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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I accepted a position working from home from 1pm - 9 pm. This position is 3 weekdays and weekends. I have a 2 year old who still take 2-3 hour naps and my husband is home by 5:30 pm. I am actually more concerned about the 5:30-9 pm chuck of time because my toddler can be really loud and we live in a 1 bedroom apartment. I have to work from our walk in closet. It's the quietest place in our apartment. I wish I could rent an office space or something. I have to be directly connected to the internet with a cable cord though and office space in my area is very expensive. Help me brain storm ways to make this work. I really want to make this work. [b]My 2 year old goes to sleep around 9 pm- 10 pm. [/b]He's a great sleeper. [/quote]

Why does a 2yo go to bed that late?? My 7yo doesn’t even go to bed that late (sleeps 8:30-7).

You said he doesn’t wake up until 8:30am.  I’d work on slowly shifting his bedtime and wake time to earlier—say, 8:30p-7:30a.  This would be more in line with a preschool schedule, since you say he’ll be going at age 4.  Switching now may make the transition a tiny bit easier when he goes.

Also, that’ll help give your husband a bit of a break if he can get your son to bed by 8:30 and then have some downtime before he goes to bed himself.[/quote]

[b]Plenty of Asian children go to bed late.[/b] Maybe her husband wants to spend more time with the child. I am assuming they still cosleep. How else do they live in a 1 bedroom with 3 people?[/quote]

PP here.  Where did OP say she was Asian?  If she didn't, are you referring to children who live in Asia?  I'm not sure what that would have to do with her post or this situation.  Here, most toddlers go to bed earlier and wake up earlier than OP's.  I'm suggesting she try to shift her kids sleep hours to make her job work for the next year or so until her kids starts preschool (when he'll have to wake earlier by necessity).[/quote]

PP again.  Just adding that I think you're right that they cosleep.  The only families I know that have toddlers going to bed that late all cosleep (kids won't settle down before parents come to bed).  I agree this could make shifting the bedtime earlier more challenging if kid isn't in his own bed.[/quote]

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