patersonchristian
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@terrastorm My biggest regret with toddler was stressing over trying to make things work because I thought I had to do them or I’d be harming him. Turns out a lot of parenting advice is opinions and preferences.
I’m someone who struggles with schedules. I stressed so hard over wake windows with my toddler, thinking I was failing him. It led to a lot of crying in the dark as I kept him awake too long or tried to make him sleep too soon to match the schedule of some hypothetical baby that he wasn’t. Now with his baby sibling, I pay attention to baby’s sleepy signs and try to support them by giving him quiet and comfort (often babywearing because that’s the most peace we can get while I’m chasing toddler!). Sometimes it matches wake windows appropriate for his age. Sometimes it really doesn’t. But either way, I’m far less stressed!
I’m someone who struggles with schedules. I stressed so hard over wake windows with my toddler, thinking I was failing him. It led to a lot of crying in the dark as I kept him awake too long or tried to make him sleep too soon to match the schedule of some hypothetical baby that he wasn’t. Now with his baby sibling, I pay attention to baby’s sleepy signs and try to support them by giving him quiet and comfort (often babywearing because that’s the most peace we can get while I’m chasing toddler!). Sometimes it matches wake windows appropriate for his age. Sometimes it really doesn’t. But either way, I’m far less stressed!