Nap Time - Beverly,MA

Most little ones have more energy than we do thats for sure. But they need to be run ragged to have that metoblism slow down.
So if you can get them out side..in the fresh air cold or not then run them around the house it will help to burn up that energy. Also try a ride in a car around the block at nap time..that worked for me.
Slowing down the metabolizm is the name of the game. Fresh air usually helps. I found as mine got older it got harder and harder but until he was 5 He had forced naps.
Good luck !

Hi E.,
My son is now two years old and what I can offer is my experience with him. It seems everything comes in phases, he too fought the naps but a week would go by and he would be right back on track, nap time was always in the morning around 11 a.m. and soon turned to noon, now it is around 1:30pm. There are days he decides he is just not going to nap but I always give him quiet time if he will not sleep.
Hang in there and know that things continually change.
Take care.

I babysit my 13-month-old granddaughter 2 days a week, and sleeping has always been a bit of an issue. She will NOT sleep in a crib, always sleeps with her mom and dad. At my house, she takes her naps on the couch. She no longer takes a bottle (doctor said a big no to this at 1 year). My way of getting her to nap is to sit next to her on the couch, with the blankets and pillows set up, darken the room, and play a baby einstein tape at low volume. Also give her a pacifier (this is the only time she uses one). She is usually asleep in 10 minutes. Also, a very warm bath before a nap seems to make her go to sleep. But she has to have no distractions, like people walking around, talking to her, even catching her eye. Sometimes she watches me watching the baby einstein, then drops off. She still takes 2 naps a day, about an hour or hour and a half in length.

I gave up on the nap...instead we have "quiet time". I know a lot of people that use this. Just take a break (whoever is home at the time must participate). You can watch TV or read a book or something like that together. Sometimes the little ones fall asleep.