I've decided that I need to be more positive today and talk about something that as parents, makes our lives easier. Its called a routine. And in the beginning, the baby will will show you what the routine will be. But the quicker that we can create a routine, the better off you will be. And this goes for toddlers too. Let me explain. Lets talk about our routine for bed time. Every night we typically watch a movie and give the toddler some popcorn. When its time for my 4 year olds bath, he can get a popsicle. He calls it a stick. So he gets his stick and I go and run the bath. He gets in and has his stick..We get him dressed after his bath. We keep his closet light on and crack the door. The Vaporizer is running. Then we read him a story, pray and he goes to sleep. Sounds simple doesn't it.
The 8 month old also has a night time routine. He gets his bath and then gets dressed. We give him a bottle and then rock him to sleep. The vaporizer is also running. We try to make this around the same time every night. When we break the routine like we go swimming and miss the movie. The routine is broken and he doesn't like it. It is still a good thing to have that routine because he knows what is expected of him at that time. He knows what is coming and most of the time, there is little stress.
Hope this helps
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