3.5k
Daycare and childcare providers in Winnipeg, Toronto, Vancouver, Ontario etc. in CanadaGarderies à Montréal ou au QuébecFind daycare or childcare providers in the USA
Forum control
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: Nap time woes

  1. #1
    Outgoing
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    Nepean, Ontario
    Posts
    432
    Thanked
    45 Times in 42 Posts

    Nap time woes

    Thus far, I've been really lucky when it comes to naps. I've had other issues, but napping has never been one of them THANK GOD because I need that 2 hour break...well...until now.

    I have a 22 month old that just started and he's not napping well AT ALL. At first, it was just that he cried before falling asleep. So, I sat with him and he would fall asleep and that was great. His first day, he slept for 2 hours. His second day, about an hour and a half - yesterday 45 minutes and today - 25 minutes.

    Normally, this would be OK, however, he cries when he wakes up and he's LOUD. Not only that, but he CLIMBS out of his playpen! Today, I went in and gave him a toy and a sippie cup of water and he played. But LOUDLY. He yelled, screamed TOYS, banged, thumped. I went in and shhhed him a few times, but then when I would leave he would just cry.

    I don't know what to do! I'm actually thinking about terminating him and it's only been 4 days. Normally, I can handle it, but today he woke everyone up - including my son. I'm not willing to sacrifice my naps times. And with him climbing out and running around my room, waking up the other kids...

    How long do you give time to learn how to nap before you term? He doesn't nap at all at home....

  2. #2
    Outgoing
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    Nepean, Ontario
    Posts
    432
    Thanked
    45 Times in 42 Posts
    I should say, obviously, I would like to work on this but being as he's not even 2 yet, is it possible to expect him to be quiet if he's not sleeping? How do I teach him that?

  3. #3
    Euphoric !
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    Ontario
    Posts
    3,629
    Thanked
    949 Times in 781 Posts
    Well, I always say - have a long talk with the parents. What has his schedule been up to starting daycare? What time do they put him to bed at night?

    I tell my daycare parents that it is imperative for all children to nap or rest quietly for 1 1/2-2 hours daily because I work pretty much from the time I get up until I go to bed on cleaning my house and prepping for the next day and my day is NOT done when the children leave. So I ask them to respect that I need them to work with me on the naptime break so that I can rest and have quiet for a bit in the middle of my busy days. I'm very honest with my clients because they have no idea how difficult it is to care for 5 children, when they all only have 1 child at home. I always have the parents shifting their child to our nap schedule at least for a month before starting daycare.

    If you can't work out a solution with the parents, then you know what you have to do. Maybe they can find a daycare where naptimes are not important because they have older children who don't nap. Don't feel guilty. You have to do what is best for you.

  4. #4
    Outgoing
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    Nepean, Ontario
    Posts
    432
    Thanked
    45 Times in 42 Posts
    Thank you. And I agree. I ended up talking to mom and she was totally on board. I was afraid she woudl take offence, because I sent her the email when I was still frustrated but she was like "thanks god". She said he only naps around4 or 5 if the afternoon and then he's up till 11 or 12!! WHAT?? And she said then he's up at 5 in the morning! She said she needs her sanity so she wrote down everything I've been doing for nap times and she's going to do it at home. Hopefully it will work. I wasn't aware (even though I asked) that his sleeping habits were so bad. Well, hopefully, this helps everyone get on board

Similar Threads

  1. New kid nap woes
    By torontokids in forum Caring for children
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 11-21-2014, 01:11 PM
  2. Lunch time, nap time....provider woes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    By kidlove in forum The day-to-day as a daycare provider
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 03-10-2014, 08:59 AM
  3. Nap time woes with older kids
    By torontokids in forum Caring for children
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 01-13-2014, 01:28 PM
  4. Circle time woes?!
    By sweetness852010 in forum Daycare activities
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 10-09-2013, 07:47 PM
  5. Apartment woes
    By Starshine in forum Managing a daycare
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 08-16-2012, 08:40 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

A few tips...

If you encounter a daycare provider with out-of-date openings / spaces, click on the button right above the currently listed openings to report it!
Updates
We expect providers to keep their listing and available openings up-to-date. However, to prevent oversights, openings expire after 45 days.
Partner in your
search for a daycare provider