Mom doesn't want her kid to nap anymore?

[daycarewhisperer]

Hello,

Have you considered giving her a half an hour to 1 hour nap. That way she gets a nap, but when you wake her up she will be cranky. See if mom is willing to compromise. Your descriptions sounds like she is a strong-willed child. Have you asked mom if she gives her a consistent schedule at home? Strong-willed children need it so they are aware of what the routine expectations are. How long does this child sleep for? Sounds like mom may need to develop a bit of backbone. Not easy if her personality and her child's very strong.

I wouldn't consider doing that. It wouldn't be long enough for me to rest. I need a 2.5 hour break in the middle of this long day. Also, whenever you start negotiating nap you start having even more staff time into the daily discussions about it and parents trying to negotiate it down even further or change the times. It doesn't stop until there is no nap at all. It causes way too much conflict.

[apples and bananas]

This is a classic case of parents thinking we work for them... We don't! We work for ourselves.

If I were in your shoes I would probably let the parent know that quiet time is mandatory due to the way the daycare is set up. However, you can always tell the parent that you will insist on quiet time, but you won't nessasarily put her down for "nap" This was she has her rest and if her body needs to sleep then it will.

My kids went through a "don't want to sleep phase. It's pretty normal. Sometimes it means they aren't getting enough sleep and are so over tired their body won't settle.