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daily rouitin ideas needed

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pugsmum · 17/05/2012 15:12

~I am finding it difficult to get a good daily routine at the moment
I find it difficult to get out in the mornings .. I find he wakes up at around 6.30am and is dropping off again by 9am . he is not very interested in breakfast and but is hungry around 9.30 10 ... in which case he is hungry and tired all at the same time and won?t eat coz he is tired and can?t sleep coz he is hungry (aaahhhh lol )

All the good toddler clubs seem to be in the morning i try to keep him up for a coupleof rhyme times etc a week but it is hit and miss if he falls asleep and if we do get to it and he is irritable , disobedient and grumpy .

While i totally agree that it would be a good idea to get out and active in the morning I find by the time we are dressed and fed he is tired again (and that is not good for anyone lol ) We go to play gyms at least once a week or a near by farm where i let him run around and look at waht he wants so he leads the way , walks to the shops and round the massive park and lakes around our house with dad nearly every day after work while get stuff sorded at home.. but mostly later in the day

Again I am confused as to whether I should encourage him into an afternoon nap time routine (which is sort of what I have been attempting to do but am not consistent as I am not sure if it is the right thing for him )or go with him and stop trying to get out in the mornings give him a later breakfast and sleep then get on with the rest of the day ?

Advise pleeaaaassseee ??

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Octaviapink · 17/05/2012 15:39

How old is he? He's obviously still having a morning nap (which is fine - they don't usually drop the morning nap until average 15 months) and sounds as though he still needs it. 9.30 is pretty standard for a morning nap - mine get up at 5.30ish and have breakfast at 6 - when they were napping in the morning they'd be asleep again by 9.

I don't agree that it's a good idea to try and get to toddler groups that clash with his nap - won't be any fun for you or him and there's plenty of time for it when he's no longer having that nap.

Yes he should be having an afternoon nap - probably after lunch so that he's awake by 2/ 2.30ish and bedtime at 6.30/7 is possible.

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