Twin 25 Mo Olds in Toddler Beds - Play for 1 - 2 Hours for Almost a Month

Well, I was like you when my twins went to their big boy beds. I would always just stay in the room with them. My kids went straight into twin size beds so I would alternate laying down with one and often got a quick little nap myself. If I was there to keep putting them back in their beds then they would fall asleep much faster than if I left the room. So, it actually gave me more time to get something accomplished while they slept instead of constantly worry about them not being asleep.

Hi E., well I don't have twins (my kids are grown) but I have a daycare. What I do for children who don't want to stay on their 'mats' (because they all sleep side by side) is to stay in the same room they are.... quiet, dark, etc.... and every time one gets up, I gently guide them back to their mat and lie them down. It takes patience and diligence but I don't think I've ever had one continue to get up after a week. I don't know if it's a possibility, or even what you want to do, to stay in their room with them, but it's an idea and it works for me. Oh, I also only allow a blankie and one stuffed animal. More than that and some will just play and never rest.

I think you need to seperate them, maybe for the time being just until they understand that it is not play time and running around for 2 hours is not going to work.
But the other side to this is that my kids started right around that age to not want to take naps.
I gave them three books and stuff animal to sit with in their bed and it seemed to work. I would tell them that it is rest time and we need to rest our legs for a little while and it seemed to work. But I did not have them in the same room. I don't have twins. But I completely understand. I have a daughter and a son and now they both want to sleep in the same room which I figure is fine as long as they go to sleep and they are not coming into our room to wake us up. If you do seperate them maybe make nap time seperate and then tell them since they did so well at nap they can have a special treat of sleeping in the same room.
Good luck
Sleep issues are soooooo hard to get through

I have 3 year old twin boys and I still have them in their cribs. I was having the same issue at nap time - talking for hours. What I now do for nap time is take one child up to bed until he falls alseep and then I take the other one up and it works out well. At night time they talk, but eventually fall asleep within a half hour. I can't imagine having them out of the cribs yet....I am hoping to keep them in there until 4?!?!?! Good luck to you!

They are barely 2 years old... that behavior sounds about normal to me. I'm wondering why you switched them from the crib. Can you put them back in their cribs, assuming they did better at sleeping? Our older kids switch to a big bed closer to 3 years old (what the experts recommend for safety reasons) and even then it took a few weeks for them to learn to settle down and sleep in their beds. Our youngest is 2.5 and still in her crib. She sleeps great - why fix what isn't broken?

hi E....just a thought here..1st, yes i wouldn't seperate them, specially into different rooms, then you will create awhole new set of problems...ok, 2 yr olds ALOT of energy, set up a nrew routine before bedtime, exercise time. 1 hr before bed time, example time....7 pm 1/2 hr, exercise, have them race, jumping jacks, stretches(1st),run, jump in place, mix up the races, crawl, run, obstacles. 7:30, relax time/snack time, always want lil ones to wind down before bedtime, and lil snack of fruit/gummies/something which does not need a more then a sip of water to wash it down. 8 pm bed time, lay them in bed, read them a story, say prayers, give em a kiss, and remind them they are tired and need to go to sleep, no playing. you always want to try and get lil ones to have quiet time before bed, just easy play, coloring, calm tv, it unwind time. Or in lil kid terms, i am bored and gonna fall asleep. GL:)

when i was in kindergarten we had a "wake up" fairy. the kid who was the best and fell asleep first got to go around with a magic wand and wake everyone else up. it was such a priveledge that it was really motivating to me. i would at least pretend to fall asleep right away... :)

don't know if that would work at home with 2 year olds... but it's a thought.

I have 3 1/2 year old twins that I had the same problem with! A lot of people thought it was "mean" to seperate them - but that's what I did and it was the best thing I ever did.

Kids who get sleep are happier kids - mine now go to bed when I put them to bed and don't play for hours. They get a lot more sleep which makes the days much more enjoyable! They do not nap anymore - but at 2 I used to tell them they didn't have to sleep - just rest their eyes (I'd pop in a movie) and they would be out before you know it).

I think people think that twins need to spend every waking moment together and for the most part, mine do. However, I think it's important to have a sense of identity without being a twin and having your own room is the first step.

I let the twin that I moved out pick out all the decoration for his new room (paint, carpet, everything!) and he loves his room!

They hug and kiss each other good night and go to sleep.

Don't feel bad and don't let others let you feel bad. Go with your gut.

Hope this helps......