https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 11:35:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-i-do-now#post-350831 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:10:16 +0000 Honeybee 350831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HeatherlovesKenny: I swear the kids tag-team me, too. The days that DD takes an awesome nap (3-4 hours) are ALWAYS the days DS wakes up after 30 minutes and won't go back to sleep. :/ They have it out for us, I swear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-i-do-now#post-350829 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:08:49 +0000 HLK208 350829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: True--oy, I figured preschool would have worn him out today! We'll kick around the soccer ball in the backyard, hopefully that will wear him out.</p> <p>It's so hard when I tuck him in for his nap, think he's asleep and 15 minutes later he is up and ready to cause trouble :( I neeeed a break, kiddo!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-i-do-now#post-350818 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:00:27 +0000 Honeybee 350818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if it helps you, but I would take him out for a walk or to the park, some activity where he can run around and you get a break from being right there with him. And then I'd put him to bed early.</p> <p>I've noticed that DD's behavior is really tied to her sleep. If she's tired she's way more likely to act up and just be difficult to discipline. Of course, it's not like you can just turn a blind eye to bad behavior, even there is an explanation for it. So instead I try to find an activity that will keep her entertained/distracted from being tired while also wearing her out entirely. That way, when we start bedtime early, she's so worn out she goes down immediately. I've noticed that if we get into a pattern of her misbehaving, me discipling, her getting upset, etc... it just keeps repeating until she has a chance to "reset" by getting some good sleep in. So now I try to break that cycle when I see it starting, instead of continuing to feed into it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-i-do-now#post-350810 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:53:47 +0000 HLK208 350810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS really needs a nap--he acted out after leaving preschool by running away from me, so he went in a time-out. We got home, he ate lunch and I tucked him in for a nap, that didn't work out. Since then he has had more time-outs for bad behavior and I took away his stuffed animals in his bedroom. What the heck do I do next? He is still acting up and I know he desperately needs to sleep! Every time I try to discipline him, he laughs. I'm getting so frustrated. </p>