t have children until I had 3, and they never got why I was always saying "no sorry, we can’t, that’s no time, we have to leave early' etc. Now my sister has her own kids she’s just like me 
My youngest went through a stage of only wanting smoked salmon!!!Won't eat pizza but she'll eat prawns and cockles in the kgs if I let her
I really hope it is just a phase she is going through. Daddy is more fun than me because I'm the one that does everything around the house as he works so much. So when he comes home he can just play. Whereas I've got tea to make, washing to sort out, lunches to get ready etc. 
for my little boys 2nd bday we’re going to get him a learning tower for the kitchen to start doing a lot of baking and cooking together! Not cheap but if you’ve got family willing to chip in that could be another good idea!Thank you ladies! All of above I’ve got on my list so think we’ll be ok, I just need to stop
What @Definitelyme said! Try a big bed. Pick out some new bedding, get her to pick out some special bits. Does she have a night light? Maybe get one that she has picked out. Does she sleep through the night? You probably have already tried it, but have you laid her down awake and if she cries, don’t talk, just lay her back down? Not sure if that’s the cry out method though, and I know people don’t like that? Does she still nap during the day? She maybe be overtired?
All of mine have always seemed to prefer dad. He's the fun one, he's not with them 24/7, but when they're under the weather or they need to release some tension its me they want because I'm their safe space and the constant. It's so horrible when they don't want you, but know she does but subconsciously she knows you're always there and if she needs you, she has you. If that makes sense?Does anyone else feel like their 3 year old prefers their other parent than them? Everything at the moment is Daddy and its getting me so down
Understanding is great, it means his receptive speech is coming along really well. Just keep talking to him and giving him chances to talk, even if it’s just his babble, which I’m sure you’re doing anyway. A few things I’ve learned over the years from SALT, if he has a sound for drink, for example, and makes it to ask for a drink, respond with the word like “Drink. You would like me to get you a drink, I can do that now.” Try not to ask too many questions for responses, instead sportscast what is happening, and use lots of descriptive words yourself eg instead of “let’s play with the cars” something like “let’s see if we can find the big yellow car and the tiny orange car to play with”.
YES THIS EXACTLY!!! My friends who’s kids are older said oh she will sleep in the car. Yes for all of 20 mins? How is that fair when she needs a proper rest to recharge. It’s only me that’s looking after her so why would I put myself through only letting her have a 20-30 min nap and she’s in a right mood all afternoonI am with you! My sister in law & brother never cared about their kids' naps, just let them sleep in the car or whatever (and complained the kids were all grumpy and badly behaved
they didn’t get why I do things in a morning. I’d purposely book our toddler groups as early as possible so we have time for lunch and naptime, that’s how my life runs. I can’t be a fluid parent who doesn’t have a clue how long they’ve slept for etc it would drive me insane. I love routine and my daughter thrives off it x
I've talked in my sleep since being little, almost 30, still do it.
I think all kids are different anyway and function off whatever schedule suits them. My 2.5 yo doesn’t nap anymore and wakes at 6 and is in bed asleep by 6 with no wake up for food just sometimes has sips of his water bottle next to his bed. He eats breakfast as soon as he wakes and generally snacks throughout the whole day until dinner at 4:30pm. He also hasn’t had milk since 15 months old and he’s very active but the 13 or 14 hrs he goes without food he seems to have no issues with.Good morning guys! Mini melon slept till 6.30 this morning so the Cheerios before bed seemed to workthanks so much nap police! X
