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[quote=Anonymous]Infants and toddlers nap.  Preschoolers at home normally drop the nap.  If you don’t like it, move on to a family with an infant.

Nanny here.  I’m at the opposite end of the spectrum.  I hate working with infants because I get bored… When toddlers go to one nap the magic begins, but when preschoolers give up the nap… that’s magic time!  Ymmv.

As preschoolers start to transition away from naps, I put them to bed and let them know they need to keep their eyes closed for five mins.  If they’re awake after ten, they can get up and play quietly, look at books, draw, do puzzles, or do anything else quietly and independently in their bedroom for the rest of the quiet hour (visual timer shows how much time is left).  Once they’re no longer falling asleep more than once a week, I stop having them lie down unless they want to, but we continue the quiet hour.  When they haven’t had a nap for a month and don’t seem to need a rest break anymore, we start leaving the house all day 1-2 days per week, and the other days are split 50/50.  We get memberships to museums, trampoline parks, zoo, aquarium, science center, etc.  We explore public transit, go to the airport, go to a farm, explore history around us.  Science center, playgrounds, hiking, picnic lunches, and other fun explorations become commonplace.  Everyday is an adventure, and we have 1-2 years of being able to go all over without needing to be home everyday by lunchtime.  A good mix of gross and fine motor skills, plenty of learning opportunities, plenty of socialization with people of various ages, and the opportunity to attend classes and learn the skills needed to thrive in a classroom are all possible.  And no, I don’t care about not having a break during a 12-16 hour day, because I’m having fun with that child, and there’s plenty of time for me to sit and watch while they run and burn off energy.[/quote]

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