Patterns & Habits: Toddler, Baby Einstein

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After School Schedule

Help! I need an after school schedule to follow- I have a 6 yr old that gets off the bus at 2:30 a 5 year old who I pick up at 12 or 1 from preschool and a 16 mos old. When they are all three home and the weather is not nice enough to go outside- they drive me crazy...I am unable to cook dinner b/c of the whining and following me around the 16 mos old stands at my feet as I'm trying to cook- crying and beggin for food ( we eat very early in my opinion too) by 5:30 most nights my 16 mos old is in bed by 6:30....I feel like if we had a...

Naps

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Giving up Naps

My son will be 3 in October. A week or so ago he started climbing out of his crib repeatedly. We recognized that we were lucky to have the crib for him for so long and changed his crib to a toddler bed. However, now we are having extreme difficulty getting him to go to sleep. He is constantly out of bed. We have tried putting him back in without engaging him (which doesn't work because when he sees us coming he runs back in and then it is a game that he does over and over and over again). We have tried a positive motivation chart...

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The No Nap Baby!

My daughter is just 9 months old. She went from pretty regular naps. Once...

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No More Naps?

My just turned 2 year old seems to not be interested in naps anymore. I was...

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What to Do About Naps

My son attends a day care center that has nap time everyday for all ages. He...