Forcing my child to sleep?

[Skysue]

I had a parent that had the same request of her 2 1/2 year old, I complied and that child became extremely aggressive and grumpy due to not napping. If she fell asleep due to exhaustion I refused to wake her up. The Mom was always angry with me all she cared about was having her personal time at night. Everyday I had to deal with an over tired grumpy child.

When you get woken up out of a sound sleep think about how it makes you personally feel. Usually it makes you feel more exhausted and lethargic. For a growing child they need there sleep in order to grow.

My other question to you is why are you having a hard time keeping him in bed? I went through a phase like that with my toddler too. I had to redirect her back to bed for two nights straight, she got the message!