Still crying at naptime

[playfelt]

Ask mom if on weekends and up till she started daycare if she left the child in bed for a set amount of time or got her up whenever she cried even it had been only 20 minutes. Mom will need to be on board too for the she stays till time is up and only then will the child learn that crying gets me know where and she will learn to soothe herself back to sleep.

You might try letting her have a couple toys to entertain herself with when she does wake but not much that a 13 month old would play with long enough to matter.

[gramma]

mom is totally on board with my cio method although i dont think she would approve of long term crying. she really isnt crying because there are no tears, its more whining/screaming really. she slept great athome last weekend and my consistency over the last 2 weeks has dramatically improved her nighttime sleep according to mom. i really dont want to terminate because of this because i really enjoy her all day except for naptime. she has a stuffie in her playpen, she sleeps alone, mom has provided a sleep machine same as at home and the room is dark same as at home. I have watched school aged kids for the last few years so i havent dealt with this for awhile and its taking a toll on me. I dont seem to be able to tune it out like i used to.

Ask mom if on weekends and up till she started daycare if she left the child in bed for a set amount of time or got her up whenever she cried even it had been only 20 minutes. Mom will need to be on board too for the she stays till time is up and only then will the child learn that crying gets me know where and she will learn to soothe herself back to sleep.

You might try letting her have a couple toys to entertain herself with when she does wake but not much that a 13 month old would play with long enough to matter.