I know I'm a broken record on this, but getting this rebellious kid into bed every night is such a struggle. Switching to daylight savings has also thrown him for a loop. I really don't know what we are doing "wrong" because we have our nighttime routine and do the same exact things each night. When Cristiano is gone for his sommelier course (and thus I can parent however I want without any comments from the peanut gallery), I experiment with moving up Dylan's bedtime to see if perhaps going to bed earlier will make a difference. Doesn't change a thing. Every once in a blue moon we will go out to dinner or take him over to my in-laws for dinner, but compared to your average Italian kid who stays up to all hours and has no regular schedule, Dylan is incredibly regimented. We've really had no alternative but to let him cry it out each night (he's crying now - sigh), and last night he decided he was going to make good on the "promise/threat" he made not to sleep in his bed. When I finally heard him quiet down, I went in there and this is what I found:
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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he is a man of his word! I think the best we can do is to be consistent. I insist e sleeps in her crib (unless she's sick or when we are traveling). Sometimes, she gives us a hard time and tests us, but I stick to the rules and she knows what to expect. It isn't easy, is it?!
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