I enjoy reading books to Niko before he goes to sleep, but lately, I have been making up stories and it’s really fun and Niko really gets into it. He listens so carefully and I ask him questions like what do you think happened next? He also tells me stories, although his are much less detailed and shorter than mine.
So, just a quick update on his sleeping…
In case you didn’t know, since around my birthday on April 23rd, he just all of a sudden started acting like a crazy maniac at bedtime. He just didn’t want to go to sleep! He though it was funny; the running around and screaming. It was very stressful on Nina and I.
We have tried a lot of different things; some have worked and some haven’t. One thing that is working is a rewards chart outside his room. If he is easy and doesn’t fight it, he gets a star and with that star comes treats the next day. If not, he gets nothing. After 3 or 4 stars, he gets a little toy and after 4 weeks, he gets an even bigger toy. He needs like 4 more starts for that big toy and we already ordered it; the Paw Patrol control tower! He is not running around crazy as much now and when it happens, I don’t chase him. I just wait till he is done. I will say, each day seems to be better and we still have nights of no stars, but this is something new for all of us and, I really hope this is a phase and will it return to normality soon.
