Routine / teaching 14 mo

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Can I ask for experience of people's routine at this age? I feel like we bounce from nap to food to bed without achieving anything. Spend all my time stopping them climbing and doing stuff they shouldn't. We rarely get out because between bf and nap and lunch and dinner o don't want them stuck in a buggy for an hour when they could be playing. But then I'm just pulling toys out for them and firefighting rather than teaching them where their nose is or how to say ball or to walk.

They're up at 8, have milk and breakfast. Then I feel like I'm just stopping them screaming and climbing until their nap at 11.30 then up by say1 sometimes later, lunch and toys out then DH takes over at 4/4.30 and icook dinner and then it's dinner, wash and bed.

When I had DS I spent all that time playing 121 with him and dinner was something of an afterthought, homework etc was fine as he wasn't messy.

I don't think I play with DS2 as much as I played with DS1 (extra housework plus looking after DS1 as well) but he seems fine development wise and generally happy (bar getting cross when I pull him off stuff he's climbed)

I'd definitely try and get out for a walk even if its every other day, its nice for the babies to feel the fresh air/see different things/hear birds etc. If you have a near by park you could let them toddle about on the grass a bit (maybe get puddle suits, I let DS2 go in the sandpit the other day and now the pushchair is covered in sand).

This is the problem, if they walked I'd take them to the small enclosed park nearby and they could at least move but they're not even walking. So they'd just crawl off and eat the floor! If I had 1 I could entice them up the climbing frame / swing but there's two of them, one of me, one swing.

I just feel guilty that they're not talking (in human), not walking (could climb mount Everest to aligning chairs and toys to climb on) and don't seem to know their objects. I can't remember teaching DS1 but we spent a lot of time on the bus so lots of face to face time iyswim. I thought it was ok but everyone's similar aged kid is so far ahead it makes me worry I've done something wrong / there is something wrong

So how many DCs have you got, and what ages?
Are any of them walking?

The 5 yo is 😃 the 14 months ones aren't, there's only two of them lol

As in there's only two 14 mo olds. And then I have a 5 yo

So 14 month twins and a 5 yo - no wonder you've got your hands full! Are you homeschooling too?

The only thing I can suggest is maybe try and plan the night before a couple of things to do the next day so that you are ready.

Things like singing can really help with language development as well as learning - eg action songs where you point to different parts of the body etc. Perhaps watch a YouTube video together like this. The 5 yo could help.

Reading together.

Yeah we were, HT now but yr1 😕

I did set out a theme a day on my diary but then by the time we sit down at 9 I forget to do anything or I'm tired or I have another pile of to-dos. I know it's no excuse, people are working from home / working full time and still providing a fulfilling and enriching lockdown