I go on break from 12:30 to 1:30. My kids go down for nap at 1. It is a daily circus. They run around, refuse to lie down, play and scream, and then cry because they are tired.

They wouldn't dream of doing this with me. When I come in, everything screeches to a halt and they quickly lie down and fall asleep.

I've tried incentives for "quiet nappers", I've pushed their lunch up 30 minutes, we've changed breaktime teachers, now I'm having the ringleaders lose privileges after nap but that isn't working too well either. Plus they're cranky when they get up at 3.

Ideas? There are 9 of them, all 4 but one who's 5. Quite immature, all of them.

Reply