Exhausted emotional 3 year old

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He is killing me.

The tantrums are all day. They are relentless. He still naps and hates being got up from it but if I didn't he'd never want to go to bed.

DD wakes him in the morning even though they are on a different floor and both have white noise. He woke up at 5.45 today. He's now cuddled up with me on the sofa watching TV.

I'm so worn out by the meltdowns

Think the nap is definitely an issue. Our DS is 3 years and 3 months and even if he falls asleep for 30 minutes in the car on the way home from an activity it means he will struggle going to sleep at his bedtime. Also I would experiment with changing tv with milk to reading a book as it's less stimulating. Its all about trial and error and working out a routine that works for you and your DS

I don't think the nap is the problem. Lots of 3 year old need a nap. Most sleep consultants say everyone drops it too early.

He sounds overtired with his early wake ups. Bedtime is quite late for such an early start. I would try to avoid him being woken in the morning, or move nap and bedtime earlier.

You can alternate nightly baths with your dd if thats causing an issue.