Quote Originally Posted by Alphaghetti View Post
I have a new family.This week will be their third. The child is a terrible napper. She's 13 months, and the most I've gotten from her is 35 minutes. It's mostly been about 20. I need my break...ugh.

Two things:

1. Her parents want me to let her cry it out. I hate it. I do it because they've asked me to, and they say it's the only way she will sleep, but I am nauseated by the whole process.

2. It's not working anyway. The other day, her mother said, "oh well, I guess that's just how she's going to nap for you". This is a problem for me. I seriously need quiet time to recharge, eat, clean up, and goof off on the internet. I NEED it.

3. So far, her screaming has interrupted the naps of other children seven times (not that I'm frustrated and counting every time it happens )

Advice? Is it time to think about termination? I can replace her, but is this unfair to her parents?
Is it fair to me to lose my break?
I had a little one last year with the same issues and it turns out the parents put him to bed at 5:30 pm and he woke at 6:30 am everyday no wonder he didn’t nap very long.

I’m just curious as to what are the parents doing? What is her exact nap schedule and routine for her at home?

Not to start a whole new post on your topic but I find parents these days don’t give a rats a$$ about if they sleep at daycare all they care about is there own quality time alone at home without there kids. If I worked all day and was away from my child for 9 hours you can bet I wouldn’t put them to bed right after dinner. My DD goes to bed at 9:30-10pm as we love out “family” time. I know I’m sure I’ll get a bad Mother post because of that!