The 'nap' issue surfaces again...amongst others

[Fun&care]

Fun&Care....for the 3 and older kids, if they are sleeping after an hour of lying down, do you wake them up to watch TV?

Yes I absolutely do. So its one hour no matter what, whether they sleep or not. Otherwise if they are left to sleep, they take too long to get to sleep that night and the cycle begins.

I've also read that night time sleep is more restorative than daytime sleep so if a child, especially an older child is tired they should make up for it mostly in nighttime sleep by going to bed earlier.

I've found that kids tend to be happier this way (and the parents too!) since continuously falling asleep too late means they are tired and wired despite the afternoon nap. It's like the nap loses it's magic after a certain age.