Naptime Crying....tough love?

[mom-in-alberta]

As the mom of a 4 (5 in July) year old girl.... I can just say that this is, indeed, a difficult age at times. I don't remember half as many issues with my boys at the age of 4 as I have with my oldest girl.
I think that you are doing the right thing in being firm and consistent. She knows the rules, she is just testing them. And I also think switching the Leapster to AFTER rest/quiet time will help. SHe will have to earn that privilege. And if she doesn't, then no Leapster.
Hope that it gets better!

[gcj]

Thanks everyone. Just your encouraging words help. It's very draining. It's been the same thing at drooff the last 2 mornings. This am it happened at the same time we all had to go to my son's bus, so I literally had to carry her as she was kicking me in the gut and screaming. Another mom arrived at that time, too....talk about embarassing! My daughter's preschool bus somehow forgot her, so we had to be on the lookout for 2 buses in 2 spots....let's just say that by 9am I was done!
Now we'll wait and see what happens at 1. I anticipate the same thing, and honestly hope for it a little just because mom said that if she's good today she can go to work with her tomorrow...and I don't think she deserves it either way. And it'll set us back yet again. I'll tell mom that based only on this morning, she DID NOT earn it and by taking her to work tomorrow she's telling her that her behaviour at dropoff was acceptable.
Contract renewals are in 1 month and she's not helping herself!