Going to sleep angry, waking up angry?

[NotQuiteCockney]

DS2 yesterday went off for a nap while he was still tantrumming. And woke up still tantrumming! Do other toddlers do this, or is he a big freak?

And how do I get him to stop?

(I did manage to distract him, but still, it felt like groundhog day, to have him wake up and immediately start shouting "mine!" again. )

[octobermum]

he prob woke while dreaming, could you have tried to get to go back to sleep for another 20mins to see if he could wake up in a better mood.

My dd last was at pre school for the first time by herself, at the end of the session they where all give a boiled sweet lolly, which i took away from her as i think she is to young (2yrs 9mths) for lolly, that night she woke up at 2am crying for her lolly, i managed to get her back to sleep, and she was fine when she got up at 7am.

[glitterfairy]

It continues till later ime. Ds went to bed (well was sent in the end)in a strop and is 10 and has woken in a foul mood and is taking it out on his sisters! We all do it as adults as well at times. With my three I have found that Ds does this the most it could be him or that he is a boy the others are girls. I tend to take no notice now.

[NotQuiteCockney]

I think part of the problem is, our nap schedule is insanely tight. DS2 finishes at the co-op at 1:15. We have to leave the house to go get DS1 at 2:50 or so. He's lucky if he gets an hour of nap, and I nearly always have to wake him up, rather than letting him wake.