Help! My 2 year old (just turned 2) has not napped for the past 2 days. My grand plans to clean the bathroom, change the bedding, mop the floors etc have been twarted! How does everyone get stuff done? His nap time is great for doing bigger jobs so I don't have to do them at the weekend and for doing a mid day house reset. Any attempt at housework when DS is awake is difficult as he wants me to play with him and he will try and join in for all of 2 minutes before emptying the bathroom cupboard or jumping on the sofa when I'm not looking. He will happily watch cbeebies etc as I make dinner but I don't want to rely on the TV too much. The good news is he has been asleep by 7pm (whereas normally 8.30pm bedtime when he does nap) but the afternoons are hard as he is clearly overtired. I drove with him in the car for 30mins and no luck on getting him to nap! Am I resigned to doing more housework when he asleep? As well as the constant clothes drying,putting away, washing up, hoovering etc. I'm also a teacher and often catch up on work when he's napping too so don't have to do as much during the weekend. Any tips?tricks? Advice?I appreciate I am lucky to work part time as I know some of you are doing this juggling full time work. Do I have to accept this is my new normal? Last night he was too tired to eat his dinner at 5pm (as well as miserable and grouchy) so he was up at 4am and his tummy was rumbling! He's always been an early riser. If he makes it until 6am it is a good day! FTM here just trying to muddle through.