brebg
12-13-2011, 08:14 AM
I work at a Christian preschool part time, and am able to bring my 2 year old daughter with me, which is a huge blessing! I have a question on how to handle nap time though. For about 45 minutes the other kids, ages 3-6 are expected to lie down quietly for nap/rest time. My daughter is usually very tired at this point, but has a hard time sleeping because she wants to play and color and talk and all the other fun things we do at school. She seems to understand that she needs to be quiet, and should lie down and rest, but lately, is refusing. She will sit on her mat, and loudly say, "mama, i want crackers" or "mama, color!" over and over. the more i ask her to be quiet, the louder and more frustrated she gets. So i would take her out in the hall to try to calm her down, which now, has turned into a reward i think. She WANTS to go out into the hall. Plus, when i take her out there, I kind of don't know what to say. Ill explain she needs to be quiet because the others are sleeping. But then, what should i do? My old way was to spank my kids, and im not sure how to handle this situation more gently. thank you for any suggestions!