I have twins (boy/girl) and my son wakes up our daughter after his nap, probably to get her to open the door since he doesn't do that yet. As a result, both of my kids are only sleeping 1 1/2 - 2 hours now, whereas before they slept a good 3 hours. There was a instant change in their napping times once he figured out she can help him get out of the room.
What can I do to teach my kids to value their naptime, and enjoy the free time to rest in the afternoon, while mommy does her thing! My daughter is miserable, and needs extra sleep to function, though my son is fine... Obviously you aren't getting her back to sleep once she's up!
Help!
2007-01-22 08:38:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
They're two-years old
2007-01-22 08:47:50 · update #1
i suggest you put them to sleep different rooms so that when one wakes up they don't wake the other or if you use monitors you can attach 1 to your belt so you here him wake and you can quickly and quietly get him out of the room before waking the girl up. iam afraid there is no way you can teach them the value of sleep. they will sleep when they sleep. and wake when they wake they don't see sleep as we do its just sleep. to us its heaven.
2007-01-22 08:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Separate them at nap time, which will cut your own time short, however maybe once they're separated he might even sleep longer and you maybe able to put him down for longer since you're not disturbing the little girl. 3 hours nap time seems a bit long for my taste, children should be in bed by 7:30-8 pm, napping too long in the afternoon will not get them ready for bed. It is much nicer to have the evening by yourself or with your husband then having kids run around until 10 pm.
2007-01-22 08:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by Mightymo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had it trouble before but with 4 little kids(family members not my kids). i had to baby sit for about 5 hours after school. at the same time, i had to study.so i put all of the kids to sleep but i left the door open so that way when one of the kids woke up they would just came find me and not wake up the others. also if you are moving around the house a lot when the kids are sleeping ,watch how long they sleep so 1st you know one of them is up ,you can put a kids movie that way you can do what you need to do and the kid doesn't wake up the other.
i hope this helps!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-22 08:53:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to laugh lol! I have twins and they at 17 months old and it's amazing what they help eachother with.
On to the problem... I would definately seperate them at nap time if that is possible. If that isn't maybe try a baby gate in the doorway so that he can see out. You didn't mention how old they are so I really can't suggest anything else.
2007-01-22 08:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by zinntwinnies 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Same as everyone else, separate them so your son can be up when he is awake and your daughter can sleep in.
l used to babysit for twins (a boy and a girl that were the same age as yours) and they each had their own room. So that solved the problem. The little boy was always up before the little girl too.
Good luck to you
2007-01-22 09:06:09 · answer #5 · answered by amarilysusa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should definitely be napping in separate rooms. This will keep them from waking eachother up at random times. There will be less talking/crying/playing/fighting.
2007-01-22 08:44:26 · answer #6 · answered by *Logan's Mommy* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say put them in separate rooms to sleep then.
2007-01-22 08:41:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋