I am evil.
Lucy has given up her naps. We've been trying to introduce "quiet play time" instead, with mixed results. She needs to play quietly in her room for an hour, and then when the timer dings she can come out. This is the idea, anyway. Usually she just runs in and out of her room and then she poops and needs a new diaper and we're all done with quiet play time.
Today, for whatever reason known only to herself, she's decided to go along with the plan and is merrily singing to herself (quietly!) and building something with legos in her room with the door closed.
So what did her mother do to reward her for her good behavior and cooperation? I crept down the hall and reset the timer for another 45 minutes. What a nice afternoon for me.
Today, for whatever reason known only to herself, she's decided to go along with the plan and is merrily singing to herself (quietly!) and building something with legos in her room with the door closed.
So what did her mother do to reward her for her good behavior and cooperation? I crept down the hall and reset the timer for another 45 minutes. What a nice afternoon for me.
You are not evil. Not at all. You both need the downtime -- and if she's happy, then you are so golden. The timer is your friend.
It's eerie reading some of your posts, because we went through so many of the exact same things when AJ was Lucy's age. He gave up his nap then, too, and we also did quiet time for a while, and he ALWAYS crapped in his diaper during that time. This was also when I was desperate for him to be potty-trained and so desperate for a break, I thought I would lose my mind.
He still doesn't nap, but the good news is he now spends a lot of time in his room playing by himself. (And quite probably WITH himself, but that's another story.) Of his own volition: "Mommy, I'm going to have some private time in my room now, okay?" And he's totally potty trained. I know you probably don't believe me, but I promise it will happen for you, too.