I need help

My son is the same! We’ve never had a set nap time he chooses when he wants to go down, but recently he naps at 4pm😩 doesn’t go back sleep till 11 pm and is a night mare! Running round and trashing the bedroom.

If mine napped at 4pm we would be up till a similar time, I feel you. He does still nap but we have to cap it to finish at 2, and even then his night sleep has just turned awful so may need to reduce it more. He doesn't sit still for a minute and lately just wants to throw everything. Plus major meltdowns over simple things like getting dressed or not getting his meal quick enough. We had a phase of hitting me lately too which seems to be dying down thankfully. It's really hard at the moment and I'm having to really try and be patient and calm

@Stephanie this honestly sounds like my lb, i try and feed him to get him stop been a lunatic for 5 minutes 😂

Same here 🥲 fighting naps but then becoming overstimulated when not having one and crushing at 7pm in an horrible mood. So I basically make sure he has one from 2 to 3pm then bedtime at 8.30pm. We are trying to be consistent with routine because I have noticed it makes him more calm and have less tantrums. I think it’s definitely a phase age related- they are trying to understand limits pushing boundaries. Atm even getting dressed is a negotiation and a fight. Try to be calm but firm…hopefully it will pass soon. I feel you, we are on the same boat 🥵

I daughter is so active as well and throws items all over your place... Sometimes I think it's boredom, so I'm trying to rotate her toys (but don't have the energy, so that almost never happens) and also trying to find some interesting activaties to keep her engaged... So yeah, no advice here. Just on a similar page.

@chiara Piolotto i thought it was age related but my first was nothing like this, so all this behaviour is new to me and sometimes i just loose my shit and scream at him then cry after because i know he doesn't understand and everything. Im just that stressed its starting to impact my health, im having stomach pains constantly, headaches.

I swear it’s like I wrote this 😂😂😂, my son doesn’t know the word sit and is in his “no” to everything era I’m so tired. Bed time is a complete nightmare too idk how they have so much energy even at bedtime 😭

I think it's definitely the age because my sons exactly the same at the moment his meltdowns are just insane and he slaps me also! So trying to deal with that he also doesn't sit still or just stop he's always on go go go and girl I feel like you at my bloody wits end but just try and be patient im sure itll all calm down im hoping for us all! so don't think your alone ❤️

Do quiet time. Still put him down for the nap time but let him play. Put toys or something in there. We do naps every so often because sometimes he’ll sleep and sometimes he’ll just okay for a few hours. Everyday just out him in there. Sometimes hell nap sometimes he won’t. But they shouldn’t really need to stop napping until closer to 3 or later but you can always do quiet time. Also do timeouts when he’s not listening

I think we are all in the same boat. Luckily, my lo is having a 1 to 3 h nap a day, which helps a lot. But other than that, it is everywhere. He would sit for a bit to read books and play independently, but it's a matter of 15 mins tops. I left him in the living room for about 30 seconds, unattended to grab something from the kitchen, and he was jumping on the coffee table. I am just worried he will hurt himself or something. I need to be in reaching distance all the time. So we go out, a LOT!! But yes, I also get abused and bullied by him, lol. Then he says sowwy and gives the best cuddles and kisses.

Have you tried extra outdoor time? That seems to mellow my son out more