I realize he is getting older and naps every day may not happen. So he has the option to play (quietly) in his room during rest time...no worries. But Eli insists on getting out of his room, always under the guise of potty necessity. (This is the same child uses the restroom when he gets up in the morning and then not again until nap time at 2PM. He can hold it.) The process of correction and discipline and talking surrounding this issue is draining all of us. Eli included. I think school is needed as a diversion! If nothing else, hopefully it will help tire him out more to make him less likely to kick up during nap time. I really do try to get some physical activity in for the kids each morning, but unless it's hiking three miles in the heat, he can usually resist the nap!Some funny talk from Eli as of late: "But she's tough as nails, Mommy!" Eli said this to me the other day when Maddie was a bit tired and whiny during our pre-dinner playtime. She fell in the driveway and started to cry. As I picked her up, he seemed quite confused.
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Emily quit taking naps by age 2 1/2. She wasn't grumpy too much during the day, but would be asleep by about 730 or 8 each night. At bedtime, she does get a lot if I don't sit with her. It's funny, the things they come up with as to "why" they need to be out of bed. :)
Maya does the same thing at naps. It's amazing how many times she needs to pee during the afternoon when she holds it most of the day too. I can tell she still needs a nap, though, because her attitude gets worse and worse with each nap-less day until she finally crashes.
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