I will add that my 6 year old has kabuki syndrome and is developementally delayed and small for his age so both my kids look and act like they are the same age. My kids know one is 4 and the other is 6 but I don't think they get what it really means to be two years apart in age yet. They see themselves as equals. My son age 6 no longer needs naps most days but my 4 year old daughter definitely needs naps or she is so cranky. Any advice on how to get the 4 year old to nap without protest when she sees that her brother gets to stay awake?
2007-03-23 15:13:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Make them both have quiet time. At least till she falls asleep. That is what i do and some days it works and some it doesn't. Mine are 4 and 7. She is at the stage where you just want to scream lol. I am there too.
2007-03-23 15:19:17 · answer #1 · answered by littledueceb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest thing about getting kids to sleep is that they think they are going to miss something spectacular while they are asleep. Show your four year old that her brother isn't doing anything new without her. Also, to show her the concept of time, when you are spending time with her, let her know when one hour is up. Since she was probably playing, chances are it went fast for her. Tell her that that's the time she has to take a nap. She probably wouldn't protest as much if she doesn't think its as long. She might also want to go to sleep you you tell her that you are going to rest. Maybe you can convince her that taking a break is what "big people do." Once you get her to naptime without protest, keep to the time of the nap, so it become a part of her routine.
2007-03-24 08:18:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the journey that your 6-year-old is developmentally not on time, has he not long gone to kindergarten? They nevertheless nap/relax in kindergarten. As to your 4 year old, you ought to start having your 6 year old having quiet time for the time of her nap. My sister did this along with her childrens. My niece might bypass to her room and look at on an identical time as my nephew took a snooze. There are some greater years between the two nevertheless. My niece did not argue concerning the quiet time because of the fact she loves books. so some distance as that is going, each and every new child (or person) can use quiet time. instead of attempting to describe the two years distinction, clarify to her that 4-year-olds take naps. tell her which you do not desire her to be cranky and get in undertaking for that. you additionally could make a calendar of milestones for her. placed issues on the calendar like while she won't ought to take naps, while she will bypass to college. Make it like a growth chart. Mark off the activities with stickers. That way she will ‘see’ how some distance she is getting. you additionally could make one for the 6-year-old so she will see the version. Get them in contact in this and make it a kinfolk undertaking for the day.
2016-10-19 11:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear ya, girl. Everyone at my house has to lay down with a book. We call it Book Time. The sleepy cranks fall asleep and the older kids "read." And Mommy gets a little bit of quiet. When I first started this I had to lay down on my bed and look at a magazine so the cranky nappers would see that we ALL have to do it. They'll enjoy it so much that they'll do it without protesting within a week. It's so simple and it really works. Get your kids favorite books ready for them and try it this weekend! Best of luck to you!!
2007-03-23 15:29:39 · answer #4 · answered by wwhrd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who is the boss, your kid or you? it is what it is and the kid must follow the rules, and let the younger one know that when his brother was his age it would have naps, so how fair is it for you of the older one, having to put up with his behaviour. Put your foot down! that's how i role anyway, and kids are smarter than some think
2007-03-23 15:28:40 · answer #5 · answered by ▌♠ ▌ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly just talking to her. Let her know she is still younger and needs more sleep than her brother does. Her body is still trying to catch up to her big brother. They still won't quite get it. What I did with my little ones was tell them it was quiet time and they could "read" 3 books. By the time they got settled and looked at the first one they were asleep. Mom to 3.
2007-03-23 16:30:55 · answer #6 · answered by Melanie A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do like a quiet time tell them they both have to just lay and rest for an hour if she is relaxed enough she will fall asleep if she doesnt take a nap just put her to bed alittle early that nite
2007-03-23 15:24:39 · answer #7 · answered by linda h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really can't get a child to nap if they don't want to. My children never did
2007-03-23 16:30:35 · answer #8 · answered by Urchin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋