I don't understand why my children wake up at 6:30AM. We were up late last night especially for them (11:00PM) and they still woke up at 6:30am. I know some of you have kids that will sleep til 9 or 10 what's the trick, I want to try it!
As I think and prepare to start potty training, why do kids say they have to go on the potty and then don't do anything? It's such a chore to get the diaper off and on again just for them to sit there. And why won't they go poopy on the potty?
Nuk's- here is a topic I don't know what to do with. On one hand, my kids are both too old for them and Jake especially looks silly with one in his mouth, but on the other hand, it gives me silence for a few minutes in the day, and they fall asleep much faster, and calm down from a fall or consequence much easier.
Some things that I wonder, please help if you can!
Sorry Steph - I wish I could be more help! Those same things perplex me as well. Nico use to do the wake up thing early and now he doesn't, but he is also more busy, running, racing and digging. I think he tuckers himself out! He use to go to bed early and wake up late - which was a huge treat, until we heard him up playing in his room at 2 am one morning! We woke up to loud music coming from his room, he decided to turn on his music. For approx. a week, he had been waking up in the middle of the night to play and then eventually would fall back to sleep. Strange but true!
ReplyDeleteSomething I have hear done with the nuk is called the "nuk fairy". Similiar to the tooth fairy, Jake could put his nuk under his pillow and wake up with a new toy. However, I would suggest that you maybe wait until the new baby. Then it could be like his is a big boy. And don't do it until you are ready to fight it, cause as you know, it'll be a struggle. I hope this gives you some ideas. Another thing to think about is if you want Jake and Izzy to go off nuks at the same time...that might be madness...
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of kids, like a lot of adults, have that built in alarm clock, and even if they go to bed later they tend to get up at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI heard Potty Training called, "something to occupy parents until the kids are ready to use the potty" I think part of the reason for them going to the potty, but not using it, is they really are just starting to fiquire out their body's cues for telling them it's time to go.
As far as the Nuk, we first got it down to slepp times (nap and night times). Then we went cold turkey. From what I remeber, it was a bad week, but past that hasn't been an issue. Infact we were shocked when we gave the new baby a Nuk and Cooper asked, "what's that?" He used to be addicted to the thing.
I know Jaclyn is much younger but we put her to bed at the same time every night, 8:15, and get her out of her crib at 6:30 every morning. With me going to work at 7, I have to keep to this schedule but lately she seems to be waking up at 5:30. My trick is that I dont even go into her room until 6:30 and she is fine hanging out by herself. Once I walk in, she wants some attention.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the nuk, I think they continue to be dependent on it because we keep shoving it in their mouths. (I am guilty of that for sure!)I just noticed that Jaclyn doesn't even sleep with hers anymore. So my advise from what I heard from other parents is just to lessen the usage (dont take it with you to the grocery store or when they are at the park) and then make it disappear. My opinion, I would do it before the baby comes because there is going to be enough change in the kids lives without taking away their "Security blanket." good luck!
These are the million dollar questions of parenting!
ReplyDeleteMiles has always been an early riser, no matter what time he goes to bed. That's why we're usually anal about him going to bed at 8.
I remember both of my boys saying they had to go potty about a million times a day when they were potty training. I went with it (even though it drove me crazy) and eventually they stopped doing that. Miles had about a month after he was completely trained with "#1" where he would not go "#2" unless he had a pull up on. I have no idea why that is... but I've heard lots of people say they've gone through the same thing with their kids. We bribed him with the promise of a goldfish (I'm sorry to say Old Ben Kenobi Luke Skywalker only lived a few short months with us before going belly-up.)
I could use some advice on the nuk thing as well. Neither of my boys were very interested in pacifiers and they quit using them on their own. Greta is a completely different story. She's an addict and I'm afraid that we're going to be in for it when we decide to take it away.
Hey, Steph - one more comment! I understand this may be "old school" but here goes...Everyone has a personal clock - mine is go to bed at midnight, get up around 9 or so - the world should not start until 10 am!! My second child, however has a clock set to going to bed early and getting up early (yes around 6 or 7 when he was young). I believe God made us with some internal wiring in that way - your friends have kids with the same internal clock as me! The potty thing is so much a mystery with every child - but what I learned is that it is like everything else - a process. They want to get used to each step on its own - they aren't as interested in results as we are. Then one day it will be done... And the Nuk - again, we think they are too old but if thy need it - oh well. Seriously, they don't show up at Kindergarten with them. Don't sweat the small battles, spend time enjoying each stage. The really important stuff will come. The next thing you know, they are working at the Greenhouse!!! Have a great day and trust your "mom" instincts! Michelle
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