re: How do I get my 2yo to take a nap?

Quoting Stephanie Heyer:" And since I knew this would happen, before I get all the "you're a horrible mom posts" I'm going to break ... [snip!] ... help? I'm exhausted and in need of advise not criticism. ETA thanks to all the mamas who are trying to help I appreciate it!"

ummm find someone to watch ur child or put him in day care part time like 4 hours a day or something.

Quoting Stephanie Heyer:" No, we are. very muchso in the same room"

oh ok..Im not gonna lie, I've had plenty of naps with my 2 year old in the room. Like you shes gated, and I hear everything..

Quoting Click Me Click Me!!!:" ummm find someone to watch ur child or put him in day care part time like 4 hours a day or something. "

Pretty sure I just explained that I have no one in the area and day cares won't take them because they would rather fill the position with a full time child...

Quoting Mumz:" oh ok..Im not gonna lie, I've had plenty of naps with my 2 year old in the room. Like you shes gated, and I hear everything.."

I would never leave him in another room, that just makes me cringe.

Quoting Stephanie Heyer:" Pretty sure I just explained that I have no one in the area and day cares won't take them because they would rather fill the position with a full time child..."

uh u can look up people theres always teens looking to baby sit....

Quoting Stephanie Heyer:" Pretty sure I just explained that I have no one in the area and day cares won't take them because they would rather fill the position with a full time child..."

Sorry I just read what I wrote and I sounded incredibly rude, I'm really not trying to be rude.

Quoting Click Me Click Me!!!:" uh u can look up people theres always teens looking to baby sit.... "

Teens are in school when I have to sleep, if it were summer that wouldn't be a problem and I have thought of that.

ok keep making excusses, there are collage students who would help some dont go to school everyday... Like i only go to classes on tuesdays and thursdays

Quoting Click Me Click Me!!!:" ok keep making excusses, there are collage students who would help some dont go to school everyday... Like i only go to classes on tuesdays and thursdays "

And how comfortable would you be leaving your children with a complete stranger? My assumption is not the least.

Sittercity.com
Care.com

If you have local churches, sometimes they have bulletin boards there with people inquiring about babysitting jobs. (My church does)

I know it can be hard to find a babysitter you trust, and it is also expensive
But if you found a babysitter at least for two days out of the week, you could sleep a real sleep and not cat naps.

My LO stopped taking naps at that age and after that there was nothing I could do. I can imagine you are exhausted.

Quoting A&J. ♥:" Sittercity.com Care.com If you have local churches, sometimes they have bulletin boards there with people ... [snip!] ... cat naps. My LO stopped taking naps at that age and after that there was nothing I could do. I can imagine you are exhausted."

I am extremely exhausted and thank you I can't believe I forgot about the churches.

If it were my child I wouldn't allow naps at all. And not that late. Hell no.

My kids naps were cut out at 14-16 months old. If they crashed they crashed but no napping allowed after 2-3pm ever. Lol

My friends kids would nap at.5 till 8 then bitches her kid wouldn't.sleep at 10 pm its like um hello she just woke up. And she was like 5 yrs old.

Quoting Stephanie Heyer:" I would never leave him in another room, that just makes me cringe."

whether you're in the same room or not, you should NOT be sleeping --- especially when you have THREE children to care for. how are you not understanding how dangerous and awful this is? if you cannot properly care for your children due to your night time job, i think its time for a new job

My DD is 3 and i would love it if she would take naps she is normally up at 7 - 7:30 and climbs in our bed and will lay there for about a half hour and then we are up and getting breakfast and watching tv my DD wont fall asleep until like 10pm and even later if we let her. She used to fall asleep while watching a movie but now stays up and will keep watching movies. So we had to stop with the movies at night. So we are always having to change our routine with DD to get to to bed at a decent time.

Quoting shes*almost*one!:" whether you're in the same room or not, you should NOT be sleeping --- especially when you have THREE ... [snip!] ... and awful this is? if you cannot properly care for your children due to your night time job, i think its time for a new job "

My children are more than properly cared for thank you. Considering jobs are just so easy to get in this economy and I bring in over $2,000 a month after taxes I think I'll keep mine. My 5 year old is in kindergarten, and my five month old is more than happy to be in his bouncer, swing, or exersaucer. I didn't ask for your opinion on how horrible you think I am because I need to sleep to provide for my family and not nearly lose another damn finger or a hand. I asked for advice to help get my 2 year old to take a nap. But I suppose this is the internet and a public forum so I'll get what I don't want anyways. It's so horrible to gate him into a room where there are only toys a chair and a futon, where all of the outlets are unreachable by him, and the tv stand is bolted to the floor. Yup I'm and awful person.