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5 yo dcb had preschool from 12:45 to 3:45 all school year...but now he's here with me all day every day. ::headdesk::
Obviously, he doesn't nap. That's not a problem. My 3 yo son doesn't nap either, and neither does my 6.5yo daughter. All school year, my son watched shows on Netflix for the hours of naptime. He was quiet. He often dozed or fell completely asleep, or would play quietly on his own.
5 yo DCB does not watch shows quietly. He laughs raucously (and it sounds SO forced and fake and is rarely at something that is truly funny), he makes loud comments about everything, and he frequently starts engaging my son in loud, boisterous games. I don't mind any of that during the other times of the day. But i DO mind it during nap! DS has been such a pill the past three days since he isn't getting any true "downtime".
So, help me. I need to enforce quiet on DCB and I'm not sure how. I do not want to take the shows away from DS who is perfectly content to be quiet with them. I don't think that sending DCB to the naproom would work because he'd wake my two nappers. I have two floors to work with, too.
Obviously, he doesn't nap. That's not a problem. My 3 yo son doesn't nap either, and neither does my 6.5yo daughter. All school year, my son watched shows on Netflix for the hours of naptime. He was quiet. He often dozed or fell completely asleep, or would play quietly on his own.
5 yo DCB does not watch shows quietly. He laughs raucously (and it sounds SO forced and fake and is rarely at something that is truly funny), he makes loud comments about everything, and he frequently starts engaging my son in loud, boisterous games. I don't mind any of that during the other times of the day. But i DO mind it during nap! DS has been such a pill the past three days since he isn't getting any true "downtime".
So, help me. I need to enforce quiet on DCB and I'm not sure how. I do not want to take the shows away from DS who is perfectly content to be quiet with them. I don't think that sending DCB to the naproom would work because he'd wake my two nappers. I have two floors to work with, too.
Bummer that he can't watch quietly.
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