I have five month old twins and a three year old. Aka I’m not sleeping great. My three year old tried to come into bed last week to wake us up around 6am and I was just too tired to function and half asleep convinced my toddler to lay with me in bed while she played on her tablet. She played on PBSkids and watched some SpongeBob next to me while I dozed and didn’t wake up until closer to 8am. Best parenting move? Probably not. Lazy but not harmful? Yup. We did it again this morning and she cuddled us for a bit then played some games so we could sleep and she said, “I love laying with you guys.” Win win.
I also will set the twins up near our patio door with the sliding door open but the screen shut and let them people watch while I sit nearby on the couch. Baby screen (door) time. Fresh air and silence.