tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907565674880307901.post3645257013543960933..comments2023-07-27T04:22:12.925-07:00Comments on Smith Family Journey: Nap, anyone?The Smith'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16667984389064067303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907565674880307901.post-5242541067903135862010-01-08T14:54:44.671-08:002010-01-08T14:54:44.671-08:00I agree half-heartedly with the other posts. I...I agree half-heartedly with the other posts. I'm all for quiet time, but don't count your naps out all-together. <br /><br />Remember that it is the middle of winter. Whether you have snow or not-the days are shorter and so your body clock gets messed up. All my kids are not liking to take their naps very well. I do make them have quiet time for sanity sake. Natalie has gone from The Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657411604073874201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907565674880307901.post-469249305880162932010-01-06T19:57:39.318-08:002010-01-06T19:57:39.318-08:00I agree, the inconsistent napping plus taking long...I agree, the inconsistent napping plus taking longer to fall asleep is your cue to transfer to "quiet time". When Annabelle switched we had a few toys that were her "quiet time only" toys (so she would get excited to play with them and wasn't already bored with them), and we also had books on CD, plus regular books/coloring books/puzzles/etc. I made her do it for an hourAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192115243565042659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907565674880307901.post-25643253316796387482010-01-06T18:27:33.032-08:002010-01-06T18:27:33.032-08:00Normal! Yep, it's about that time. The inconsi...Normal! Yep, it's about that time. The inconsistent napping is your signal. So...I always had a quiet time. I'd put some cuddly toys and a pile of books on the bed, set a timer and tell them it was quiet time. They could get up when the timer buzzed. It worked really well till Web figured out how to work the timer! However, by that time they were used to it and knew that they had quiet Backofpackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13779487553272296752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907565674880307901.post-19255115932078515272010-01-06T18:00:14.390-08:002010-01-06T18:00:14.390-08:00I hear you... Owen almost never wants to nap and I...I hear you... Owen almost never wants to nap and I NEED naptime for my sanity. He won't even watch tv or a movie. I wish you luck. I let Owen take naps in bed with me so at least we can cuddle and he gets some downtime. Good Luck!!The Simmons Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206401418544523378noreply@blogger.com