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[quote=Anonymous]I nanny for a 2 1/2 year old and am having an awkward situation play out over the past month. The parents never updated anything about nap schedule and I have kept up with the routine for her entire life. Nap after lunch.

As she has gotten older some days she doesn't nap. As our routine has progressed, I've learned on nice days where we are able to go on walks and go to park and play outside all morning, she is exhausted after lunch and will fall asleep immediately. On days where we can't make it outside and do more crafts or indoor play, she is fine with no nap after lunch and will happily continue playing until parents return home.

I let the days activities decide on the need for nap and it has worked out fine. Sometimes the MB will ask if she napped and never has said anything about not wanting her to nap anymore or to stop doing it. The DB came home early a few weeks on one of the days we had spent the morning at the park and she was napping, he seems pissed that she was sleeping but again didn't say not to lay her down anymore. He made a comment about how they can never get her to lay down anymore during the day. The next day at work the mom told me if she is napping to wake her up after an hour or her nighttime routine is ruined. I said sure.

Cut to last week on the snow day where all of their children were home with home that I don't usually watch because they are school aged. I felt accosted by their 12 year old daughter who questioned me as to why I still lay the baby down for naps and that's not what they do. I felt the need to explain myself to this 12 year old about lots of playing outside and long walks tiring her out some days.

The conversation ended with the 12 year old saying "oh that makes sense, mommy and daddy never take her on walks or to the park. They usually let her watch TV all day."

I am super uncomfortable because they obviously were talking about this to or around the 12 year old but again have never said anything to me about no more napping. And I really do let the day decide her naps because she will sometimes almost fall asleep in her lunch plate if we have had a busy active morning. On days where its too cold or bad weather, I don't even attempt to lay her down, just make more indoor activities to fill the day.

Sorry for the long post, this is obviously an issue for them. But I'm not sure if I should say something or leave it be. I've had an issue before with MB telling me to let her cry it out when she was very little and then DB yelling at me for doing it. They don't seem to be on the same page but it makes for uncomfortable situations where I feel like I'm doing something wrong. I also didn't like having to explain myself to a 12 year old child who was questioning my practices. TIA.[/quote]

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