I have a new little one who is having a hard time without her Mom. She's 12 months and her mother still breastfeeds her every three hours. She's with me 10 hrs a day, 5 days a week. Her mother doesn't want her to take a bottle and gives me pumped milk to give her in a sippy cup. I can never get her to take more than 2 oz a day. Over a month ago I had asked Mom to try not to breastfeed her during the hrs that she would be with me as it would help her transition into my care. Mother is not doing this. I also advised them that I nap the kids here twice a day (smaller ones only), 9:00am and 1-1:30pm. I had asked them to start getting her onto the same schedule which would also help in her transition. The child will not sleep! She is here for 10 hrs and cries during the entire nap. I don't know how long to let her cry. Her parents rock her to sleep at home and also nurse her to sleep. I'm not doing that here and she needs to learn that nap time is the same time everyday and that she needs to be put into crib and go to sleep on her own. I don't want to traumatize her by letting her cry for two hrs (no tears by the way), but I don't want her to think that I"m going to go in and rock her to sleep either. I've been going in every half hour to tell her that she's ok and that I'm here. I even sing her a song sometimes. Should I stop doing this and just put her down and let her cry? She does not cry herself to sleep...just cries. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. In the past two years, I have not had a child cry for this long. I'm at a loss.