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I think an increased rate and more consistency (like 4-5 days a week) may be a good thing to try, like ^^ she said, give it two weeks trying that and see if you can develop a plan to fix this.
Obviously this is hard for everyone and sticking to your guns may be best, but then again, maybe coming 2 days a week is part of the problem. I know one family I had was here Monday and Friday and preschool the other 3 days. I'm sure one of the reasons he didn't nap here regularly is because he was here 1 day, gone for 3, here 1 day, gone for 2, here 1 day, gone for 3, etc and it was hard for him to balance it all. Being there Wed and Friday leaves 4 days to backtrack on any progress you could possibly make. Even Mon, Wed, Fri would be difficult. I would INSIST on 4+ consecutive days of care. Even the baby I have here 4 days a week for over a year has a hard time on Monday and Thursday after having someone else care for him. I have a T-W-Th boy who comes here a lot of Mondays as well and the transition doesn't seem to be as bad as the boy who leaves midweek and has his aunt or grandma caring for him and then comes back here. I thought it was just coincidence but I started making notes and sure enough, Mondays (and Thursdays when he's been gone Wed) always seem to be harder days for him behavior & nap wise.
Obviously this is hard for everyone and sticking to your guns may be best, but then again, maybe coming 2 days a week is part of the problem. I know one family I had was here Monday and Friday and preschool the other 3 days. I'm sure one of the reasons he didn't nap here regularly is because he was here 1 day, gone for 3, here 1 day, gone for 2, here 1 day, gone for 3, etc and it was hard for him to balance it all. Being there Wed and Friday leaves 4 days to backtrack on any progress you could possibly make. Even Mon, Wed, Fri would be difficult. I would INSIST on 4+ consecutive days of care. Even the baby I have here 4 days a week for over a year has a hard time on Monday and Thursday after having someone else care for him. I have a T-W-Th boy who comes here a lot of Mondays as well and the transition doesn't seem to be as bad as the boy who leaves midweek and has his aunt or grandma caring for him and then comes back here. I thought it was just coincidence but I started making notes and sure enough, Mondays (and Thursdays when he's been gone Wed) always seem to be harder days for him behavior & nap wise.
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