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s/o naps and quiet time

SallyAnneSSallyAnneS member
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How did you get you lo to understand the idea of quiet time? My ds has never been a good napper and we are going to be switching him to a twin bed this summer and I feel like the freedom of it will end his naps for good. I tell him before I put him down now that he can sleep or quietly play in his crib. But if he doesn't want to be in his room he can cry for at least a solid hour until i give up and let him out. (I go in every 10-15 minutes to remind him that it is nap time). And he never plays in his crib after he wakes up in the morning or after a nap. He just screams "mommy, door, mommy, door!" Until I come get him. Any advice? (This is a post and run as I am headed to work, but I will read and reply in the morning)
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Re: s/o naps and quiet time

  • sbevmc09sbevmc09 member
    Uuugh, implementing QT wasn't a fun process.  Basically we just kept at it, if he threw a fit and/or destroyed things we would go back in and remind him it was QT, explain what he was allowed to do, and told him we'd be back to get him in a bit.  If possible I tried to make sure I went to get him when he was actually being quiet instead of calling for me to reinforce that I wasn't going to come just because he was throwing a fit, if that makes sense.  It took about 2 weeks for it to get better, but I'm glad we stuck with it.  I feel like it also improved once he was in a toddler bed vs. crib so that he could get out and get books and such to read.  That kind of happened around the same time he was giving up naps.  He used to just throw a fit in his crib.  Once he was in a toddler bed he had a few incidents of destroying things, but it got better.  
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  • LoriLee14LoriLee14 member
    I do not have a child at that age but when I was a nanny I did it for the oldest. The mother really wanted her to have that time to nap/be independent. She was also in a regular bed and agree that it helped. She had toys in there and a radio that I would turn on and tell her she couldn't mess with the volume. She would read books, play dress-up, play tea set. She had no concept of time and would sometimes come and ask me how much longer she had. But both I and her mother did it everyday they were home so it just was a part of routine.
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  • mandymackmandymack member

    It was easy to sort of force a quiet time/nap time on Emily because she was still in a crib and never was a climber. She just knew she had to stay in there until I got her out. About 1.5-2hours. Rarely did she NOT nap and I don't remember a single time she cried/screamed/demanded I come get her.

    We will see if Nolan does the same. For now, he's still in a crib and I won't transition him out until I'm forced (dangerous climbing) or he's potty-trained and needs to get out of bed to use the bathroom. :)

    Sorry I don't have any actual advice on HOW to enforce QT... maybe a baby gate so at least he can't come out of his room? I don't know if you have a video monitor or feel comfortable leaving him to his own devices if he gets out of his new big boy bed. Good luck!!!

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  • Notwifezilla7Notwifezilla7 member

    What is the goal of your quiet time? Actual rest in is bed or time in the room for independent play or something else.  

    I think with a 2 yo, you just need to keep it simple I would probably just say "You'll be in here for one hour. Mommy will NOT be coming in until it's time to get up. If you scream, or cry, it won't change quiet time".

    Then DO NOT GO IN! It sounds like he knows you'll come in so he cries to get the reaction/interaction. I'd say after a few days, he should be able to get it. 

    Is there a reason why you want to transition to a bed already?  

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  • SallyAnneSSallyAnneS member

    Thanks everyone.  So it sounds like I just need to be consistant and stick to it.  I really just need to know that we both have a set amount of downtime everyday.  He has never napped more then 45-60 minutes and is go, go, go the rest of the day.  

    We are thinking of moving him because we are going on vacationin sept for 2 weeks and their isn't a crib where we are staying and he doesn't sleep well in a playpen.  However, if he doesn't switch to a twin bed well then we will try the playpen hoping he will to so tired by night that he sleeps anyway.

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