Yeah my kids all napped past 2.5 too. They were close to dropping it by three but then they were in preschool a couple of days a week so they would still sometimes sleep on the days home. I am a huge fan of some level of quiet time for young kids in the middle of the day.Sneaky_snarky wrote:Not trying to argue or anything as I KNOW Ashley and Tyler are excessive.
But I have 2.5 year olds. They sleep 12 hours at night 8-8. They nap from 1:30 or 2 until 3:30 with no issues. I did have to work hard to get to that stage, but they are happier when they sleep, and it’s ok for them to have that down time. Even if they wake during nap time, they stay in their rooms and read or play with stuffed animals. They need that time to regroup. So, I don’t fault people for their kids sleeping or sleeping until 8.
AGAIN- not arguing. Just providing my experience. I also use room darkening shades. A lot of people do.
But, ashley and tyson are well beyond what is normal, so I’m sure they are pushing it. I know they are. Since their kids aren’t stimulated mentally, they are less likely to even need that much sleep. So, I suspect they are for sure not sleeping that late unless they are up until all hours of the night, which also wouldn’t surprise me.
I just don’t understand how Ashley can never handle them alone. Hell! I have bad days, too. There are days when both of mine are melting down about every little thing. And I might even roll my eyes or pour a glass of wine later. But, I’m home with my kids alone 80% of the time as my husband works a lot. I rarely get a lunch out or time to shop. She gets that all the damn time. Can you imagine how bad she’d be if she really did have them alone all the time? She probably was never capable of that and it seems everyone else knows that.
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And yes it is unfathomable to me that you could count on one hand the number of times she has been alone with her own children. That is so not normal. My husband went overseas to work for a year when my third son was born, I had three kids under six and it was just me. But of course not four two year olds.
If her issue is anxiety and it is so debilitating that she cannot be alone with her children then she should seek some help. But I'm pretty sure her anxiety is more precious princess syndrome.