Seriously, terrible twos have nothing on Threenager. It's been tough. And downright exhausted. I apologized to my hubby for being in a bad mood when he gets home, because well she's in a bad mood and it's a vicious cycle.
Which brings me to my main reason I'm asking for help. I think a lot of it is from being over tired. She has not been sleeping well at night. At all. Last night she was up 5 times!!
Sadie gave up her nap about a month ago. It's been a long time coming, but then she downright refused them. She used to go to bed between 8:00-8:30, so we moved her bedtime up to 7:30 without a nap. Bedtime is GREAT! She goes right sleep within 5 minutes, which she was not doing before.
It's the middle of the night that is rough. She is up every few hours. If I let her fuss for a little bit, it usually upsets her more and she gets all worked up. I typically go in to her room to check on her where she is sitting in her bed. I tell her it's still nighttime and she needs to go back to sleep. And most nights she does. But then it repeats again a few hours later.
So, I'd love any and all advice. I know all kids are different and all situations are different, but I'm hoping between the advice on get on here and on Facebook, I can find SOMETHING that will work for us! Please tell me I'm not alone? Have you dealt with this before? What did you do??
She looks like an angel here, doesn't she? Don't let her fool you!
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