13-18 Months Training

13 & 14 Months

• Pack-n-play time (30-45 minutes, 1-2 times/day)
• Require first time obedience
• Training to "Come"
• If she doesn't obey discipline and place her back where she originally was and tell her to come again until
• Training to lay her head down upon command when being held
• More sign language as needed
• Trained to help clean up toys and books
• Must ask to get down not squirm out of our arms when she's held
• Continued training of don't touch

15-17 Months

Normal weekdays include:

• Reading with Mommy each day
• Chair/book time
• Used egg timer and started at 5 minutes... 
• 16 months up to 15 minutes
• 17 months up to 20 minutes
• Pack-n-play time for 45-60 minutes each day
• Usually use time to do devos, shower, do chores or prenatal yoga
• Mommy needing to be consistent with disciplining
• Continued practice of "Stop", "Come" and "Lay your head down"
• Reading The Jesus Storybook Bible and praying before bed most nights.

• Fully able to clean up toys with help now
• Work with using utensils, bowls and plates
• Correct any throwing of utensils, bowls and plates
• Start practicing drinking out of cup without lid
• Move to booster chair?

• 17 Months: Trained how to clean up milk when she spills it (gets the rag by the sink)

18 Months

Normal weekdays include:

• Reading with Mommy each day
• Chair/book time
• Doing great for 20-25 minutes most days
• Pack-n-play time was changed to room time with North States - Supergate III Gate 
• Initially do pack-n-play in the room (instead of the dining area) to get used to the new environment
• Then switch to gate in the room (leaving door open so she gets used to playing with me still walking by on occasion)
• Coloring time with crayons and coloring book pages (tape paper down to keep her from drawing all over the table) or Melissa & Doug Water Wow Coloring Book - Animals
• Reading The Jesus Storybook Bible and praying before bed most nights.

• Delayed obedience is disobedience!
• Addressing a lot more whining 
• Moved to booster chair so I can correct quickly when eating
• Putting clothes in hamper on her own
• Blowing her nose (loves taking tissues)
• Throwing things in the trash when told to
• Helps with opening and closing cabinets as asked

13-18 Months: Sleeping

13 months: From two naps to one

• Same schedule as 12 months for first half
• Stopped bottles shortly after switching to whole milk and Carmen stopped coming into our bed for her bottle before breakfast.
• Became super frustrating having her afternoon nap so short.
• Read Healthy Sleep Habits book and tried his suggestion of pushing morning back and dropping afternoon. 
• With ISR lessons in the morning this meant delaying her breakfast a little when we got home around 9:30am and then getting her to bed by 11 or 11:30 (swim lessons were at nine and we were always gone from about 8:45-9) late lunch after  she would wake up and then dinner as normal.

The New Norm (aka once ISR lessons were done)

• Wake up 7:30-8am 
• Bed at 12:30
• Naps normally 2-3 hours!
• Bed at 7:30

Stayed this way for all of 14 months.  Threw things off with our East Coast Trip.

15 Months

• Put down for nap at 5-5 1/2 hours after she wakes up.  Sometimes Carmen will play another half hour before she falls asleep but then she normally naps for 2-3 hours.

16-18 Months 

• Basically the same as fifteen months.  
• Wakes up on own accord between 7:30 & 8am
• Nap time between 1-1:30pm
• Naps normally 2-3 hours
• Bed at 7:30pm

• Switched Carmen to a big girl bed at 18 months.
• Used Stay Put Big Girl and Boy Bed - Semicircle Bed Rail Bumper Pad for Toddler
• No sheets, comforter, blankets or pillows (too distracting and fun to play with)
• Within two days we were good!
• Stayed outside her door to immediately correct her if she got out of bed.
• Plan to be home for 3-5 days straight if needed to train to stay in bed.
• Used video monitor to keep an eye on her the first few nights.  
• Bought VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor and love using it because I can tell her to be quiet and lay down when I'm in another room without going in there.  She normally quiets down pretty quick once I tell her to go to sleep.