Naptime crisis

[loads'o'kids]

I had an 18 month old who cried for the first 3 weeks off and on for hours when I put her down to nap in the playpen. I don't think she ever actually slept. The first few days I would leave her for about 40 min, then an hour, then one and half hours, then 2 hours. After 3 weeks she started just walking up to her playpen after lunch and would go right to sleep for 2 hours. I guess some kids just take longer to understand that you mean business and they have to stay where you put them and they're not getting out until nap time is over so they might as well accept it and sleep!

[Mamma_Mia]

Tell his mother about this. If both of you will try then his habit can be changed. Otherwise you will try to change this habit and his mother will repeat this at home then the result will be zero. So, both of you will have to try.

I don't believe that is true.

I have children who at home must have a special bunny, a soother, a bottle and to be roocked to sleep. The parents say it's the "ONLY" way she will sleep. BUT here at my house she only gets a soother while she's awake and put to bed where she falls asleep without crying. Today even at playgroup she fell alseep with no soother....so NO a child will learn to do what YOU allow them to do. If mom wants to put on a show each time to get her child to sleep that is her choice but the child knows that I will not and does it my way at my house.

You just have to be consistant and give it some time. They will come around.