Originally Posted by lovemykidstoo:
I just happened upon this thread. I have twin dcg's age 4 yrs. They come twice a week and last week mom said that she had asked them if they nap here because on those 2 days they won't go to bed. I have them all lay down for "rest" time, but I don't mandate that they fall asleep. Sometimes they do fall asleep. I have an in-home daycare and I do it alone, so rest time is the only time I get to eat my lunch and clean up and get things done. So am I supposed to have 2 four year olds follow me around while the others are sleeping? Even if I get them to do something quiet, they will be asking me a 100 questions. Any thoughts?
I have several children that do not sleep at rest time.
I play audio books on CD so they can lay down quietly and listen to the stories being played.
If a child cannot lie quietly and listen to the stories for the duration of nap time, then I would suggest to the parents that the child(ren) have outgrown my program and need to find an alternate care arrangements.