DS refuses naps, but quiet time is a disaster...

[nia82]

So DS refuses to nap all of a sudden despite him being very tired (rubs his eyes, dark circles, crabby, crabbiness gets terrible by 5pm). So I offered quiet time instead, but he will not stay in his room, come out all the time and do things he is not allowed to (like climbing on the changing table, sneaking into the other rooms and emptying all the drawers and so on). It drives me nuts. I need a break midday, and all other kids I know are ok with quiet time. He has been so clingy lately, he even refuses to play with other kids and constantly cries if I am not in his sight (he cries if DH picks him up, he cries if I take a shower, everything). I don't know what to do at this point, we are both very unhappy I'd say. And he understands what I'm asking of him, but he chooses to ignore it. We will have a new baby within 4 weeks and this will be a disaster. I can't carry DS all day and neglect the new baby. He refuses all other caregivers and I'm physically and emotionally at my end - I do spend all day with DS and we play, explore and learn, but there has to be a balance with a second child and DS has to accept DH has a parent too... I don't know what went wrong, but something is wrong, if you can tell me what, I'd appreciate it.

[Laurienna]

He is not sick right?

It might be that the impending arrival of the new baby is making him more clingy. Does the fact that he doesn't want to be with you DH new?

What happens if you live the house and DH is the only one there to take care of him?