The trick to napping

[Farah]

So I have figured out the trick to get my child to sleep for more than 45minutes. I must sit with him as he falls asleep on the couch. Then let him sleep on the couch and sit with him. I haven't stepped away from him because I've been too hesitant, but I'm sure he'd sleep the same if I wasn't here. :confused:

So....what is the trick to get your kid to nap?

[Heather]

I say, "It's time for a nap." and he walks to his bedroom door with his two fingers in his mouth and waits for me to come put him in his crib. :P2

:lol: Sorry, but you know it's the truth. And for some odd reason, he's taken two naps a day the past two days, with both naps being over an hour and a half. :confused: Growth spurt maybe? :idontknow:

[mommy2Bryson]

I pretty much do the same thing with Bryson. I say are you ready for a nap buddy and he just goes. He loves his crib though.

I would try to step away though and see how he does. You need that mommy time!

[Mari_Posa]

Its a bit tricky with Sara because she is always at the restaurant with me, which in those cases she takes a nap in her stroller and either my MIL or I push or rock her to sleep. When I'm home though I tell her its nap time, take her to her crib, give her a blankie, and walk out. She might fuss a bit but she settles herself down quickly and easily goes down for a good 2 to 3 hours.

[Farah]

:P To you all! :lol:

[Cindy]

Conner has been taking two naps a day for a while. He was always a napper. He fights it for a whole 3 minutes and cries and then goes to sleep.

[Elaine]

I say, "It's time for a nap." and he walks to his bedroom door with his two fingers in his mouth and waits for me to come put him in his crib. :P2
Ditto! Right down to the two fingers in the mouth... :lol2:

[AshleyMommyto2]

With Eli I am lucky to get his lunch over before he passes out in this chair! So I just scoop him up before he is all the way passed out clean him up and lay him in his crib. He will sleep for 2-3hours. He goes to bed at 8am and is up 6:30-7, so he is ready for a nap by 10:30-11.

Farah have you tried covering the windows in his room and making them dark? I can get Eli to sleep a little bit longer on the weekends if I do this. For some reason he thinks if it is daylight it is time to get up even at 5:30am!! :rolleyes:

[Farah]

Yup. Tried it. I think he's just worried he's going to miss something :idontknow:

[Ashley]

I tell Tyler it's nap time! :lol: I have always had it easy with him.

Now Lily... whole other story..

[Caitlin]

Oh my, I need to find the trick to napping! It is a struggle every.single.day in my house!

[AshleyMommyto2]

Won't be long Ashley and you would be able to tell Lilly to go to bed! :support:

[Ry&ChansMommy]

Still having a hard time with naps for Chandler, but Rylee was always really easy