No Nap Request...

[daycarediva]

I need some good responses!

dcm:
"If you could keep (exhaustedchild) awake longer or wake him up earlier I can try to put him to sleep earlier tonight so he isn't so cranky in the morning."

me:
"what time does he go to sleep?"

dcm:
"7, but I can try to put him to sleep earlier if he hasn't napped and that way he is better rested in the morning."


For the record- child is almost 4, has been up since before 6am and naps for 45-60 minutes.

[Shell]

Just tell her, "sure" and don't change anything - see if he magically is a better sleeper. I had a dcm specifically chose my daycare because her 3 year old doesn't nap (oh and I am cheaper and provide meals). Anyway, one day she did nap, and I let her because she was obviously exhausted. I told dcm, and she was ok about it. Next day, dcg didn't nap. I tell dcm "no nap" and she says she was hoping I could get her to nap since she had an easier time going to bed the night of the day she napped. What?! Thought you didn't want her to nap?

[Unregistered]

Special nap request = find a new daycare asap because nap time here is non negotiable PERIOD!

[CedarCreek]

I need some good responses!

dcm:
"If you could keep (exhaustedchild) awake longer or wake him up earlier I can try to put him to sleep earlier tonight so he isn't so cranky in the morning."

me:
"what time does he go to sleep?"

dcm:
"7, but I can try to put him to sleep earlier if he hasn't napped and that way he is better rested in the morning."


For the record- child is almost 4, has been up since before 6am and naps for 45-60 minutes.

7 is already pretty early! It's still light here until after 8.

I would just go with the standard: "Our rest time is from ___ to ____ he can lay and rest with books but if he falls asleep, I wont wake him because he obviously needs to sleep. I'll wake him with the other children at ____"

How is DCM? Does it seem like she is just trying to get some extra "me time" ?

[melilley]

My response would be: Here, your child doesn't have to nap, but does have to rest. If he falls asleep, then I have to let him sleep, that means that his body needs rest.

Or something along those lines. I've never had that request here.

Once I worked in a center and a parent had a request to not let her son sleep for more than an hour. We told her ok and let him sleep longer anyways-teachers had to go on breaks and that's the only time to do so, so we were told to let him sleep. The parents never said anything about him not sleeping at night. Then one day a teacher came in for me for the day and I forgot to tell her to write down that he only slept for an hour and the next day the parents said that L didn't sleep last night and that they noticed he took a longer nap the day before. Sometimes I wonder.

[KidGrind]

I need some good responses!

dcm:
"If you could keep (exhaustedchild) awake longer or wake him up earlier I can try to put him to sleep earlier tonight so he isn't so cranky in the morning."

me:
"what time does he go to sleep?"

dcm:
"7, but I can try to put him to sleep earlier if he hasn't napped and that way he is better rested in the morning."


For the record- child is almost 4, has been up since before 6am and naps for 45-60 minutes.

Yes, I do offer specialized nap services at $25 per day. NannyDe has taught me well.

[Blackcat31]

I need some good responses!

dcm:
"If you could keep (exhaustedchild) awake longer or wake him up earlier I can try to put him to sleep earlier tonight so he isn't so cranky in the morning."

me: "You are welcome to come pick him up at rest time and keep him awake as I don't have the staff available to supervise him while the others are resting."

me:
"what time does he go to sleep?"

dcm:
"7, but I can try to put him to sleep earlier if he hasn't napped and that way he is better rested in the morning."


For the record- child is almost 4, has been up since before 6am and naps for 45-60 minutes.

My reply to her first statement is in blue.

I REFUSE to allow ONE child to be excused from an activity that all the other kids are doing.

If a parent wants their child to skip nap, that is up to them but it won't be here. They will need to have them picked up before the others lay down.

Oh and the charge is the same since I don't offer half day rates.

[nannyde]

Oh pray tell what time does he get picked up from daycare?

[NeedaVaca]

I was wondering the same thing! I hope mom picks up early enough so she is actually spending time with him...

[daycare]

i took the nannyde line

kids who have outgrown naps have outgrown my program. All children are requited to rest from 1-3pm daily.

[daycarediva]

He gets picked up at 5. Literally, 20 minutes to get home, eat dinner, bath, bed, and Mom is always rushing him because she has to go here/there, run to the store, etc. ACK!

I just said No, that's not possible. I am required to have a rest period, if they sleep, they sleep.

[daycare]

He gets picked up at 5. Literally, 20 minutes to get home, eat dinner, bath, bed, and Mom is always rushing him because she has to go here/there, run to the store, etc. ACK!

I just said No, that's not possible. I am required to have a rest period, if they sleep, they sleep.

wow great job!

that is really sad. poor kid.

I get lectured by my husband daily for letting my 6 yr old stay up later so that I get in more mommy time with him. During DC it's too hard to do.

I can't imagine having a sweet little child and not being able to snuggle, talk, play and just hang out with them. Gosh is TV or COmputer that much more important. GUess it is to some people.....

[SignMeUp]

Ugh. I had one parent of a barely three year old ask for no nap last week.
And today, the parent of a three year old terror tell me "she is done with naps". Um, no, she isn't. There is NO child on EARTH more not done with naps than this one ::

Immediately after parent left this morning, child says "I'm tired. I want to lay down on my bed!"

[AmyKidsCo]

This is one of the reasons I love being licensed! "I can't do that because of licensing rules."

[SignMeUp]

This is one of the reasons I love being licensed! "I can't do that because of licensing rules."

Bingo. I told parents of both kids that I am required to provide them a place to rest. I cannot force them to sleep.
(...but they will. they always do.)

What I wonder about, and find interesting:
I have noticed that when children come in saying that they don't wanna take a nap, they don't wanna take a nap , it is usually a day that they are particularly tired. I believe that this is WHY they are already THINKING about nap ::
What I wonder is if the parents are bowing to pressure from their own children :: when they say that they no longer want me to nap them
You know, the "never say no to a child" theory.