STM's TTMA Quiet Time

[tatersalad]

We are doing it right now. Usually from 2-4 or 3-5. DS usually does it in the crib, and naps 70% of the time. He gets to have his Nabi tablet for entertainment, along with stuffed animals and books. Not sure how long it will last once we free him from the crib, but when he does sleep he goes 2-3 hours for an afternoon nap which rocks. Today it's nice out again so I'm letting him have quiet time with me on the upstairs deck. He's actually staying in his pillow bed (aka huge dog bed I bought just for him to lounge in) and chilling out so far.

[sammyca]

We used to do a huge stack of books in the bed and that would keep DD amused for an hour. She took to reading a little loudly though and it was disturbing F's nap so we ditched it in favour of a "cushion" rest. She'll generally hang out on one of our big floor cushions for 30 minutes each afternoon. On the weekends, ww have snuggle time together with some books in my bed.

[ashbash]

DD still naps most of the time but when she doesnt she will look at books, play with stuffed animals or her doll house. She is in her room which only has her bed, doll house and small bookshelf with books and stuffed animals. We do 2-4 which is DSs afternoon nap. My only goal with the second kid outside of keeping him alive was coinciding afternoon naps

[Deleted]

On the days where DS doesn't nap we do quiet time in our living room from 1230-2pm
Usually he'll have lunch when we are out at the park at 1130 or when we get home at 12.
Then I let him watch one episode of TV and I tell him after that episode he needs to lay on the couch and have quiet time.
So by 1pm he just lays there quietly and plays w his toys but while laying down on the couch. Sometimes he'll fall asleep kind of whispering to his toys.

Getting him to lay down when we first started the routine was not easy. It took a lot of repetition with me saying 'lay down its quiet time' over and over probably at one point I said it 50 times. But after a week of that routine he got it.

[sugarkissed]

If DD1 hasn't napped by 2 I put her in her room for quiet time. We read a book, change into pajamas (she insists on it.) and then I put her in her bed and close the door. Some days she'll just play or read books, but most times shes still falls asleep and naps for about 2 hours.

Most times she's really good about going down. She can't open her door yet, so that's been rather helpful in keeping her in her room.

[veggiemo]

Uhhh I guess I'm a terrible mom too because quiet time at my house is tablet time on the couch while mommy watches lifetime. Usually 2-3ish but it really varies depending on what we have scheduled that day.