Save our Sleep Toddler by Tizzie Hall

Author:Tizzie Hall
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781742627113
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

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If you have relatives or friends who always seem to pop in at bedtime, explain to them how important it is that your toddler makes the seven o’clock bus to bed (even if it means giving them this book to read while you take him to bed!). Ask them to come earlier or at the weekend if they want to see your toddler. Or, if they are coming to see you, ask them to come at a time you know your toddler will be settled – for example, at eight in the evening when your toddler will be in a deep sleep and not disturbed. This also applies to the other parent who walks in the door from a day at work at 6.59 pm – they would be better to sneak in a few minutes later.

If you are having guests to stay then it is best to explain to them how you handle things with your toddler at bedtime, during the night or if your toddler wakes up early. I have often come across visitors who are so keen to play with a toddler that they get him up at the crack of dawn because they heard him make a sound. Please explain to your visitors that they might hear your toddler at night but they do not need to worry or react.

Often toddlers will test the boundaries when people are visiting to see if they can still feel safe and secure even with a house full of visitors. Parents will sometimes let their guard down because they feel awkward about letting their little one have a tantrum or protest over going to sleep while they have visitors. This might be okay if your visitors stay for only a day, but if they stay for longer than 24 hours and you let down most of your toddler’s boundaries, you will find it very difficult to take control again once your visitors have left. Your toddler will become very insecure and this will make all of your lives miserable.

What you need to do is talk to your visitors and explain how your household runs and how you approach different behaviours. If you find your visitors want to argue a point with you, ask them to do this in the evening when your little one is not around to listen. You might find this creates tension while your visitors are there, but believe me, sticking to your guns now is a much better option than having weeks of an unsettled and insecure toddler while you reset boundaries once your visitors have gone.

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