Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Your child refuses to nap? Mine does!
My 2.5 year old son is just so adorable. He does not tantrum, he reasons and he learns fast. Though one thing that he does do irritably is when it comes to sleeping time. He just refuses to sleep. That's when I normally already feel very exhausted from the day's activities!
What do I do? I research the internet about this and babycenter.com has the following article that makes me more patient with my son now when he's refusing to sleep
Every parent knows this scenario: Your toddler gives all the signals that she's exhausted and needs sleep — she yawns and rubs her eyes, flops on the floor, and bursts into tears of frustration when her block tower collapses — but she still won't go down for a nap.
The explanation is simple, though the solution may not be: Toddlers fight the urge to rest simply because they are so interested in what's going on around them. Your curious toddler has so much to see and do and she's afraid that if she naps, she'll miss out on something.
Also, just like other toddlers, your child is beginning to understand that she's separate from you and is her own person, so she asserts her independence whenever she can.
