Monday, April 13, 2009

Tough love

   E. is now napping, finally giving in the nap that I knew she needed before she did.  She fought it and so putting me into that interesting situation where I am fighting her in order to fight for her. I see this happening more often as we move into the toddler years.  
   Of course I would love to cuddle and rock her down to sleep, she is warm, cuddly, and completely squishable but I know that self-soothing is an important skill which will in the long run help her be happier.  So returning several times to help her lay back down and snuggle her lovey, after a few minutes left the room.  
   My turn to get teary.
   
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2 comments:

  1. MindyApril 13, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    Yeah...that's tough. I agree that self-soothing is vital. It sounds like you did great!

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  2. MollyApril 14, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    We are stuggling with this too. It seems like whenever we get in a good place sleep-wise, she gets sick and I feel like I need to give her lots of TLC.

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