Ever since my kid was a baby, he had rather erratic sleeping habits. We did not insist on a standard bedtime for him every evening, neither did we dictate that he had to nap at specific times in the day.
As parents, we ourselves did not believe in routine. By not having a schedule, we wanted him to be able to sleep anywhere and everywhere. We wanted him to be flexible and adaptable.
It made for great traveling. He would be unfazed by the time changes as we bought him gallivanting around the world. He would fall asleep whenever he became tired, with nary a care of where he was or whether it was even his bedtime.
It also made for a somewhat ‘fun’ parenting. On the back of our minds every day lies the perpetual questions – Has he been stimulated enough mentally today? Is he physically challenged enough ......