2 year old dcg can't transition to nap mat

[AmyKidsCo]

I transition from PnP to nap mat by first using just the PnP mattress on the floor where the PnP was. If the child won't stay on the mattress try putting a "boundary" around the mattress on the floor. (Furniture, empty shoe boxes, etc.) If that doesn't work I put the PnP up again for a couple of weeks.

Once the child stays on the PnP mattress I switch to a nap mat in the exact same place as the PnP was. Then after a couple of weeks I'll move the nap mat if needed.

I wonder if your dcg would do better with LESS attention... could she be fidgeting to get/keep your attention??

[Shell]

Agree with above. Each child requires a different level of supervision depending on their temperament. If it is an easy going kid, I sit nearby with my phone and don't say a word- just give the "look" and they stay down. More rambunctious Kids require me sitting right by them, often times with a hand gently on them the whole time until they fall asleep. I always reading, and I don't make eye contact ( even when they let out some cute little giggle). My mentality is that a kid that age will sleep, and I don't really give them any other choice- they catch on quickly. Now, I've got a new 3.5 yr old that has had his back rubbed daily since he was an infant at a center daycare- if he's not rubbed, he makes siren noises all nap time- I cannot believe the daycare let it go on this long, and now it's my challenge to break

[midaycare]

So many options, which one to try, hmmm... Although they are all similar, so hopefully something works with her.

I think I will try putting her farther away from me. Then I will try my best to ignore her, but I do that already. I may also try to box her in somehow.

[Kabob]

Once I get the mat veterans down, I sit next to the newbie. They can fidget quietly. They can sit up. I sit there and don’t say a word reading a book or magazine. Once they completely crawl, roll or get off the mat. I place them right back down on the mat and say, “Quiet time.” I don’t say anything else and go back to my book. 30 seconds later, I do the same thing. I keep repeating until they understand they need to stay on their mat.

I get tired. Even so, I promise they’re more tired then me by the end of our session. It has worked for me.

I do the same thing. It has worked for me from day 1. I don't make a big deal out of it and avoid eye contact and sound as calm and monotone as possible. They may wiggle all they want as long as they stay on their mat and are quiet...unfortunately for them, I am more persistent than they are...usually after the first 5 minutes they give in and sleep...