Ladies, need help with scheduling naps. I have a 9 mth, 12 mth, 1.5yr, and two 3.5 yr olds. The 9 and 12 mth old both take 2 naps a day at the same time (9:30 and 1:30) sleeping for about an hour and half during each nap. The 1.5 yr old sleeps from 12-3 and the older kids have full batteries and are non stop!!!! With this crazy nap schedule I feel as though I am going around in circles without any down time for myself. All kids start around 7:30-4:30 so it's a very long day for me. Please shed some light on me as to a better napping schedule. I'm afraid the youngest one needs the 2 naps per day ( my baby) which I am ok with. More concerned about the others. Also, the older kids often need ideas on what to do next. I get frustrated because I offer plenty of structured activities but believe free play is important therefore I have many times in the day where free play is encouraged and they still say "what do we do now" arghhh!!! Help before I explode

Honestly, kudos to us providers!!! It is NOT an easy job. Yea it has perks of being your own boss and being at home but boy oh boy, it gets extremely challenging some days to the point I want to scream!!!!!!