Naptime!

ALL TUCKERED OUT...

Naps are so overrated, right? Kids sure seem to think so. There is no bargaining with a child, and no convincing them that a nap is "good for them". It is an endless battle you will fight - a battle between who is right and who is wrong. Well, my nieces and nephews, and Amanda, seem to find great pleasure in telling me, "I don't need a nap", "I'm not tired", "I am a big boy {girl}, and don't take naps anymore", and "I don't need a rest time." Funny, they plead their case with all the crying, whining, and irritability a child can have, and what do you know, come to find out, perhaps adults do know what they are talking about. I happened upon this scene if you may:

Jimmy, asleep on the loveseat.

And, to think, he told me he did NOT

need a nap.....

Jimmy - bedtime (you're not sleepy?)

Jeffrey - half on/half off my bed.

I think exhaustion won this fight

for no nap.
Jeffrey - bedtime - a hand over

one eye just might do the trick

to put one to sleepJoey - sound asleep in the landing

of my upstairs!

Joey - bedtime - nighty night

sweet boy!

Amanda and Albert (this picture was not really at naptime). She does make Albert sleep at the head of the bed with her. They seriously sleep on the pillows together, and under the covers. What that dog wouldn't do for his "sister".

So, I the think the proof is in the evidence. Kids may THINK they don't need a nap, but in the end, a nap is what they need, and it's amazing how wonderful they are when they wake up.