A Tale of Two Beds - Part 6

Here we go again. In case you missed them, go back and read the Tale of Two Beds Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. I'm sure you could see this one coming, especially if you read Frustration. We needed to do something to prevent the kids from climbing up the wall and standing on the window sill. They would then try to "help" each other so if they heard one of us coming to check on them they would use their arm to sweep the other one's feet off the ledge. Thus forcing the child standing up there to quickly fall and hit their chin directly on it. While you would think you wouldn't do this more than once, my kids don't give up that easily. Sweet Daughter had giant purple bruises on her chin for weeks. We HAD to do something.

Here is our solution. There is now a slanted board that goes the length of the window. Now there is nothing to stand on and they aren't hurting themselves on this. It doesn't look nice. It looks like we are practically bolting the window shut. It will still open, not that we are letting the kids know that.

But of course, this wouldn't be a full tale with only one issue being posted. (sigh) The kids continue to take apart anything they have access to during nap time and night time. Our newest solution? If they take it apart, they must put it back together before they can come out of their room at the end of nap time. Before you think I'm being cruel, I'm either sitting in the room with them or sitting in the hallway doing something exciting - like folding laundry. After a great deal of complaining and wanting me to do it for them. They finally figured out how to make their own beds. They also stopped taking off their sheets.

The entire process does take longer than one minute, but you get the idea from this video. Yes, he's making her bed and she's making his. I don't care. Since they both took the sheets off, I told them they had to both put both sheets back on.

Did I ever mention I'm ready for this series of posts to be over? Yet, I know this isn't the end. Part 7