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[quote=Anonymous]Absolutely, PP. I didn't mean you need to literally force them, sorry I assumed everyone saw that. with this age, nothing can be done by force. I should word it differently. Maybe "tricking" would sound better than "fighting"? When they completely refuse to go down for nap, I do not give up and sit and read to them for 2 hrs (I have no time for that, and we read a lot during the day), but put my energy instead into convincing them they need "quiet time", that's when most of "fighting" happens, and you need to get creative to actually get them to lie down even for quiet time, with toy or book. I usually make up some story  (I need to take care of toys downstairs or they will be too sad, or find out what the dog is up to, to make sure he is not eating all the baby food) and tell them they have to be very quiet while I do my work. Very often just getting them settled for quiet time is quite an exertion BUT I found that the kids often fall asleep though they only "agreed" to quiet time.[/quote]

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