Nap Time Question

[Lucy]

I can't agree more with ALL of this! I think you should write a book Carole. :-) I have 10.5 hour days and on Wednesday's, I have a 15.5 hour day. Granted, I have no children of my own but I still need that "break" during the day to keep my own sanity. And, I totally agree that it IS a benefit for the children. 3 days a week, I do have a kindergartner that I do not force to take a nap but he has to be quiet for at LEAST 30 minutes (most days 45 minutes) before he can watch a movie, color, or another craft. I feel bad that he's forced to sit still all day (at school) and then comes here and almost immediately it's nap/quiet time. I've talked to his Mom about it and she says she knows there is no way around it. However, 4 and under need at least a quiet time....I have the ability of seperating my kids so they don't wake each other up. So I'm TEAM NAP! :-)

Now this is more like what I do. A kid who doesn't need a nap has that quiet time on the couch or doing a quiet activity at the table. It's not like they're yelling & stomping through the house. It IS quiet time. I stated above that I feel this rare kid definitely benefits from quiet time vs. being forced to sleep when they can't.

Sorry, I'm done ranting.

[momofboys]

Couldn't disagree more. You're putting yourself before the kids. That being said, let's agree to disagree or we'll go round in circles on this. ::

This was what I was referring to Joyce. You don't say who you are replying to since you didn't reference anyone so it was easy to misunderstand what/who you were referring to. No offense intended.

[Unregistered]

Well, I was clearly talking about home Daycare. I have no experience with centers.

Just went back through and saw I missed your reply, Joyce. I am also at a home daycare & Preschool. It's considered a class 2 home, I think. Whichever one allows up to 16 children. There's only 2 of us (myself and the owner) working most of the time. Sometimes during nap and after naps there's only one of us (a few of the children leave by the time nap is over, so we don't always need two adults by that time). Sorry for the miscommunication.