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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you need to rethink things. 6:30a is a reasonable time for a child to wake up, especially one that has been asleep since 7pm and still naps. By putting on the tv immediately you're sending him the message that he'll get tv if he wakes up early and my guess is it'll just get earlier if you don't nip it in the bud. You need to go to sleep earlier so you can get up with your 2.5 year old. That's a perfect time to have some "one on one" time with him, which may positively affect behavior in the long run. I agree to stop with the monster spray. You're essentially affirming to him that there are monsters out there and he should be afraid.

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I was just about to write the same thing. Waking up at 630 might seem horribly early to you, but if your DS goes to bed at 7/730 that's a good 11 hrs of sleep which is in the range of normal.

I know it sucks to get up at 630 (which relatively speaking isn't that bad), so embrace it and do stuff with him instead of plopping him in front of a screen. How about doing a puzzle together, or reading, or if you want to be lazy, have him color, buy him a cool sticker book or magnadoodle or something. I'm sure he would love the 1 on 1 attention from you.

Also, go easy on the water sippy up on his night stand. He might legitimately have to wake up 3x/night for peeing. Have you tried putting ice cubes in there instead as a way to limit, yet still have, water available?

I would save the screen time for quiet time. Encourage him to play independently for quiet time, but at 2.5 yr old don't be surprised if that doesn't work out too well. Not all kids do or can. Nothing wrong with an episode of PJ Masks for quiet time.[/quote]

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