Originally Posted by SquirrellyMama:
I had a friend who had a dc family ask for no naps so they could do an earlier bedtime.
She complied, and the parents went to an earlier bed time. It wasn't even a week before the little girl started getting up earlier than the parents due to the earlier bed time. One morning she got into the cupboard and got into either gummy vites or kid's medicine.
Luckily, she was fine, but naps started up again along with the later bedtime.
Kelly
Yes this is a common tactic with parents who want to spend as little time as possible with their kids!