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Toddler schedule question
I'm trying to get a schedule going. It will be mainly for DS for the next few weeks then the girls too. I feel like I have a pretty good foundation but I have a question.
They all do better with an early dinner - around 5. They don't go to bed until 7:30-8. What do you do after dinner but before bed? They'll have free play before dinner so I can cook but that still leaves an hour or two before they're really winding down. Also, how much free play time do toddlers normally have per day?
Re: Toddler schedule question
I agree
We have much less time in the evenings - dinner is at about 5:30 and bed is about 7:15. Gavin just plays. We play with him as much as we can. Some nights he'll watch an episode of Dora or Yo Gabba Gabba
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Thank you! DS is super curious so he definitely learns on his own just fine.
I think I should have realized it was a bad book when it said to praise your child for obeying mama by saying things like "Good job Julie! You're learning to obey mommy."
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They're not all here all the time so that makes it a LOT easier. C is pretty much the easiest toddler ever until it comes to meal time (when she turns into a tiny picky gremlin). B and T are a LOT alike. They are both kind of spunky and are in the tantrum stage but love to play by themselves. B will eat anything you put in front of her. T is kind of in the middle food wise. So really it isn't too bad at this stage but I'm pretty sure I'll change my tune once school starts up.
I have, however, taken the official stance that it is physically impossible to go to the grocery store with 3 toddlers. I simply cannot do it. Even the thought of it makes me want to huddle in the corner and cry. lol
At that age I never went to the store with Aiden.
We have very little structure in this house. Dinner is ready when it is done cooking, bath time is 7:30, bed time is 8:30.
Aiden is a night owl and we struggle to get her to go to sleep every night. I work a different shift almost everyday so a planned dinnertime is impossible.
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I agree with everyone else that structured activity isn't necessary all day every day. K goes to school/daycare, so she gets plenty of structure there. In the evenings it's dinner, then play until bedtime which is 8.
You should win an award for taking all 3 kids to the grocery store. That would send me over the edge!