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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any ideas how I can help my child?  I’m stumped bc again, I don’t see this behavior at home.  I did ask her teacher today bc she thought I was doing well by keeping a regimen at home (we are strict with her routines and rarely deviate unless we are on vacation or it’s a holiday).  But that was it.  This is so stressful![/quote]

I think the obvious first thing you do is go talk to the teacher with an open mind, and hear what they have to say.  They will probably have suggestions.

I wonder with the wiggling at nap time thing if you're putting her to bed super early like DCUM likes.  She should be napping during nap time.  If that means you need to keep her up later night that's a win/win since she gets more attention from you, and she'll sleep better at school.

I'd also say that a regimen that's too strict doesn't give kids practice with handling novelty, waiting for things, etc . . You want to find that authoritarian but not authoritative balance.

But first, listen to what they have to say.  [/quote]

Thanks, we will.  We plan on meeting with our pediatrician after the meeting.  I guess what I’m afraid of is maybe she’s just going through the terrible twos (this behavior is recent in the past few weeks), and I don’t want to jump on the culture of thinking something has to be wrong with my child and slapping labels on them.  But if it’s a real problem, I also want to help her before we get into trouble.

I do think we keep a good balance at home.  She had a routine but it’s not like she’s going to bed at 10 every night.  If she doesn’t nap, she’s down at 7, and will sleep a good 12 hours.  [/quote]

If she doesn't sleep at daycare, then that night you need to keep her up till the time she'd go to sleep if she did.  You need to get her into a routine that includes a nap at daycare.   2 year olds should not be in care all day without a break in the form of a nap.  [/quote]

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