Originally Posted by Unregistered:
This isn't nap time crying and screaming this is all the time walking around the play room crying and screaming. When he does this I remove him from the group to cry in his pnp.
Ok...I hate to say it, but that may very well be a problem.
You are using his pnp as a punishment, and so when it's nap time, he thinks he's being punished.
I see you have TWELVE children by yourself? That's a huge group!
I don't rub backs or encourage temper tantrums, but I do my best to make nap a positive, happy experience. Each kiddo has their blanket, maybe a lovey or pacifier, and they get tucked in, get their hair stroked or their back rubbed for a few seconds, and some comforting words. I also never, ever put a child in a bed unless it's to sleep. "Calming spots" are somewhere else.