To get your toddler to sleep until 7 am start by creating a bedtime for your toddler that is consistent and ensure the toddler goes to bed the same time each night.
Also ensure that the toddler has a comfortable sleep environment and also you may need to shift the toddlers bedtime later by 10 to 15 minutes a week and block out any light and noise which can wake the toddler up too early and avoid or limit late night snacks and drinks.
Establishing a regular bedtime and wake up time for your toddler, even on weekends can regulate the toddlers internal clock and help to ensure they wake up and go to sleep at the same time each night and morning.
If your toddler needs to sleep until at least 7am then the toddler should go to bed at least by 8:00 PM which allows the toddler to get at least 11 hours of sleep.
If the toddler needs more than 11 hours of sleep they should go to sleep earlier.
Ideally a toddler should go to bed by 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the latest and the toddler needs to go to sleep early enough so that they can get the required 11 hours of sleep at minimum although some toddlers need 14 hours of sleep but it can depend on the toddler and their age as well.
If the toddler is getting enough sleep and is not tired during the day and is thriving then a later bedtime is not always a problem.
A toddler should eat dinner around 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM as the toddler should eat dinner at least 2 hours before they go to bed for the night.
The timing of dinner being 2 hours before bed allows enough time for the toddler to properly digest their food and avoid disruption of the toddlers sleep.
A typical feeding schedule for toddlers is to have breakfast at 7:00 AM, lunch at noon or 12:00 PM and dinner by 6:00 PM with some snacks in between these feedings.
To discipline a toddler that doesn't listen you can offer them choices, redirect the toddlers attention to something else, use positive reinforcement and establish clear expectations.
When a toddler is acting up and not listening you should take them to another room or place and redirect the toddlers attention to something else such as a new toy or activity which can distract the toddler from the problem.
Also maintain a calm and firm tone of voice, even when feeling frustrated as it can make you sound more reasonable to your child.
When your toddler is behaving as they should, then you should offer them praise and positive attention to reinforce the toddlers good behavior.
If your toddler is still not listening you can put them in timeout such as in the corner on a chair and use time outs by using 1 minute of timeout per age of the toddler and have the timeout in a distraction free room or locaiton.
Toddlers are still learning about cause and effect and don't really understand fully about the right and wrong or the consequences of their actions.
Also set good examples for your toddler and child as toddlers and children learn new skills and behaviors by watching their parents and other people around them and often model the behavior of others.
Hear the toddler out and listen to them and ask them what they are frustrated about and let your toddler finish their story about what they are mad about before you help them solve the problem.
You can also take away toys they love when the toddler is misbehaving and tell them they can have it back once they start behaving again.
You can let your toddler cry it out for 10 to 15 minutes for naps before you intervene to provide comfort or try other methods for calming them down.
Allowing your toddler 10 minutes to 15 minutes to cry it out can help the toddler learn to self soothe and to fall asleep on their own.
If the toddlers nap is a short nap of 30 minutes to an hour you may want to try to comfort the toddler after 5 minutes of crying it out but if the nap is longer than an hour or it's bedtime for the night you could allow the toddler to cry it out for 30 minutes or longer until they eventually tire and fall asleep.
You should also let your toddler cry out a tantrum as it can be a good way for the toddler to process their emotions and learn to regulate them.
If you try to ignore the tantrums and don't give the toddler attention to their tantrums then they will eventually learn that throwing the tantrum won't get the attention they may be seeking.
Continuing to come to the toddler during tantrums can actually increase the amount of tantrums in toddlers.
Although it's very normal for toddlers and young children to throw tantrums but it's best to let them cry it out and finish their tantrum.
Especially as the child gets older you should ignore their tantrums as when the child gets older they often throw tantrums to try and get their way although toddlers throw tantrums more because they cannot process their emotions or regulate their emotions or communicate in other ways what is bothering them.
A toddler will eventually get tired of throwing the tantrum and either stop and go onto other things or fall asleep.
When your toddler is throwing a tantrum and crying during a tantrum it's important to remain calm and avoid giving into the toddlers or child's tantrum and offer comfort to them after the tantrum is over.
You should let your toddler cry it out until they become tired and fall asleep on their own.
Most times a toddler will tire of crying it out after 1 hour and 10 minutes to 2 hours and as long as the toddler has no health issue or other need that they are crying about then it's okay to just let them cry it out and they will eventually tire of crying and stop and fall asleep.
It is normal for a toddler to cry in their sleep as toddlers also often cry in their sleep during sleep regression, or from bad dreams, nightmares or night terrors.
Other causes of toddlers crying in their sleep are sensory overload, developing imaginations or because the toddlers brain is transitioning between stages of sleep.
A toddlers sleep regression involves the disruption in your toddlers sleep patterns and often involves increased wakings at night and resistance to taking naps and also having a longer time to settle down at bedtime.
A toddlers sleep regression can also lead to increased clinginess, fussiness and even bedtime battles.
Skipping naps, resisting bedtime and sudden waking in the middle of the night and early morning rise time are common signs of sleep regression in toddlers.