After nursery tiredness and moodiness.... help...

[newstart2010]

dd went to a nursery befroe which was 9.15 - 12.15, now her pre-school nursery is 12.20-3.20. She started on wednesday, and have found her to be very rude, moody and cheeky after nursery. Its not that she is unhappy there as she was so excited to go and when I ask her about friends and teachers she says lovely.

I understand she is tried, but if I let her nap then she will not go to sleep beofre 10pm. So I have to keep her awake. She also has got a new very very loud cry which really drives me insane .

Anyway I'm sure this is normal for them to play up abit, but just wondering if there are any tips on how to deal with this?

will she chill in front of the tv for half an hour or so, even if she doesn't sleep?

can you let her sleep later in the mornings?

food may help - snack at 3.30 may avoid dip in blood sugar causing moodiness

I have been giving her a snack after nursery as thought it would help. She is always a tried one anyway. When I get up she gets up even tho i tell her to stay in bed.

She does relax infrount of the tv when she is not crying and moaning .

poor lil thing is so tired...

Similar here newstart. She (dd) who is just 3 would absolutely love a little sleep in the day but like you we then have her up half the evening.

Within reason I pander to her (I also have a 6 year old). for example today she "helped" me to cook the tea which she loves and I hate. dh, I and her big sister invested a lot of attention in her.

By (early) bathtime she was absolutely knackered, in that very giggle hysterical way that they have (she had finally stopped crying)

so what time is your d going to bed and waking up?

My dd goes to bed between 8-8.30 as any earlier and she will be up way too early.

When I'm cooking dd just moans saying I need my mama and cries for me... I would have her with me but dp tries to keep her busy...

My dd (now she has dropped her nap) goes to bed around 7.30. tbh this is because her sister (6) needs to be in bed by then and actually needs more sleep.

Waking up time varies (she has never been a great sleeper) On an exceptionally good night she will come in to us around 6.30 (after her rabbit clock "wakes up" - again if we are lucky) Sometimes she will snuggle down with me for another half an hour.

On average I would say she sleeps from 8pm to approx 6.30am.

I work some late shifts so often dh is here with both of them. I think that she is probably marginally worse when we are all here. When it is just dh she accepts that the attention from one parent is shared with her sister.

My dd defintly does what dp says more then me. my dd also sneaks in my bed at different times of the night anytime from 1am - 7.30am. hard work

I'm sure it will get better as she gets used to it.