*facepalm*

[Polkaroo]

unfortunately as much as we would like our parents to follow the same schedules as us we really can't expect them to. My new boy has 2 naps at home and only 1 here. He goes to bed at 6:30 and mom can't figure out why he is up at 5. Maybe put him to bed a bit later! I cut out morning nap because he wasn't sleeping very long in the afternoons for me. He slept the full afternoon nap for 2 days now!!

I must be very lucky because my dcp really value my input. One was skeptical about dropping morning nap, I told her to trust me, try it and see. she did and her daughter sleeps like an angel! I wish all parents were as easy going as mine. Must be so frustrating. I'm sure I'll have my share at some point (fingers crossed).

[Lee-Bee]

Something tells me the mom doesn't want one big afternoon nap because it prevent the kid from falling asleep at 5pm. I would think that sleeping 2 hrs, likely from 1-3pm makes the kid resist such an early bedtime. Whereas a short 30min nap at 1pm likely has the kid exhausted by 5pm.

I have it in my contract they must sleep/rest for 2hrs after lunch. None of my families have an issue with it but should they start to I can point to the contract. Some of mine still do 2 naps (12month olds) so I don't enforce the full 2hrs if they did a good morning nap.