Comments on: Kicked out of the nap http://cmkl.ca/2009/10/18/kicked-out-of-the-nap/ Chris Lawson's personal website Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wendy http://cmkl.ca/2009/10/18/kicked-out-of-the-nap/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Wendy Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:42:17 +0000 http://cmkl.ca/?p=860#comment-589 I can't remember how old Mallory is but I recognize a 'spirited' child like my own daughter. Even at nearly 12 J still occasionally loses it from over-stimulation and/or over tiredness. We've also had occasional head banging and years of continual night terrors, but mostly a bright, happy confident child who makes friends easily and adapts well in most situations. One thing I am learning as she grows up is that it is not all about me. Most of her moods nowadays are reactions to the bigger world, it's just that I'm still the safest punching bag. This fall term at school is always long, tiring and prone to melt-downs; no sooner have they re-settled than the routine gets messed up by Thanksgiving, Halloween and then Christmas. I'm guessing that Daddy's little girl will re-emerge shortly after Mallory wakes up, well after that fuzzy, grumpy post-nap bit anyway. Good for you for recognising that she still needs to nap, in my view the more they complain, the more they need it, though it gets harder and harder to settle them and then the naps eventually get so short it hardly seems worthwhile. But it is. Better naps mean better bedtimes. Often wish we could get 'em back. Keep up the good work. Wendy I can’t remember how old Mallory is but I recognize a ‘spirited’ child like my own daughter. Even at nearly 12 J still occasionally loses it from over-stimulation and/or over tiredness. We’ve also had occasional head banging and years of continual night terrors, but mostly a bright, happy confident child who makes friends easily and adapts well in most situations.

One thing I am learning as she grows up is that it is not all about me. Most of her moods nowadays are reactions to the bigger world, it’s just that I’m still the safest punching bag. This fall term at school is always long, tiring and prone to melt-downs; no sooner have they re-settled than the routine gets messed up by Thanksgiving, Halloween and then Christmas.

I’m guessing that Daddy’s little girl will re-emerge shortly after Mallory wakes up, well after that fuzzy, grumpy post-nap bit anyway. Good for you for recognising that she still needs to nap, in my view the more they complain, the more they need it, though it gets harder and harder to settle them and then the naps eventually get so short it hardly seems worthwhile. But it is. Better naps mean better bedtimes. Often wish we could get ‘em back.

Keep up the good work.

Wendy

]]> By: Soha Kneen http://cmkl.ca/2009/10/18/kicked-out-of-the-nap/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Soha Kneen Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://cmkl.ca/?p=860#comment-1630 Oh man, you're really lucky - on two fronts. First, she still naps and secondly, she doesn't need you to stay with her to fall asleep anymore!!! Woohooo for you!!!! Oh man, you're really lucky – on two fronts. First, she still naps and secondly, she doesn't need you to stay with her to fall asleep anymore!!! Woohooo for you!!!!

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