I have a 22 month old in my care who has become very grumpy over the past couple of months (he used to be very easry going and happy) and now wakes up during nap and cries (he was always my champion napper...I've had him since he was 9 months old). Parents mentioned to me the other day that he wakes in the night and they let him get up for 30 minutes to an hour before putting him back to sleep. Since the holidays his naps have become worse...he now wakes up after 45 minutes and screams...it can take 30 minutes for him to go back to sleep...yet he is very very tired. He often falls asleep in his lunch and yawns his way through the morning, which also leads to him being quite touchy when things don't go his way. (I would be too if I were getting up in the night!). I've always tried not to give advice on hometime parenting unless asked or unless it really affects me (such as discipline etc), but in this case, now that I know the cause of his grumpiness, I feel like it is affecting me and I should say something. But what? I don't want to tell parents to let the child cry it out in the night, but this is getting kind of ridiculous at close to 2 years of age! If he were coping well with the days, I wouldn't say a word, but he is not and I can't give him morning naps anymore because I don't have a space for it (I have 2 younger ones who need those spaces). What would you say to the parents? Anything? Or just deal with it?