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libbyann
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Poll: WWYD?
libbyann
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We moved Will to a toddler bed a few weeks ago and he is doing awesome - I'm so proud of him! The only "problem" is, when he wakes up in the morning, he quietly gets up and goes out in the playroom to play trains. We have a monitor in his room, but he's being quiet, so he's not waking us.There's nothing he can get into while he's up and I honestly don't think he would - all the cabinets have locks he can't figure out, no stairs, deadbolts that at the tops of our doors, so he couldn't get out of the house, all the furniture is bolted to the walls, etc. I'm 100% not worried about his safety when he's getting up, FWIW.
DH gets up at 7:00 for work and this morning, Will was already out there playing. He asked him why he didn't come wake us up and he said, "Mommy was sleeping, so I be quiet, Daddy." Today at 9:30, I was washing dishes and realized he was being super quiet so I went looking for him...he was sound asleep in bed! His normal nap time is 1 or 2ish, so I think he probably got up reeeaaalllly early and was playing trains. He wasn't cranky at all today - just took a 20 minute catnap at 9:30 and then went down for his regular nap at 2.
DH thinks this is the most awesome thing ever. My parents both said that my brother and I did the same thing when we were about Will's age. I kind of think we need to put a gate up outside his room so we at least know what time he's waking up. I'm sure I'll win this one, so the poll is really just for fun - I'm just curious what y'all would do.
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Re: Poll: WWYD?
This is the only reason I'd even consider not putting it up - he's totally not crazy and (IMO) is a pretty mature almost-3-year-old. He's definitely not a risk taker and is very, very cautious!
you could give him some trains to play with in his room and see if he just stays in and plays.
we used the bunny clock to keep H in his room when he was getting up and roaming
Sounds like our boys are really similar. I have a super cautious, very trustworthy, generally rule-following boy. I wouldn't worry about him in this situation, so I voted no. My only hang-up would be not knowing what time he woke, bc I'm a schedule person, but I also think that even if he is getting up super early, it won't last. And since the catnap didn't mess him up, it's no biggie.
You could try that OK to wake clock and ask him to stay in bed til it comes on (goes off? whatever it does), but overall, I wouldn't worry or feel the need to confine him (if it were me and my child).
What a sweetheart!
I don't think it's a huge deal, but it'd probably be more ideal if he stayed in his room at least (and wasn't getting up at the crack of dawn to play, lol!). I would try two things - first, like pp said, maybe leave some trains in his room for him to play with. We let the boys take a toy to bed (along with a stack of books), and they read/play quietly every morning after they wake up, but stay in bed. The other thing I'd try is maybe one of those toddler "alarm" clocks that tell them when it's ok to get up. He sounds like he'd be really responsive to that sort of guidance.
That totally describes Will! Since we currently don't have a gate, I may let it go and see what happens this week - if he still seems exhausted in the middle of the morning, I might try the clock. I think as long as he's not abusing his freedom, I should probably not be so protective. Gosh it's hard to see them grow up!
i would put up a gate and get an ok to wake clock so he knows when he wakes up that it is still nighttime. kids don't have the discernment to know at 3am they should go back to sleep.