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Nap/Quiet Time Policy
I have a Parent's Guidebook that I typed up on my computer that parent's follow in concunction to the contract. I have all of the policies and rules that I want to have followed in there just in case a situation comes up. In that handbook I have a nap/quiet time policy that says that any child under the age of 5 will participate in nap time. I have cots that I lay out on the living room floor that face our TV and a put on a movie or cartoon with no sound on it just in case a child isn't sleepy. They are still required to lay down and stay quiet. Older kids can do quiet activities as long as they don't make noise (color, draw, read etc.). When a child that I care for doesn't want to nap or lay down or stay quiet for that matter all you can do is stay consistent. Eventually they'll learn.
In the case when a parent asks me to wake the child up after a short while I politely remind them of my policy that they agreed to when they signed up. I simply say "I understand your concern but it is very important for children this age to have a rest period so that can recharge. It is healthy for a child under the age of 5 to take naps and, just as it says in the handbook, it is my policy to have nap time from (this time) to (this time)." I believe in being firm with my policies because if you don't, this may cause more problems with other things later.
I have a Parent's Guidebook that I typed up on my computer that parent's follow in concunction to the contract. I have all of the policies and rules that I want to have followed in there just in case a situation comes up. In that handbook I have a nap/quiet time policy that says that any child under the age of 5 will participate in nap time. I have cots that I lay out on the living room floor that face our TV and a put on a movie or cartoon with no sound on it just in case a child isn't sleepy. They are still required to lay down and stay quiet. Older kids can do quiet activities as long as they don't make noise (color, draw, read etc.). When a child that I care for doesn't want to nap or lay down or stay quiet for that matter all you can do is stay consistent. Eventually they'll learn.
In the case when a parent asks me to wake the child up after a short while I politely remind them of my policy that they agreed to when they signed up. I simply say "I understand your concern but it is very important for children this age to have a rest period so that can recharge. It is healthy for a child under the age of 5 to take naps and, just as it says in the handbook, it is my policy to have nap time from (this time) to (this time)." I believe in being firm with my policies because if you don't, this may cause more problems with other things later.
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