How Many Of Your Kids Actually Sleep During Nap Time?

[themoorethemerrier]

Out of the 6 - ages 2, 3, 4, 5, 5 (usually at school) and 7 - my oldest is least likely to sleep every day. I tell her if she's being quiet and still, when everyone else is asleep I'll sneak her in a few books. I'd say that most days she naps, but some she gets to read. It's our little "big kid secret".

[Meeko]

Every one.
Every day.

[queenbee]

All 12 of my daycare children nap every day that they are here. Naptime is from 12:30 - 3pm.

The nap room is in complete, total darkness, with white noise playing for the duration, and a nice cool temperature to surround them into oblivious sweet dreams

They all lay down and conk out within 10 minutes. I go back to collect the sleeping angels at 3pm everyday and it is extremely rare for anyone to awake before I arrive. I am blessed with a good routine and good little sleepers.

[Christina72684]

How do you all do it? Do you let them play between lunch and nap, or do they eat and then lay right down?

[Christian Mother]

All 4 dcb's and the dog. Right now we r on Oct. break an my oldest son is up playing when the kids sleep but my 4 yr old sleeps also while the littles are down.

[themoorethemerrier]

How do you all do it? Do you let them play between lunch and nap, or do they eat and then lay right down?

I have a later lunch and they don't lay down until after 1 pm. We have a strict routine of eat slowly, excuse your self from the table (with a please, of course ), go potty and wash your hands, then get in bed. I have cots ready usually before lunch, so it's a smooth transition.

I found play and TV to be stimulants for my kiddies.

If I see fidgity little bodies I find myself a book and sit close by so that they sense my presence and I can remind them to rest...

I also had a problem with siblings not sleeping well in the same room, so one bed was moved into the hall for awhile to "help" (so it didn't seem like a punishment) and that lasted for a week.

HTH!

[queenbee]

How do you all do it? Do you let them play between lunch and nap, or do they eat and then lay right down?

No play between lunch and nap. It provides too much stimulation and distractions and we clean-up before lunch so no toys are allowed out until much later in the afternoon.

Lunch, diaper change or bathroom break, head directly to bed. Lights go out once everyone is in bed and everyone gets some much needed shut eye

[Meyou]

How do you all do it? Do you let them play between lunch and nap, or do they eat and then lay right down?

We go out before lunch for at least 30 minutes just to get the sillies out. We normally go for a walk and I chase them or they run races. It's just to burn off energy and get out LOUD voices out before lunch. Our main outside play time is earlier in the morning.

Then quiet (very quiet) play until lunch (15 min or so), they eat, go potty and go lay down in their beds to wait for me. When the last one is done eating I go slowly to each of them and tuck them in, kiss them good night, chase the bedbugs away and turn out the lights. Half of them are normally pretty chilled out even before I get there.

I have two nap rooms and both are very dark, cool with fans going on opposite ends of the rooms for white noise. They nap from 12 to 230.