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Leigh 07:15 PM 12-20-2014
Originally Posted by lovemykidstoo:
Maybe if parents didn't come at 5:00 to pickup and expect kids to settle down and sleep by 7:30, they may have better luck. Could any of us get home at 5:00 and go to sleep for the night at 7:30?
I thought the same thing. The kids that I have heard of having sleep issues are the ones who come home at 5:30 or 6, feed their kids and put them straight to bed. Thing is, these providers' observations about naptime come from experience, BUT medical EXPERTS state the same: Kids NEED naps. 12 hours at night is NOT what kids need. They need daytime rest. Until at least age 6. It really saddens me when I hear that "MY kid doesn't need a nap" when the kid is 18 months, 2 years, 3 years old. The ONLY response to that is YES.THEY.DO. The thing for parents to work on is to find a way to make daytime naps work with nighttime sleep. Weekdays AND weekends. KIDS NEED IT!
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