Where do Your DCK's Sleep?

[blueclouds29]

I watch 3 toddlers and i have a 2 year old DD. One 15 month old sleeps in the spare room alone, 18 month old sleeps with my 2 year old on a mat in her room, and 11 month old sleeps in my room. Do you separate your kids specially the little ones or do they all sleep in the same room?
If they sleep in the same room how do you deal with one child waking the rest up with their screaming?
As my DCK's get older i think they would be ok to sleep in the same room, but as toddlers its hard.
Thoughts?
Oh, btw, i have a small ranch house, i have a kitchen, living room and 3 bedrooms. that's it.. very hard to work with which is why i don't watch many kids.

[Cat Herder]

About a foot away from me at the moment...all in the same room.

Naptime is supervised time. All of mine are two and under.

Honestly it takes LOT'S of work to get them napping well. Consistency, time and routine are the keys.

Wish there was an easy button, though....

[Pammie]

My infants/toddlers sleep in pack-n-plays in the bedrooms (3) in my home. Only one child/room - each with a monitor on while they're in there.

Once the toddlers graduate out of pack-n-plays to nap mats - all of the nap mat sleepers nap in my main living room.

I've never had success with more than one infant/toddler per bedroom - and everyone napping well

[morgan24]

When I'm full I sleep 3 to each spare bedroom. Like Catherder says it takes consistency, time and routine to get them use to it, but it works.

[blueclouds29]

right now they are in their own room all go down at 12 sharp. I have a part timer who sleeps with one other child in the same room and they both wake up screaming waking up each other.. drives me NUTS!!! I have to do CIO to just get them back to sleep. Cause if one sees me that's the end of it...

[Cat Herder]

right now they are in their own room all go down at 12 sharp. I have a part timer who sleeps with one other child in the same room and they both wake up screaming waking up each other.. drives me NUTS!!! I have to do CIO to just get them back to sleep. Cause if one sees me that's the end of it...

IMHO, keeping part-time kids makes it IMPOSSIBLE to have the kind of consistency my program requires.

My kids nap like angels...well, except on Mondays following a long weekend or a vacation... I just serve Turkey for lunch on those days...::::

I have a feeling that is your actual problem, part timers who never fully transition....

[blueclouds29]

IMHO, keeping part-time kids makes it IMPOSSIBLE to have the kind of consistency my program requires.

My kids nap like angels...well, except on Mondays following a long weekend or a vacation... I just serve Turkey for lunch on those days...::::

I have a feeling that is your actual problem, part timers who never fully transition....

You are exactly correct! He's only here once in a great while.. i could go months without having him.. I guess he's a drop-in when Gram's can't watch him. That little money here and there is good though!
But when he's not here we're good nappers

[Cat Herder]

You are exactly correct! He's only here once in a great while.. i could go months without having him.. I guess he's a drop-in when Gram's can't watch him. That little money here and there is good though!
But when he's not here we're good nappers

Try having a seperate area JUST for part-timers...

Maybe that will help you.

[blueclouds29]

yes, i'm thinking i'm going to have to do that when he's here! Thanks

[Meyou]

I use two bedrooms and sleep 3 to a room either on napcots, spare bed or in pack and plays depending on age. For newbies and babies I also have a spare Pnp and cot for the playroom so I can seperate if needed. I use the playroom for dropins...they aren't messin' with my babies sleep in the naprooms! ::

All of the rooms have blackout blinds and fans too. I find that helps alot.

[JenNJ]

I group by age. I have the under 1's on the main level with me at all times. This way I can monitor them easily and they get used to the daycare noise. This leads to YEARS of better sleep while in care.

Under 3's are in pack n plays in my spare bedroom. I have a video monitor for that room. They don't wake one another usually because the are accustomed to a noisy environment bc they slept in the main area as infants.

Over 3's are on nap mats in the playroom. They tend to take the shortest naps and this way they can get up and play without disturbing anyone else. This room is a sunken room just off the main floor. I monitor by popping my head in once in a while and I can hear them easily on the main floor.

IMO, the WORST thing you can do in group care is give a child a private sleep area. It leads to a child who NEEDS complete quiet to sleep which never happens here.

[sharlan]

My older ones used to always sleep on my sofa, my bed, or my daughters' beds. I had pack n plays for the babies.

My 3 yo sleeps in my bed. My 4 yo doesn't nap.

[godiva83]

I have 4 toddlers and they all sleeP in PNP's in the play room from 12:30-2:30 or 3:00 I found at first it was hard but I kept to it and routine is key, have lunch, lunch clean up and diapers a story with some streching on goes the music and lights go out. The odd time I have a child who is very tired and naps twice so I have an extra PNP in the spare room for him

[Nu2biz]

I have one full timer who is three and two part-timers 5 and 9 years. The two part timers come very early in the mornings. Last year they sleped on my couches in the livingroom aka reading center/quiet room. This year I have nap mats (I'm totally excited for them, no more on the couches..some day I hope to get new ones so getting my dck used to nap mats now is great!). They are all in the same room. During nap time I'll only have my 4 and 5 year old. They know if they wake up before naptime is over they can read, do puzzles, or something quiet on the shelf. My daughter sleeps in the nursery upstairs.... I think I will keep her in her room for naps. Oh I have not had a problem with the kids waking each other up..

[SilverSabre25]

The lower level of my bi-level home consists of the playroom, a bedroom, the laundry/utility room, and a bathroom. I have everyone sleeping in the bedroom. I have had good luck with everyone being in the same room, sleeping well, and not waking each other up (most of the time).