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Quiet Time ?

Arielle27Arielle27 member
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My 2 and a half year old and fifteen month old share a room. The older child sometimes doesn't want to nap... When this happens he makes a lot of noise, which of course wakes his sister up, then finally I'll have to concede and take him out of the room.

What do I do with him for two hours?? I'm pregnant and would really like a chance to rest at that time...

But he can't entertain himself quietly for THAT long... If I am absolutely desperate I'll let him have half an hour of TV. But I don't want that to become a habit, nor do I want him to skip the nap because he thinks he'll get TV.

Any tips or tricks? Right now I'll give him books and quiet toys in my bed, but that also doesn't last long..

TIA!

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Re: Quiet Time ?

  • ladybugpjbladybugpjb member
    Can one of them nap in your bed? Or in a PnP in another room?

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  • Arielle27Arielle27 member

    imageladybugpjb:
    Can one of them nap in your bed? Or in a PnP in another room?

    We just put the kids together a few weeks ago, so I know part of this acting out is adjusting to the new situation. We aren't expecting our third for another four months, but we really want the kids to get used to room sharing way before the new baby arrives so they don't feel like they are 'stuck' in a situation because of the new baby...

     So technically, yes, I could move DS back to his old crib in his old room (which I did a few days ago for nap and nighttime), but I don't want that to become a habit either!

     I think a lot of the frustration I'm having at the moment is because my husband is out of the country this week so I'm dealing with the kids alone, which is hard enough... without being pregnant, working part time from home, having the kids home from daycare almost the whole week with me for the Jewish holiday and having the kids adjusting to the new roomshare situation...

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  • juliane2004juliane2004 member
    We have a playpen in our room for DS, because although they sleep fine at night, naps SUCK together. So they nap in two separate rooms.
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  • laura1laura1 member

    imagejuliane2004:
    We have a playpen in our room for DS, because although they sleep fine at night, naps SUCK together. So they nap in two separate rooms.

    This is what we did when my 2 shared a room...and we will do this when the girls move in together next month! 

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  • QmommyQmommy member
    Yea, I suggest using a Pnp or even your own bed for one of them to nap in your room.  My girls share a room but DD2 still goes in her crib in her own room for nap.  I need my quiet time and I'm not ready to let DD1 give it up just yet.
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