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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Holy Lord.  Benadryl??  Just parent MORE and be consistent - honest to God.  I say that as nicely as I can - no snark.  I have a 3 yr old and a one year old.  1 yr old just dropped her second nap - I seriously cried.  Then shook it off.  Now 3 year old is dropping hers too....tragic, really.  Has to happen though.  Now both are overtired and pulling nighttime BS.  Little one will be standing in crib when I go up with her hands over her eyes because she is so naughty and sweet at the same time she cant bear to even look me in the eye.  She is easy.  3 year old is a pistol.  We have been dealing with her waking the little one up now with her shenanigans for a few nights with warnings.  Finally last night, she was pulling her stuff and I warned her twice and then third time I went up and as promised hauled her ass downstairs with her blanky and pillow and set her up in the basement cot.  It isnt horrible in our basement - it is actually cooler and furnished so it isnt a kid's nightmare but she was hysterical.  I told her she made her choice and she can stay down there so that she doesnt wake up her sister and choose differently tonight. She cried for a while and about 15 minutes in, we went down and she was very verbal and said she really wanted to be quiet in her bed.  So we took her up ans she went to sleep. Tonight's bedtime came around and I reminded her what happened and she looked very serious.  I asked her where she would rather sleep reminding her she would have to be quiet and she chose her room with her sister.  Not a peep since then.  I didnt enjoy what happened last night either - not one bit.  I hate hearing her cry hysterically and it was a shit show.  But now look.  Peace and quiet and the baby AND toddler get a full night sleep.  Tomorrow is looking up. Set limits and keep them.  At 3, they can get it. [/quote]

YES, This. Totally agree, PP. Hard to be this consistent and tough but consistency WORKS. Set limits and make/watch things change.[/quote]

I have a 3yo dropping his nap and a 1 yo who just went down to 1 nap as well. I'm totally with this poster - set limits, follow through, show them you mean business. But, 3yo really might not be tired until 10pm if they're napping over an hour or past 3pm especially. If he/she drops the nap and starts getting really restorative night sleep, might be what they need...like 7:30pm-7am night sleep.[/quote]

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