It is so hard when a parent comes to you and insists that they don't want their LO to have anymore daytime naps. I understand that they may be difficult to get to bed in the evenings but on the other hand if they are desperate to have a kip during the day, is it so bad to allow them???
One particular LO has always had a nap for a good 2 hours in the afternoon. His mum said that he was becoming a real problem to get to bed in the evenings but he has never been easy with bed as it is. Mum says that he won't go to bed when she wants but sometimes I think she is trying to put him down too early. I did reduce LOs nap down to an hour to try to help but Mum says this also isn't working.
So today on Mum's instructions I have kept him up and not allowed him to go for a nap with the others. But now he is really, really grizzly, with lots of tears and tantrums over the smallest of things
. Looks like I'm going to be in for a fun afternoon NOT!!!!!
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