MarshaD Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Those of you taking two year olds for a full day - how many need a nap? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildflowers Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 All of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 All of them is that all of them NEED one but none of them have one!!!!! (sorry couldn't resist!) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildflowers Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) Our 3, 4 and 5 year olds nap. (We have 5 1/2 year olds falling asleep.) I NEED one and I'm way beyond two! Edited July 7, 2014 by Wildflowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 gosh it's quite rare for us to have one of our little ones go to sleep...not so rare for the staff though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Ours have a short sleep when they first start .... Usually just first week then for some strange reason they don't seem to need one, I think they are worried they may miss something ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne123 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 We have 2 year olds with us for nearly 7 hours a day and they rarely sleep Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildflowers Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 It must be the lavender and water mixture I spray over them... or possibly having spent the three previous hours outdoors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klc106 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 We have quite a few 2yr olds doing full days (6hrs) and they very rarely fall asleep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondie Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 we only had one two yeqr old who mum said needed a sleep after lunch, however after a few weeks she then asked us not to let her sleep as she was now not going to sleep in the evening very well - after a few days of struggling she now has overcome this and although sometimes she seems to take a breather - sitting looking at books for a short period of time- she is absolutely fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildflowers Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Psychologist Dr Jessica Horst in Nursery World 28 February 2014: ‘Many preschool children take an afternoon nap, yet classroom naps are increasingly being curtailed and replaced due to curriculum demands. Given the growing body of evidence that sleep consolidation has a significant effect on children’s learning, such policies may be doing our children a huge disservice.’ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsbat Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 None of ours tend to have a sleep although we do encourage all the children to rest after lunch on bean bags with a book etc - it lasts all of 2 minutes lol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I wish some of ours would.......perhaps if i show them the article they will ;-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodlands1997 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Ours tend to have a nap roughly up to 2 and a half but it depends on what the parents want really x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildflowers Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 We have a separate room, the Quiet Room, where curtains are drawn. I think it really helps to have a separate space and some ritual around it, helping them associate the space, time of day and routines with being still and quiet. Not being allowed to disturb others also helps. (Those who do go to the bigger room to look at books.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sn0wdr0p Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Most of our two year olds have a sleep. Luckily we have a separate room where they can sleep.As they head toward three it is often the parents who ask for them to be kept awake so they sleep better on a night. Easier said than done. We had a two year old and mum was adament that he be kept awake but he would just fall asleep where he was. I told mum it was cruel of us to keep him awake and she said to flick the bottom of his feet to keep him awake. Needless to say I told her I would not allow this. I told staff to leave him for half an hour then try to wake him up which was nigh on impossible at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Most of our two year olds sleep too. We go with what the child needs and what parents request. Some three's do too. We have a separate room and this does make things easier, especially for those who have been with us since they were babies as they know the routine and the space is familiar to them. We also have a four year old who pretends to fall asleep at tidy up time... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfinch Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Yes ours need a sleep too and as above, have a separate room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle06 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 we have had parents in the past that have tried to insist that we keep their child awake or we wake them up I got fed up of trying to explain to parents why sleep is important and that we can not physically stop a child from going to sleep we now give all parents a sheet explaining why sleep is important and why we willnot deprive a child of sleep seems to have finally made sense to the parents.x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaD Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Thanks guys. I don't have access to a separate room, so will have to accommodate sleepers in with everyone else and some sort of quiet time. Takes me back to one of my early reception classes - we had relaxation after lunch, yoga stretches and then a whole class lie down - which a few scamps took as an opportunity to have feet wars. I unfortunately had to stay awake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Most of our two year olds sleep but as we are full day care nursery, we have a sleep room. I imagine it is a struggle for some settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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