I agree with this 100%.
My 8 month old will only go to sleep at home when I "rock him down".
At daycare they simply put him on his stomach and rub his back and off he
goes.
Never ever has this worked for me at home! (well, maybe twice)
It was a transition for him. He started going to daycare at 4 months. They
put him in his crib at nap time and he would sleep.
Around 6 months he started refusing to sleep. They asked if they could put
him on his stomach. (I was scared of sids) Once he was allowed to sleep on
his stomach, he did just fine. Last month (at 8 months) they transitioned
him to his own nap pad. This worked as well.
At home, we still rock and cuddle and sing. He will usually let me know
when
he is ready to lay down with a little squirming. When he is sick, the only
place he wants to sleep is on me.
Your baby will get the hang of napping at daycare too!
hugs,
jojo
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> "Cathy Weeks" <kathyspam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Hi all,
> > Kivi, who is 18 months old, has always either nursed to sleep, or if
> > that didn't work, we walked or walked with her until she fell asleep.
> > She also goes to sleep in the car.
> >
> > Now, it's not really a problem that she goes to sleep this way. Chris
> > and I don't mind. BUT, she just started daycare 2 days a week, and
> > they get the kids down by having them lie down on cots, and
> > patting/rubbing their backs until they go to sleep. On the first day,
> > I spent most of the day with her, and I got her down in the usual
> > manner, but that's going to be tough for the daycare. They'll do it,
> > if they have no other way, but they'd like to work toward the patting
> > method.
>
> If you don't mind, then don't stop. Daycares deal with this problem all
the
> time. Your daycare will find their own method, and that method may be
one
> that works for them and not for you. Also, you don't have the advantage
of
> peer pressure. Often, seeing the other kids lay down to sleep is enough
for
> your little one to do the same. DS will do things for daycare he
wouldn't
> do for me at home (like eat tortillas, quesadillas, meatballs and
tacos).
>
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