I would love to see what other's experience has been (in general) with their boys between the ages of 3.5-4.5ish. I have b/g twins and my son is definitly testing the waters more lately...he just seems more crabby, irritable (whiny, crying more at nothing), saying no a lot.... compared to my DS my DD looks like an angel! (which she is not
I realize that part of this may be that my youngest son is more mobile and active (he's 9 months old and crawling, standing etc.) and he is also right in the midst of dropping his nap WHICH he has always needed so much. I can't help but feel he is just not getting enough sleep (DD wakes him up earlier in the morning and no I cannot seperate them for night).
So I guess I am wondering....is this pretty typical of this age with boys? Is it being exaserbated by the dropping of the nap? I'm trying to reassure myself that this is just \"this age\".
I just ordered the Tot Clock to help with them getting out of bed in the morning (they have been coming out earlier and earlier to potty, but not going back to their rooms) and I am also looking into starting back up a rewards chart (more for him!). I just think it would really help reduce some of the \"battles\" and put a more positive spin on things (I did this when the baby was born for several months and it worked pretty well, but they were still pretty young).
Brittany