Morning Monster - 2 and a half years

[lynsey321]

Over the last 2 weeks my 2 and a half year old DS has been such hard work in the morning.

He doesn't want to get out of bed, will start crying and saying he wants to go back to sleep. He doesn't want to get dressed, get his nappy changed, have his breakfast or get washed and clean his teeth.

Morning's have turned into a battleground, with him kicking and screaming his way through it.

We have to be up and out of the house by 8am so I can get him to his child-minder and myself and DH to work. Up to two weeks ago he was fine. Nothing has changed, his bedtime routine is the same and he's sleeping just fine. I just have no idea what has happened.

I guess I'm just after some reassurance really. Is this normal? It is just a phase?

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Maybe he's going through a growth spurt (physical or mental) and so is really tired in the morning? Would explain the reluctance to get up and if he's overtired that might explain the playing up through the morning routine. Does he still nap?

Yes he does still nap, normally just after lunch for 1.5 - 2 hours.

I'm very lucky, and he's normally very well behaved, so this is all really out of character for him.

I don't know if it's normal but mornings are often a battle for us too with DD 2.9. I'm not a morning person either so I can't really blame her?
Do you leave enough time between him waking up and having to get ready? Mine likes to lie in bed and moan for a bit before sitting on the potty, etc.
I used to sing a cheery morning song but this just made it worse and she would shout "NO,no singing. Not good morning!"
My sympathies, it is no fun wrestling a grumpy toddler through their morning routine.