How are you dealing with your toddler?2.5yo?
My toddler has become unruly. She won’t listen to a thing I say. Time out doesn’t do anything. She refuses to nap. She will scream and fight and kick until she exhausts herself to pass out(even then only 20 minutes). She fights bedtime even after being up from 6/7am until 7/8/9pm without a nap. She’s screaming and crying at the drop of a hat for no reason then can’t tell us what she wants or why she’s crying. It’s been exhausting and I don’t know what to do anymore. Two nights ago she freaked out on my husband so bad because “she wanted a cookie”. Fought bedtime two hours until he gave up…for a cookie. Then he gave in. Which doesn’t help. What can I do? There’s no way she’s throwing a fit for a cookie. I think she’s looking for excuses to stay up. She has access to good food throughout the day. Snacks and meals provided. She’s the one who often chooses to push her luck if she can get a cookie if she doesn’t eat, now I don’t cave. My hubby does but he’s not home a lot so it’s not s huge issue. The whining and crying is driving me insane. Please any advice?
This sounds like my son too. One thing that helped us is giving up on nap time :( which was a sad thing for me haha. And incorporating a snack into bedtime. We do like a string cheese or some crackers after PJs before brush teeth. That helped with the fight about food once you are trying to getting them asleep. Hope this helps, we are right there with you!! You've got this!