Lord I feel cruel ... my 6 year old who is in SK is still required to lie on the cot for the first portion of quiet time and rest her little brain for a while ... the only noise I want to hear during quiet time is the quiet solitude music playing as white noise for those sleeping to drown out those who snore or those resting but flopping around a bit!

My stepson if he was home during 'quiet time' was still required to lay down and 'rest' his body right up until he was 10 ... he could listen to his MP3 with headphones on and sometimes he read ... but he rested his body same as everyone else including ME ... I lie down for 30 minutes in the afternoon and read or just meditate to the kids quiet time music ... the body and the brain NEEDS a rest to be productive.

In Japan and other cultures they do this everyday even at WORK they have areas to lay down and 'rest' their bodies and brains .... and well look how productive and healthy that culture can be compared to our rush rush go go culture