How would you handle this?

[torontokids]

I never used a monitor for my kids and I don't on the weekends and I find nap time so much more relaxing for me.

I did get a video monitor though because I found I would worry when I heard a noise that they were getting into something and this disrupted my break more then anything. I have a bunch of kids on cots so they are free to use the bathroom etc. I found the monitors great for training them to stay on their cots etc. The other bonus is I have my daycare self contained in the basement and I have been able to let my 3 yo sleep longer as I can just call up on the monitor to her to come down. Also, when she has been sick I have left her to watch a movie by herself and I can keep an eye on her as I can't hear a thing with the door closed.

[Secondtimearound]

I think 2.5 yrs is when most start transitioning off naps , that being said everyone under 4 naps here . I have a very consistent schedule , we nap 1-3 . I have had problem nappers too , just starts it seems out of the blue but then come to find out dcp stopped naps at home .
Just because I do not agree with dcp manner of raising their children , does not effect what happens at my dayhome . Some days can be difficult and trying to control nap time very hard on the nerves. Regardless , consistency and routine will pay off. I would def separate , but I certainly wouldn't call parent .
It took almost 2 months , 5 days a week to get a dcg , almost 3 back to quiet napping. It didn't bother me if she stayed awake but had to be quiet and stay on cot . This child was so strong willed !! I put her in the hall , nothing to do , no one to bug , put up a gate and other than laying her down ( without talking to her ) just kept at it .
Some days were better than others but eventually she was back on schedule . She arrived here at 6:30 am and by 1:00 really needed to sleep !
I feel for you , its so disrupting !! But you require a break !!

[daycaremom9]

Here is my nap situation in greater detail. I would love for some input on how to deal with this.

Dcg is 2.5. I have tried moving my group together and out of pack n plays at three different points in time since September. She is always the one who gets everyone going and has a hard time settling. Needs at least an extra 30 minutes to relax and fall asleep. The issue with keeping her separate is that she is a big girl, and in the pack and play will run around in it, kick her legs up and down. Generally make as much noise as possible.

I usually ignore (one warning, then ignore) as the more I go in, the more she feeds off of this.

I recently got cots (2 months ago). We really talked up having naps in the 'big kid' bed, staying quiet, etc and that if she wasn't able to lie quietly would have to go upstairs again. Some days are good, some are not. When I have to move her upstairs, she will either cry and then fall asleep right away or else scream, run and kick and make as much noise as possible. If I ignore, she will get louder. I told her mom that she would have to pick her up after she shrieked for 45 minutes straight.

I don't care if she doesn't sleep. But she does need rest. She is not a kid who does well without sleep. The issue is that she won't be quiet. And when I try to enforce it, her behaviour worsens. I understand that mom may find another provider. If I can't find something that works for this kid, I won't care as I will probably term her by the time that point comes.

This is a (usually) sweet kid who is shuffled around by the parents to different sitters. She spends all week here (every.single.day) while mom and dad are either working or off having a day together, and then spends most weekends with a grandparent. This kid is starving for consistency. She is not getting any consistent routine on the weekend and I've seen her at the grocery store at 10 in the evening on a weeknight. Monday, Tuesday and half of Wednesday she is very defiant. Come Thursday and Friday she has calmed down. Then the weekend comes and we start all over again.

Parents think she has outgrown the need for a nap. They do not enforce a rest period. "She didn't want to stay in bed." "We turned the tv on for her and thought she would fall asleep." If she doesn't nap, she will be falling over herself by mid afternoon. When she does nap, she sleeps for almost 3 hours and I often have to wake her up.

I am really at a loss of what else to do.

However, I am hoping that it is the introduction of new children that is throwing her off her game. She is def. my alpha two y.o. Her not being able to be in the same room is not new but her shrieking at me def. is.

As for the whole sick thing.... grrr!

I have 2 alpha males in training!lol One of them was testing me at nap time. He would also run around, throw his stuffies and/or books that I would let him have in hopes that he would keep quiet. These items just made it worse so I removed them from his napping area. He started jumping from couch to couch which I used as a partition from the other nappers. He is now in a separate room from the other nappers and will have special prized toys removed if he doesn't stay quiet and stay on his cot. The first day I changed his napping room, he fell asleep. It's nap time and I can hear him moving around but he's keeping fairly quiet and hasn't woken the others up yet.