tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904075669621951344.post4293212675711494848..comments2024-01-25T17:10:03.550-06:00Comments on Nursery Rhymes and Fun Times: Weekly Wrap UpAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421476904131498050noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904075669621951344.post-83478036038670984212011-09-14T07:03:25.065-05:002011-09-14T07:03:25.065-05:00Woo hoo, you are on a roll! Great progress!Woo hoo, you are on a roll! Great progress!Christin @ Homemakers Challengehttp://homemakerschallenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904075669621951344.post-74229281466119443362011-09-11T14:01:51.762-05:002011-09-11T14:01:51.762-05:00We had a long short week too. Logan is giving up h...We had a long short week too. Logan is giving up his naps recently too. I try to do a rest time but he doesn't fall asleep. Of course, then he's tired by about 5 pm. makes for a long evening. I think your post helped remind me just to pray about it. Maybe God can give me more patience to deal with an overtired 3 year old or maybe he'll start taking his naps again. I guess either way would be an answered prayer :)Jackie Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536816014343140102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904075669621951344.post-33839356969790761472011-09-09T11:50:30.735-05:002011-09-09T11:50:30.735-05:00Stopping by from the Homemaker's Challenge lin...Stopping by from the Homemaker's Challenge link up! <br /><br />None of us are "super mom," remember that! As far as the temper tantrums thing goes, I think the no nap problem could very well be contributing, as well as him just testing boundaries. I have a 5, 3, and 1 year old and they ALL still nap. I did find that at 3-4 they have all TRIED to give up their nap, but I still enforced a lay-down-in-your-bed quiet time rule, and then they usually started taking naps again. Sometimes, I think parents think their child is ready to give up naps, when really they are just testing you to see if you will let them stay up. Does that make sense? My 5 year old still sleeps for at least an hour every day. Some days she will tell me she isn't sleepy, but I still require her to lie down and be quiet for a "rest time" and almost always she will eventually fall asleep. If your son just WON'T sleep, I would suggest having a quiet time where he has to be in bed, but can maybe look at a book or something quietly or have a quiet toy, etc. That way his body is still resting. Then I would make an earlier bedtime to make up for the missed sleep in the afternoon. Hang in there! :)Dusty (To the Moon and Back)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17380854387784870096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904075669621951344.post-1558646066101470082011-09-09T09:53:42.271-05:002011-09-09T09:53:42.271-05:00Thanks for sharing! I am having the same problems...Thanks for sharing! I am having the same problems with Shrade with temper tantrums. They are almost daily because I ask him to do what I want him to do and he doesn't want to do that. He has lots of time outs and I take away privileges like certain toys or playing outside. I'm still trying to figure it out. As far as naps, Shrade still takes a nap, but he doesn't sleep the entire time. I'm lucky because he stays in his bed. I think it's healthy to have a rest time in the afternoon well into 3 years old. You both need time away from each other. Find some quiet things that he can do for a hour and he even may fall asleep. Praying for you!Shondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419883061960519895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904075669621951344.post-41274724156334354782011-09-09T09:04:54.229-05:002011-09-09T09:04:54.229-05:00Hey, Amanda. I'm one of the group member for t...Hey, Amanda. I'm one of the group member for the 21 day prayer for sons challenge. Thanks for your post! My two cents on temper tantrums- I try my best to ignore them (as long as no one is in harms way). I walk away and don't give in to what they want. And if it is really bad I will take the child and put them back in bed for a "time out" situation. I'm having a problem with my 18 month old banging his head for his temper tantrum. :( That's a hard one to ignore! I feel for ya. I have three boys and the two oldest don't take naps anymore. They stopped taking naps between 3-4 years of age. My suggestion would be to still force some sort of nap/quiet time in their rooms. Mine still do something to that effect each day (when they aren't in school). Hope this helps!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649561868998090958noreply@blogger.com