I don't really have time for blogging today. My children alternately woke me up last night, until in the end my two-year old wound up in the bed with my husband, and I slept on the couch. I couldn't stay in the same room with them because the alarm on my phone was set to go off at 5:00 a.m., and I didn't dare wake the child. Thankfully everyone but me slept until 8:00.
I wonder if it would be more strategic for me to make sure my children get out of bed at the same time every morning, so they would then be more likely to go to sleep at a reasonable time at night? We put them in their room at the same time most nights, but we don't have any control over when they actually fall asleep. But I always hate to wake them when they sleep late, because it gives me a little extra time in which to read and write and study. What would be better for them?
As I was discussing some business with my church's secretary over the phone, Isaac decided he would like to play with sand, so he dumped out the remainder of a box of laundry detergent on the floor, which I had left there the previous day. Instead of using the soap to wash out my kitchen garbage can, or using it to wash clothes anyway, I threw it in the trash with many misgivings.
The day has filled. My brother is here, and some friends are coming to help me clean my house tonight. It would be easier for them to be able to see what I need if the items that already have a home in my home could already be found there when they arrive. Much to do. Like I said, no time for writing.
2 comments:
What would be better for them? That's a complicated question, and one in which their parents are uniquely qualified to answer. You two, alone, know all of the relevant considerations. Perhaps not the least of these considerations is the effect of the kids' wake-up time upon their parents' mental health. You will have to weigh all the various considerations, prioritize them, and make the best judgment call you can.
But, isolating only the question of the children's physical health, the National Sleep Foundation says, "The most important sleep hygiene measure is to maintain a regular sleep and wake pattern seven days a week." http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/ask-the-expert/sleep-hygiene
As for the box of laundry detergent getting spilled...that box of "sand" sounds like an attractive nuisance to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attractive_nuisance_doctrine
I don't usually keep it where he can get to it, and as soon as I knew he had poured it out I got him out of the room and closed the door, got Michael to put some real sand in his sand and water table outside. It's all cleaned up nice and tidy now.
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