Any advice?

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Registered: 04-07-2004
Any advice?
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Sun, 03-20-2005 - 2:15am
I have 2 daughters, 22 months old and 7 months old. The youngest still wakes up throughout the night and my oldest plays for so many hours throughout the night that she usually wakes up in the late morning...but here's the thing. I've been feeling really bad lately bcuz my oldest seems to always 'get into things', but EVERYTHING and i think it's bcuz she's bored. I play with her and everything, but we have no 'schedule'. It's too freezing to go play outside and i'm a single parent with not much help at all and no car right now so our options are quite limited. I usually just end up letting them play all day and that's it. She's not into tv or anything, so she basically just does what she wants all day, with me being her playmate, and although i enjoy playing with her, she has no predictability about what's going to happen next in the day...does anyone have kids around her age and if so, do you have a routine with them to fill their day? Even if you dont have kids her age, what do you think i could do to fill our day better so that it's not so boring for all of us?
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In reply to: lindsay502
Sun, 03-20-2005 - 4:56am
Hi, I'm up on my one of my nightly trips to use the bathroom and can't go back to sleep, lol. Olivia is 21 mos today. She and Elise play most of the day. She loves Barney and Wiggles so she usually will watch them with Elise. They also love art and we color at least once a day- 2 words washable markers, lol! They even have the kind now that only show up on the paper so they can't make a mess. Also when it's warm enough we love drawing on the porch with sidewalk chalk. She takes one nap a day, about 2 to 3 hrs long in the late afternoon then when she gets up it's around dinnertime. They love to splash in the bath together and play some more in Elise's room before bedtime. I hope this helps a little. We don't have much of a set schedule either since neither are in school and I stay home. Once your baby gets older big sis will have a playmate and that will help a lot!
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In reply to: lindsay502
Sun, 03-20-2005 - 7:17am
When both my boys were younger I did not want to get on the floor and play all day, just was not my thing.
I do now that they are older and can do more.
Since you don't have a car, there is not much I can suggest for you.
Just try getting online and looking for fun things to do at home for small kids.
Familyfun.com is one place to try.





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Registered: 04-09-2003
In reply to: lindsay502
Mon, 03-21-2005 - 1:36am

Well I don't think that we have much of a routine either and play most of the day. My dd is 2.5 months and I am her sole playmate too. The good thing her is the weather is nice most of the time so we can go to the park of ride her bike outside.


She does not always nap and boy do I need that downtime. I do however get her to lay down for quite time for at least an hour each day and watch Sesame Street.


So I don't have many ideas as to what you can do to change things up but I think this is normal for their age.

Sarah