This parent is driving me crazy! Am I wrong here??

[babydom]

Ok I need to vent this out. I have this one parent that's fighting me hard on nap time and I'm feeling like I'm in the wrong here but I know I'm not.

I have a 2.5yr old girl that plays hard and is very very busy. Like literally runs circles around the playroom non stop. Haha. So come nap time natualy she is tired. I was a nanny for 13 yrs and nap time was noon to 3 and I worked in daycares before and there nap times were 2-3hrs so when I opened my home daycare 6 yrs ago I just used that experience and put my nap time as noon to 3. It has worked perfect as I open at 7 so we do lunch at 1115/1130 then nap. I have never had a problem. Until this one family. She has been with me since she was 11mths old and a few mths ago she asked if I can shorten her nap as she wasn't going to bed at night till 9/10pm. I said ok thinking that maybe three hrs is long so since then we have been doing 1230-230. It works well but I do notice this little girl and my other four kids are still tired when I wake them.

Well tonight at 9pm she texts ok her nap can only be an hr or 1.5hrs cuz her going to bed this late and waking up tired is not working for us. I didn't responded right away as I'm quite angry. **As a side note: this family came to me before Christmas because they fell on hard times and I felt bad for them and didn't want to lose heir girl and wanted to help out so I gave them a discount, 75$ cheaper a wk. (I know a bad idea, urgh!) and with that they extended their hrs by an hr (still within my daycare hrs) but I'm working more hrs for less $$. And now she wants me to work even more hrs for still less money. After settling down I texted her back just now and calmly explained that no I'm sorry I will not shorten nap. I already did once and I don't have a separate rm to nap her so everyone has to be on the same schedule. I also told her that I tried a few times to wake her earlier and take her out but the other just woke and then I have a very grumpy and long afternoon with sleepy kids. I know for a fact it's not a tired issue. It's that this girl runs the house and there is no disapline. I said I can give some sleep training techniques that maybe will make bedtime easier. Anyways she texted back, we'll talk more tomorrow! Urgh!!

I'll be ready to talk all right. Lol. I Just hate how parents view me as their babysitter and I am suppose to accomandate their child. It doesn't work that way. This is my business and I run it my way. If u don't like it thats fine they should then find a daycare that works for them which in this case is a daycare that does not offer nap to 2yrs olds. I already shorten the nap once for her. I gave her a rate discount. I extended her hrs. I feel like shes pushing it.

Am I wrong here? Some of me feels bad like I'm feeling mad and mean and Im wrong. But a bigger part of me is feeling no this is my daycare and this is our nap time. Take it or leave it.

Guess I'm looking for validation. What are ur nap time hrs? Do u think 2hr naps for 2yr old is reasonable?

I also don't think an hr or 1.5hrs is enough time for my rest. I need to clean the kitchen the playroom. Get afternoon snack and activities ready and then eat lunch myself and rest myself

Thank for u listening!!