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    How can you tell it's a Monday?

    The break in routine is quite evident!

    Kids testing their boundaries, no sharing whatsoever, grabbing, cranky rubbing eyes....yup. They all had a great weekend
    This was confirmed by DCM. And the cherry on the pie....The 2 daycare siblings each woke 60 min into their nap wailing! They only do this after a weekend at dad's/grandma's house.

    ugh. mondays.

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    The parents of my 3 toddler girls are very active outdoorsy people, so Mondays mornings usually brings some obvious injuries on the girls. On did a face plant on a fence and then slid her nose down the fence causing a nice scrap, the other abrasion near the eye (picked up twig on a walk) and the third a nice bump on her forhead from a face plant on the sidewalk. Thing is, when I go for a walk with my injured crew, people look at me like it happened on my watch!

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    There is a storytime at our local library every Monday morning and for almost 5 years every time the weather allows that's where we go and it makes Mondays a joy. Keeping the children really busy and active works wonders. There have only been a handful of times I actually cancelled the trip because of crazy behaviour. Usually the children are looking forward to it.

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    I had the "day off" by Dr appoinments for my DD. 3yr dcb will for sure have a ultimate meltdown tomorrow when mom leaves at drop off. it's SO annoying and it's the stupid-loud-blubbering-ugly-cry. I just want to push him I'm already dredding hearing it. I've tried ignoring him, quick drop offs & even the "do you want a time out all day?" nothing works.
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    Agreed! Nap times are definitely wonky on a Monday! This was my toy rotation wknd, so they were very well occupied by all the 'new' toys!!
    Children are great imitators.
    So give them something great to imitate.

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    I'm getting where I like Mondays - the babies come in at 7 and go to bed at 8 and that is only because I listen to them whine for half an hour and sleep two hours, get up play, eat, and go back to bed for 2 more hours and home by 4. The older girls play like they haven't seen each other in a month. I get to just hang and relax. Why oh why do parents not plan their weekends to allow for proper naptimes.

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    Yeah I don't mind Mondays that much either because the kids are all really tired, so they have a longer than normal nap. I also find that they are all content to just play...so I plan Mondays as mainly freeplay days.


    Quote Originally Posted by playfelt View Post
    I'm getting where I like Mondays - the babies come in at 7 and go to bed at 8 and that is only because I listen to them whine for half an hour and sleep two hours, get up play, eat, and go back to bed for 2 more hours and home by 4. The older girls play like they haven't seen each other in a month. I get to just hang and relax. Why oh why do parents not plan their weekends to allow for proper naptimes.

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    Hav you tried pulling out an acitivity just before he arrives? Like something new or something that he loves...playdough or something like that that doesn't need too much supervision as I know drop-off period is hectic. I have a 2 year old who freaks out when his mom leaves, but I have started pulling things out like playdough or lacing buttons and he is so distracted that he forgets to cry


    Quote Originally Posted by Mamma_Mia View Post
    I had the "day off" by Dr appoinments for my DD. 3yr dcb will for sure have a ultimate meltdown tomorrow when mom leaves at drop off. it's SO annoying and it's the stupid-loud-blubbering-ugly-cry. I just want to push him I'm already dredding hearing it. I've tried ignoring him, quick drop offs & even the "do you want a time out all day?" nothing works.

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