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Is this some sort of new parenting movement? I have a little one that is seriously screwed up-I really believe it is from having NO bonding time with parents. They put her to bed at 6PM. She sleeps until 8AM. If she wakes at 6AM, they put her back to bed. I gave them a print out just a couple of days ago with kids' sleep needs on it. I told them that she MUST nap here. She can not handle going that long without a nap at her age. They say she doesn't need to nap, and had her in bed for 14 hours again last night (dad told me this at drop-off-said she shouldn't need a nap, she had lots of sleep last night). Buh-bye. I already have her things packed for their pickup tonight.Comment
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LOL as a former provider AND a parent:
I learned the hard way when I purposely let my kids stay up one night til midnight so they could sleep past 6am the next morning (sounds like a great plan) since I had a paper to write, that this "sleep deprivation" thing DOES NOT WORK.
I thought I'd get to sleep in the next morning. NOPE! The kids both woke up at 6am promptly, just like any other day! I could not believe it! Then on top of it, they were cranky as heck!
Never again did I deprive them of sleep. I kept them on their exact schedules from that day on and never had another problem. And I never once budged on the daycare nap schedule because I had learned that it was foolish to do so. I was asked and then I'd share my story and the parents would be like "OHHHHH" and so stopped requesting me to deprive them of nap. Yes, their child up til 8, but that made for less cranky baby the next day.
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What I do now
I, too, gave pamphlets from a nearby resource center on healthy sleep patterns for all ages of kids. They "p-shawed" it, so I just learned how deal with it myself. The parents are otherwise respectful (pick up/pay on time), and I love their kids, so I do want to keep them as clients. I knew they were waking around 5am or so and just playing in bed, so I put them down for a short morning nap (which they should have long since outgrown), and they do rest mostly quietly for afternoon naps even if they don't sleep then (poor tykes are used to laying in bed for hours on end so an hour at daycare is no biggie!). They're happier, I'm happier, and the parents continue in ignorant bliss.
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I'm the OP. I've tried to call her 3 times already today. Just an answering machine. I think she knows it's me and isn't answering.Comment
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Course she puts him to bed at 6:30. She doesn't want to deal with his behavior. Sad really.
He isn't being taught to behave and will find life difficult at every corner. I wouldn't be surprised if, when they get home from work, he's plunked down in front of television, eats supper, bathes and goes to bed. Is there any parent/child bonding time? And he's only going to get worse.
To have that child in your daycare would be your worst nightmare, even for only 2 weeks.Comment
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I think some parents don't understand how bad their child's behavior really is until they either see other kids who don't behave that way or until someone points out "That's not normal!" I don't really like the word "Normal" when it comes to kids as every child is different but there are some things where its like "Do you really think this is okay for young kids to do? Really?!"
Hopefully now she understands that his behavior is unacceptable and is trying to change it. Maybe she is too embarrassed by his behavior (or hers) from that day to pick up the phone.Comment
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