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melbalalala
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Quiet time once they drop their nap?
DD turned 4 a few weeks ago and I think she's finally ready to not take a nap every day 
Her little brother still naps so I'd like to switch to quiet time for during this time. Right now she just wanders around her room, looks at books, plays with her stuffed animals, all in the dark 
How does quiet time work? Lights on? Off? Toys? How long do you do it for?
At the moment, if she can't sleep she is fine hanging out up there for like two hours!
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EricaAlt
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Re: Quiet time once they drop their nap?
Yes... if she is happy and not calling for you then she is totally fine and happy playing in her room by herself. Everyone needs a quiet time. That's her time to herself and during that time she has time to herself.
What do you mean it's dark in her room? Don't you nap her during the day?
DS2 is 3. He still naps, but not everyday. Usually on preschool days he naps after school at 1PM. If he doesn't nap he sits in his bed and plays with his stuffed animals or looks at books. His lights are off, but it's not dark in the room bc it's the afternoon.
If your LO's room gets very dark then maybe keep the lights on dim for "quiet" time.
ETA - it's also usually for about an hour and a half to 2 hours. DS1 is in kindergarten so DS2 naps while he's there.
Message edited 9/30/2014 3:03:38 PM.
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| Posted 9/30/14 3:01 PM |
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melbalalala
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Re: Quiet time once they drop their nap?
Posted by EricaAlt
Yes... if she is happy and not calling for you then she is totally fine and happy playing in her room by herself. Everyone needs a quiet time. That's her time to herself and during that time she has time to herself.
What do you mean it's dark in her room? Don't you nap her during the day?
DS2 is 3. He still naps, but not everyday. Usually on preschool days he naps after school at 1PM. If he doesn't nap he sits in his bed and plays with his stuffed animals or looks at books. His lights are off, but it's not dark in the room bc it's the afternoon.
If your LO's room gets very dark then maybe keep the lights on dim for "quiet" time.
ETA - it's also usually for about an hour and a half to 2 hours. DS1 is in kindergarten so DS2 naps while he's there.
Yeah, I turn the lights off, she has two night lights (she has blackout shades) so it's kind of dark in there. Sounds like she does the same thing as your DS2, playing, talking, singing, jumping sometimes. I guess I need to get into the mindset "if she naps, she naps, if not, no biggie" which is STRANGE after 4 years of consistently napping!
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| Posted 9/30/14 3:11 PM |
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ml110
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Re: Quiet time once they drop their nap?
she sounds exactly like my son, who will be 4 in about a month.
I'm a SAHM, so theres no way either of us would survive the day without some kind of down time LOL and he will actually fall asleep maybe 4 days out of the week. BUT I still make it a point to put him in his room for about 1 1/2 hours every day. its dark in his room with black out shades, and I let him take one or two quiet toys in his room. sometimes I hear him singing to himself in there, or playing with the toys he has in there.... but as long as hes not calling for me, or crying I don't go in. I think they still need some time to themselves to rest a little bit. and that's my time to put music on my phone with my ear buds, eat my lunch in peace, and just "zone out" for a little while. its good for everybody!!
so, yeah as long as shes not crying for you and seems ok, I would just stick with what you're doing 
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| Posted 9/30/14 3:50 PM |
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Beck
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Re: Quiet time once they drop their nap?
Just have to say I'm soooooo jealous!
DD hasn't napped consistently since 2
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| Posted 9/30/14 10:08 PM |
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Kelly9904
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Re: Quiet time once they drop their nap?
both my sons gave up naps around 2-2.5yo.
With my oldest when he gave up his nap it was 90 mins long. we actually took it away because he wouldnt go to bed until 11 on nights he napped.
Anyway we started quiet time. I didnt try to make his bedroom dark, I would tell him he could play in his room, i gave him a portable dvd player (we didnt have a tablet at the time) and he could watch a movie whatever, but he had to stay quietly in his room until nap time was over.
He would stay there for 60 mins. It was wonderful!
My 2nd DS would have no part of quiet time! So he just gave up the nap and that was that! he would watch a movie in the lving room for about 30 mins quietly but that was about it!!!
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| Posted 9/30/14 11:12 PM |
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maymama
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Re: Quiet time once they drop their nap?
yes, DS is 4.5 and has "quiet time" in the afternoon while DD naps.
Even at school, he does not nap but looks at books or does puzzles quietly on his matt
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| Posted 10/1/14 11:21 AM |
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Sparrow
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Re: Quiet time once they drop their nap?
I'd LOVE DD to do quiet time! All she has ever done when I try is sit there for 2 minutes then scream over and over "IS IT TIME FOR ME TO COME OUT YET?!?!" I just take her out of her room and give up because I'm afraid she'll wake up DS.
DD usually gets to do her messy activities that I won't bring out while DS is up, like paint, play dough, etc. Wish I'd get a break while she had quiet time though! If your DD plays quietly in her room, feel lucky!
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| Posted 10/1/14 12:11 PM |
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melbalalala
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Re: Quiet time once they drop their nap?
Posted by Sparrow
I'd LOVE DD to do quiet time! All she has ever done when I try is sit there for 2 minutes then scream over and over "IS IT TIME FOR ME TO COME OUT YET?!?!" I just take her out of her room and give up because I'm afraid she'll wake up DS.
DD usually gets to do her messy activities that I won't bring out while DS is up, like paint, play dough, etc. Wish I'd get a break while she had quiet time though! If your DD plays quietly in her room, feel lucky!
Ironically, she can stay up there forever by herself and not come out.. but when she's downstairs she has ZERO ability to play by herself. "mommy play with me" "Mommy, help me with this", etc. etc. so I guess I pay a price for all of that alone time!
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| Posted 10/1/14 12:56 PM |
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Xelindrya
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Quiet time once they drop their nap?
I never enforced quite time
She would walk herself to her room for some 'alone time' and talk to herself. Fine by me. I had a step under the light switch so she could have the light on or off. But hours of it? NO WAY
My kid has no tolerance for that. LOL
Mom, come see my play, Mom watch this, Mom come see, Mom did you hear? etc.
I try to get her to be on her own for as long as I can get away with! LOL
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