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Background info: I watch a set of twins part time for 4 hours a day (10am-2pm), 3 days a week. They just turned 12 months and my own DS is 16 months. I'm unlicensed because at this point I am only watch these twins and my son for 12 hours a week. Since I'm not licensed, I'm not sure that state mandated rest periods in daycare apply to me (I'm located in Iowa.)
Before I first started watching the twins, I was told their schedule was to nap at 10 when they arrived. But as soon as they switched to my care, they suddenly napped for 15 minutes in the car on the way to my house and was told each day that they "no longer needed a nap" according to their mom. I advised her that I would have to lay them down for at least 15 minutes in their pnps to put my son down for nap in another room. And each day they always fell asleep in that allotted time. Today they returned from a 10 day vacation and I was informed that they were on a 2 nap/day schedule and no longer needed to nap at my house at all. I gently reminded her of my 15 minute rest time rule so I could lay my son down (who really does need a nap at that point.)
I'm frustrated but don't know if I'm being unreasonable. The twins wake up around 8am every day, so they've only been up for 2 hours once they arrive at my house. They can't make it until 2pm without a nap each day, but the mom counts that 15 minute snooze in the car as one of their naps. I feel almost as if she's overwhelmed and wants them to nap on her time in the afternoon rather than mine. But in order to keep my son on his nap schedule, I have to lay them down anyway and I really do prefer that they rest at least 30 minutes. And my selfish reason is that I found out I was pregnant right after we signed the contract for care and I now really appreciate a little down time between chasing 3 toddlers around. Once this exhaustion point lets up, I might be a little more flexible...
But my overall thought is that if they were in a regular daycare, they would be required to lay down for a nap if it takes place while they are at the daycare time wise.
If you were in my position, would you just require a set nap time for these part time kids? I just think that this would stop her from giving me the run around about naps, but I don't know if I'm just being too much of a stickler or what. How would you go about taking care of it?
Thanks!
Background info: I watch a set of twins part time for 4 hours a day (10am-2pm), 3 days a week. They just turned 12 months and my own DS is 16 months. I'm unlicensed because at this point I am only watch these twins and my son for 12 hours a week. Since I'm not licensed, I'm not sure that state mandated rest periods in daycare apply to me (I'm located in Iowa.)
Before I first started watching the twins, I was told their schedule was to nap at 10 when they arrived. But as soon as they switched to my care, they suddenly napped for 15 minutes in the car on the way to my house and was told each day that they "no longer needed a nap" according to their mom. I advised her that I would have to lay them down for at least 15 minutes in their pnps to put my son down for nap in another room. And each day they always fell asleep in that allotted time. Today they returned from a 10 day vacation and I was informed that they were on a 2 nap/day schedule and no longer needed to nap at my house at all. I gently reminded her of my 15 minute rest time rule so I could lay my son down (who really does need a nap at that point.)
I'm frustrated but don't know if I'm being unreasonable. The twins wake up around 8am every day, so they've only been up for 2 hours once they arrive at my house. They can't make it until 2pm without a nap each day, but the mom counts that 15 minute snooze in the car as one of their naps. I feel almost as if she's overwhelmed and wants them to nap on her time in the afternoon rather than mine. But in order to keep my son on his nap schedule, I have to lay them down anyway and I really do prefer that they rest at least 30 minutes. And my selfish reason is that I found out I was pregnant right after we signed the contract for care and I now really appreciate a little down time between chasing 3 toddlers around. Once this exhaustion point lets up, I might be a little more flexible...
But my overall thought is that if they were in a regular daycare, they would be required to lay down for a nap if it takes place while they are at the daycare time wise.
If you were in my position, would you just require a set nap time for these part time kids? I just think that this would stop her from giving me the run around about naps, but I don't know if I'm just being too much of a stickler or what. How would you go about taking care of it?
Thanks!
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