2007-10-21 15:00:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Sleep is not a press button and bang you are asleep One of your twin need less sleep than the other one So put the twin who need lot of sleep the first one in his bed Wait 15 to 20 min and put the other one in his bed
2007-10-21 15:08:53 · answer #1 · answered by lala 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a day care owner and have a set of 9 month old twins in my care full time. They almost always go down together. Separate beds, separate rooms. They never sleep the same length of time and they are never consistent about whom will wake up first. I love having them awake at different times. Because one is so much more demanding (boy) than the other I feel the little girl does not get enough attention when he is awake. We he sleeps longer this is my time with his sister.
2007-10-21 22:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by Shelly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always had my 2-year-old twin girls on the same schedule since they day they came home. They have always been great nappers and sleepers. Now, for some reason, they are not wanting to nap or waiting 1-2 hours in their cribs playing until they fall asleep. OR, one will fall asleep and the awake one will eventually wake the one sleeping (like today!). It's frustrating. I hope it's a growth spurt and they grow out of it. I would like tips of my own...damn kids.. : )
2007-10-22 15:14:50 · answer #3 · answered by BK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have twins and my boys are four now. What worked for us is just setting them on a nightly schedule/routine and sticking with it. Try your best to put them down to bed at the same time each night. My problem was one always wanted to wake the one who went to sleep! :) It gets better, I promise! Just stick with a routine and they may fuss and cry some in the beginning but they will get used to it!
PS:aren't twins so awesome!! (yet so tiring!!! ;) )
2007-10-21 22:04:39 · answer #4 · answered by Jenny 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The same way I get my two children to go to sleep. You need to establish a routine. In my routine, about two hours before bedtime I start winding them down. I let them play quiet games to help them start relaxing. Dim the lights in your house if you can. Do quiet activities such as reading a book to them, or let htem sit on the floor and play with legos. When you talk to them use a soft voice, nothing loud that's going to rile them up. Then about an hour before bedtime give them both a warm bath. You can give it to them at the same time. Let them play in the bath tub a little too. Give them some bath toys or something. Then dry them both off, lotion them down, and put them in their pjs. Lay them both in bed, or in there cribs and maybe read another book to them. If you have to you can rub their back a little or if they like put on some soft music. Then leave the room and shut the light. They both might make some noise and talk a little, but just ignore it unless they are getting really loud. If their both getting really loud, go back inside, but don't turn on the light, and lay them back down and pull up their blanket and rubs their backs. Don't yell, use a whisper voice. If they start getting loud a second time, don't go back in because it will become a game. Just let htem jibber jabber and soon enough sleep will catch up to them. Hope this helps...
2007-10-21 22:11:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a brother and sister that are twins. my mom had to take everything out of their room except cribs because they'd climb out and play all night. we had to separate them lots of times. if they go to preschool sometimes the teacher tells them something everyday that helps them take a nap. like, "the clock says it's naptime." or "time for a nap." maybe if you say the same thing...that will help.
2007-10-21 22:32:16 · answer #6 · answered by Kim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is all about a schudule... start eating dinner at the same time.. followed by a bath with lavander.. which relaxes them then to the bed room at your set time for a bed time story at which time they are tucked in and told it is nite nite time...continue to quite and hush them but do not break and let them get up after a few nites they will adapt to the routine and will be ready for bath and bed time
2007-10-21 22:06:04 · answer #7 · answered by billie s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do they sleep in the same bed? If they do, give them separate beds, maybe even separate rooms.
2007-10-21 22:03:46 · answer #8 · answered by Sucre Noir 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Separate rooms. Read 2 books together, put them in separate beds in separate rooms and you're done.
2007-10-21 22:10:09 · answer #9 · answered by Sit'nTeach'nNanny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make them both listen to Tom Cruise talk about Scientology. It cures the most desperate of insomniacs.
2007-10-21 22:03:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋