daycarewhisperer: thankyou so much for your post reply, that is the exact response I was looking for and a great idea to boot. Although I do understand what the others are saying re: exploring your body is a natural experience all people try at one point or another, my view is right there with you. there is something un-nerving about knowing a child is doing something I am not comfortable with in my home behind a closed door. If the parent lets it happen at home thats fine but I have set standards and feel its only right to stick to how it makes me feel. (not to mention the parent agrees with me on this one and would like very much to work together to give this child a better choice of comfort) she does wear the zip up sleeper and sometimes the parents will pin it at the top so she cant unzip, if they dont she unzips and goes for it. The mother and i both agree (as you said) that if we can break the habit, (block her) for a period of time the habit will break. I will def try the zipper backwards, great idea. not to mention the weather IS getting cooler, def wont hurt to have that warm pj on. thanks so much.