Quitting the Nap

[Heidi]

Maybe, if she brings it up again, you can ask her what her bedtime routines are.

Is the house relatively quiet?

Do you have a ritual? Spend a little one-on-one time with her? 15 minutes in her room with the lights turned down and just one parent to quietly read to her or sing some lullabies might make all the difference.

Does LO feel like she's missing something? If Dad's got the tv cranked up, all the lights are on, and there are other people obviously up, maybe she just doesn't want to miss anything.

Basically, is their home condusive to a child going to bed and to sleep?

Oh, and you might also point out that if she stops napping at daycare, you could bet money that she'll either fall asleep in the car on the way home, or on the sofa while mom is making dinner. Then, she'll crank her way through dinner, wake up fully, and be REALLY wound up at bedtime.

My kiddos all sleep about 10 hours a night and take 3 hour naps every day. Occasionally, it's a little less than that.

What time are they putting her to bed if she's only getting 8 hours of sleep? That sound suspiciously like she goes to bed when her parents do. Co-sleeping?

[Kabob]

Maybe, if she brings it up again, you can ask her what her bedtime routines are.

Is the house relatively quiet?

Do you have a ritual? Spend a little one-on-one time with her? 15 minutes in her room with the lights turned down and just one parent to quietly read to her or sing some lullabies might make all the difference.

Does LO feel like she's missing something? If Dad's got the tv cranked up, all the lights are on, and there are other people obviously up, maybe she just doesn't want to miss anything.

Basically, is their home condusive to a child going to bed and to sleep?

Oh, and you might also point out that if she stops napping at daycare, you could bet money that she'll either fall asleep in the car on the way home, or on the sofa while mom is making dinner. Then, she'll crank her way through dinner, wake up fully, and be REALLY wound up at bedtime.

My kiddos all sleep about 10 hours a night and take 3 hour naps every day. Occasionally, it's a little less than that.

What time are they putting her to bed if she's only getting 8 hours of sleep? That sound suspiciously like she goes to bed when her parents do. Co-sleeping?

Thanks for the thoughts. All I know is dcg gets 8 hours in her crib, so I suggested a toddler bed because ds hated his crib and slept well in his toddler bed at that age. So I dunno...she didn't bring it up today and it was the same routine with dcg. I kinda scooted everyone out the door quickly today.

[renodeb]

Ugh, that tough when the parent does not agree. Children need 12 hours of sleep a night. I really subscribe to the theory that sleep begets sleep. To be honest 2 is to young to give up taking a nap. I have a 3 y/o dc boy(well he is closer to 3 1/2) and he only comes 1 day a week because he is home with Dad and he goes to preschool 2 days a week. Mom has said that he has been skipping his nap at home quite a bit but then he is tired by 6:00pm. I dread the day that he gives up his nap here. When that happens I' am in big trouble. I think children should nap as long (age wise) as possible. I have always thought that kids these days these days are really under rested. Parents think they don't need the sleep. There is a book that I use as a guide called healthy sleep habits, happy child. It goes from new born on up. Talks about how to solve sleep problems and breaks down how much sleep each age group should be getting. I have actually had a few parents borrow it. You could always pull the old "well the regs state that kids cant be forced to stay awake and see how that flys. Good luck with that parent.

[grateday]

Ages naps parents

Ok so the parent knows this from grumpiness. I had one like that. But I also legitamately had a toddler with an irregular sleep cycle. More often than not it is the parents who royally screw up what is working for us or at least try to. Find out the bedtimes and decide. If child wants to sleep let her. If child is groggy at pick up you can set her nap earlier if possible and see if that works. Give parent literature. Say something that learning and development are adversely effected with less sleep. Recommend Sleepless in America. Naps improve child's ability to go to bed at night if at the right time. :hug:

The toddler with the irregular sleep cycle had nothing to do with me or the parents just a 12 hour on 12 hour off kind of sleeping 7pm bed 7am awake. It took us both a while to figure out on both ends but it was just him. Parents really wanted that extra hour at night with there child but.

[Meeko]

"DCB has outgrown naps? Oh...then he has outgrown our daycare. I assume this is your 2 weeks notice.......???"

Then wait for the hurried back-tracking....

[CraftyMom]

"DCB has outgrown naps? Oh...then he has outgrown our daycare. I assume this is your 2 weeks notice.......???"

Then wait for the hurried back-tracking....

I'll have to remember this line

[CraftyMom]

I was just thinking, in my policies it says all children will have a rest period daily, even if they don't sleep they are still required to lay down and rest.

I think I will change this to "I am required by the state to give every child a rest period daily". Then when this subject comes up I can refer them back to where it says I am required by the state...