Morning, today is a new day right I don't have a problem with children coming into care on a bottle per say either, as long as they can hold the bottle on their own. It is when they come into care at 1 yrs old and not being able to hold the bottle on their own that it bothers me. So if I am going to teach a child to hold their bottle, I will make the switch right to a sippy cup. The soother doesn't bother me at all, I do discourage the use during the day but usually wean them off closer to 2 for quiet time.

I don't sing (the children will agree I don't do it well, lol), but I do do a lot of cuddling in daycare. Today instead of turning on the fan, I am going to try music and see if that helps, its worth a try.

My little one is full time, it is just I haven't worked full time this month Between the holidays and my days off I have been off about 7 days this month.

I am not a new caregiver, so inexperience isn't an issue. I have just over 18 years in the childcare field. I can honestly say that I have never had an issue with a child not napping before, oh don't get me wrong, I have had my share of challenging nappers. But by the end of the first month there has been signifigant improvement. My issue is after a month this little one still isn't even napping 15 minutes and if I stay with him he cries the whole quiet time and I can't keep staying with him both for my sanity and for the safety of the other children in care. The only difference between me trying to soothe him and me letting him try and self soothe is the volume of crying. If I manage to get him to even settle or possibly asleep he is up and crying again in 15 mins, so I question whether he was even truly asleep. I guess I should mention this little one is the type of child that will cry even being held.

I don't accept part time children, but I am thinking even a part time child would show some sign of improvement in a month of childcare?

I know that sometimes when you are in a situation it sometimes takes an outsider to see the obvious, and I keep thinking that I am just forgetting something due to being over tired and stressed.
Thanks for trying to help me get throught this