OMG, I used to have a couple parents who asked me not to let their child sleep because they were having trouble going down at night. I went along with this for a few weeks and it was awful!!! Then I just went back to normal naps and didn't mention it to the parents. There's no way I'm keeping kids awake if they're tired. Not only is it miserable for them, but for the rest of us too. Forget it.

I've mentioned this in another post, but - Back in school for ECE, a question on a test was 'What do you do if a child is tired, but parents have requested that he/she be kept up?" The answer - "Let the child sleep." Our first and only priority is to do what's best for the child, not the parent.

Nap time is mandatory here. I will never, ever have a non-napper here. 2.5 hours per day.....no compromise.