When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Take a Nap

Posted by Candace on Mar 9, 2009 | 48 Comments

No Cry Nap Solution How to Get Baby or Toddler to NapIf only Elizabeth Pantley would accept my offer to come live with me, I could hear her helpful and calming advice all day long.  Maybe her next release will be an affirmation CD for stressed-out parents.

Pantley’s The No-Cry Nap Solution: Guaranteed Gentle Ways to Solve All Your Naptime Problems
is another winner–combining research-based information about children’s sleep needs with practical and gentle advice and Pantley’s own unique supportive perspective for parents.

Congresswoman Barbara Jordan once said, “Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o’clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.” That woud be lovely, but I would content myself with just my household.

Without enough rest, children become cranky and frustrated and do not get the downtime necessary to process the day’s experiences. Pantley has the answer–or answers, rather, because every nap challenge and napper (or no napper, as the case may be) is different.

Whether you have an infant who will only sleep in arms or a toddler who won’t slow down and take a break, Pantley has a section that addresses your needs.

I am using Pantley’s “hush hour” suggestion for my daughter who dropped her nap just after she turned two, but would get overtired and melt down around dinner time.  We create a nap nest and listen to calming music during her baby brother’s afternoon nap.  The early evening has become a lot more pleasant and twice she actually fell asleep.

Thank you, Elizabeth Pantley.

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  • Once Mamanista! - The No-Cry Nap Solution Giveaway/Mar23 - CoolCanucks.ca - Canada said:

    [...] No-Cry Nap Solution: Guaranteed Gentle Ways to Solve All Your Naptime Problems by Elizabeth Pantley How Do You Get Your Baby or Toddler to Nap? Elizabeth Pantley No Cry Nap Solution | Mamanista! [...]

    #1 Mar 9, 2009 at 12:26 pm
  • EG said:

    I know what my naptime challenge will be in a few months: getting the toddler and the baby to nap at the same time!

    #2 Mar 9, 2009 at 3:43 pm
  • C. clemens said:

    my nap time challenge is having 2 kids that are same age who don’t wanna take naps, only play. and when one falls asleep the other wakes him.

    #3 Mar 9, 2009 at 4:22 pm
  • susan varney said:

    getting my granson to go down when somebody else is home hes 2 and won’t give up

    #4 Mar 9, 2009 at 6:54 pm
  • Susan Smith said:

    Now that my daughter can climb out of her crib, it’s harder to get her to take a nap.

    #5 Mar 9, 2009 at 7:23 pm
  • Anne said:

    I don’t have a naptime challenge, but my daughters who are new mothers do and I think just getting the little ones to sleep is the challenge!

    Thanks

    #6 Mar 9, 2009 at 9:38 pm
  • Anne said:

    I’m a subscriber!

    Thanks

    #7 Mar 9, 2009 at 9:38 pm
  • susan said:

    Our biggest challenge is keeping our little one asleep. He’s a total cat napper!

    #8 Mar 9, 2009 at 10:10 pm
  • susan said:

    I subscribe.

    #9 Mar 9, 2009 at 10:10 pm
  • Linda said:

    Please enter me in this contest.I am a subscriber.

    #10 Mar 10, 2009 at 12:35 am
  • Gina Stratos said:

    My biggest nap challenge was the actually scheduling of it… not to early, not too late.
    gkstratos@yahoo.com

    #11 Mar 10, 2009 at 10:53 am
  • Gina Stratos said:

    Subscriber/email
    gkstratos@yahoo.com

    #12 Mar 10, 2009 at 10:54 am
  • Dana said:

    All hail Elizabeth Pantley! She’s amazing. Thanks to her tips in the No Cry Sleep Solution, our daughter has been sleeping through the night since 10 weeks.

    Since she dropped her 2nd nap earlier than most kids, I try to be extra protective about her after lunch nap. My tip is to not skip it, not push it around, and not to wake them because they are on some schedule. Kids feel so much better when they are rested.

    #13 Mar 10, 2009 at 1:20 pm
  • ellen cunningham said:

    I am having issues trying to get my son to stick to a set bed time. His naps during the day sometimes vary which then throws off his bedtime. Thanks for the chance.

    #14 Mar 10, 2009 at 1:26 pm
  • Becky said:

    My nap challenge is that my daughter keeps waking up halfway through!
    Thanks for the chance
    becky at harts dot name

    #15 Mar 10, 2009 at 1:32 pm
  • michelle said:

    My naptime challenge is trying to get my oldest daughter to nap while my baby is still awake. She thinks it is still “wake up time”.

    yzgirl4[at]verizon[dot]net

    #16 Mar 10, 2009 at 1:59 pm
  • michelle said:

    I subscribe

    yzgirl4[at]verizon[dot]net

    #17 Mar 10, 2009 at 1:59 pm
  • Lana said:

    My challenge will be getting 2 kids to nap in a few months when I have my baby. I am a subscriber.

    #18 Mar 10, 2009 at 2:22 pm
  • Melinda said:

    Hi, im a mom of 4! And nap time is crazy in my house. I dont have a problem with my 7 year old..well because hes in school..but for my 4, 3 and 6 month old its CRAZY!!!! I so need all the help I can get :-)

    #19 Mar 10, 2009 at 3:02 pm
  • Melinda said:

    Im also a Subscriber.. Thanks!

    #20 Mar 10, 2009 at 3:03 pm
  • Colleen said:

    I subscribe to the e-mail.

    #21 Mar 10, 2009 at 3:16 pm
  • Colleen said:

    Our biggest struggle is getting 3 year old Zoe to agree to go to her room for a snooze. You give her fair warning, and still when the time comes she insists (sometimes kicking and screaming) that she doesn’t need a snooze. Once we finally get upstairs and lay down (sometimes after 30 minutes of calming down) she goes to sleep EVERY SINGLE DAY. It’s just such a struggle to get there.

    #22 Mar 10, 2009 at 3:18 pm
  • Cheryl W said:

    My naptime tip is to always try to stick with the same time each day for naps. They get used to it!

    #23 Mar 10, 2009 at 5:26 pm
  • Karen Gonyea said:

    We read books before nap.

    #24 Mar 10, 2009 at 8:38 pm
  • Amanda said:

    My daughter will be six months old tomorrow! I can’t believe she has grown so quickly, but enough about that. I have such a problem with her napping, that this book is for me! She catnaps during the day, and wakes up 4 to 5 times a night even though we co-sleep. I am trying to transition her to her own bed, but she won’t go to sleep on her own, and she wakes up either when I put her in the bed already asleep, or wakes up within an hour. I know lots of problems here, I think I created a monster! I hope I win so that this book can give me a new perspective on everything. Thanks for the great giveaway!

    #25 Mar 10, 2009 at 9:01 pm
  • Amanda said:

    I subscribe!

    #26 Mar 10, 2009 at 9:02 pm
  • Maggie M said:

    Nap time woe: our 2-1/2 year old granddaughter just won’t take a nap, unless you happen to be driving somewhere. But to lay in her bed (or anywhere for that matter) when asked to take a nap, she says “no”, cries and will not lay down on a bed. She needs her nap. Occasionally, when she goes to pre-school, she’ll nap, but not very often. She lays there, gets up, wants a book, wants a cup of milk or juice or water, wants a book….you get the story. Her parents are at their wits end with her. Now, the four year old is different. She’ll nap just about any time she’s tired. No problem with her. So, hopefully this book will give us some help or tips to get the almost-three year old to nap:)

    maggie@mannwieler.com

    #27 Mar 10, 2009 at 11:24 pm
  • Maggie M said:

    Subscriber by email :)

    maggie@mannwieler.com

    #28 Mar 10, 2009 at 11:24 pm
  • Annette Burke said:

    Nap time challenge?

    My 2-year old is all of a sudden bed time/nap time challenged. He won’t go to sleep in his room in his bed anymore. He wants to fall asleep on the couch!

    It’s annoying. And he just CRIES, SCREAMS, HOLLERS if we try to put him to bed in his room.

    I don’t know what brought this on, but it sucks.

    #29 Mar 10, 2009 at 11:30 pm
  • Annette Burke said:

    I’m already a subscriber. Thanks!

    #30 Mar 10, 2009 at 11:32 pm
  • Ally in WA said:

    My nap solution is soft music and it works every time it seems. I may end up having a child that favors classical music over rock and roll.

    #31 Mar 11, 2009 at 4:41 pm
  • Ally in WA said:

    I am an email subscriber

    #32 Mar 11, 2009 at 4:41 pm
  • Miranda Allen said:

    Rocking them to sleep

    #33 Mar 11, 2009 at 7:01 pm
  • Sandy said:

    My nap/night time sleeping challenge is needing help with how to get my daughter to sleep in her own room…18 months and I can’t seem to figure it out :O) thanks!

    #34 Mar 12, 2009 at 11:20 pm
  • Elizabeth Keller said:

    Our little 4 month old just started sleeping better at night, but sleeps TERRIBLY during the day! It makes him cranky and fussy most of them time. :(

    #35 Mar 16, 2009 at 8:26 pm
  • Brie said:

    My naptime challenge is staying sane when my 6 month old only does a 20 minute nap while his 2 and a half year old sister sleeps for 3 hours!

    #36 Mar 18, 2009 at 7:38 pm
  • Amanda said:

    My 6 month old daughter will not take a nap in her bed but she will sleep for 10-12 hours in her bed at night !
    I don’t know how I can get her to take a nap in her bed. She will nap if I hold her but that is the only time she will nap. What should I do to get her to nap in her bed ?

    #37 Mar 19, 2009 at 1:15 pm
  • Gabriel J. said:

    Sounds like a great book. Great contest.

    #38 Mar 21, 2009 at 3:59 pm
  • Kevin Elliott said:

    We’re expecting our first shortly, so I don’t know what troubles we will have, but I’m sure this book would help.

    #39 Mar 21, 2009 at 7:14 pm
  • christopher h said:

    always stick to the same time each day for naps

    #40 Mar 22, 2009 at 4:00 am
  • Ed Nemmers said:

    We use the sibilant sound in the ear to put the little one in a calm mood.

    #41 Mar 22, 2009 at 5:47 pm
  • Melanie said:

    Reading is always a good thing to do before a nap.

    #42 Mar 22, 2009 at 11:13 pm
  • Tobster said:

    My biggest challenge is getting my baby to sleep anywhere besides in my arms!

    #43 Mar 23, 2009 at 5:07 pm
  • Lily Kwan said:

    My naptime tip is to be consistent on what time of day it’s done.

    #44 Mar 23, 2009 at 9:48 pm
  • Lily Kwan said:

    I subscribed to your email digest.

    #45 Mar 23, 2009 at 9:50 pm
  • Kianna said:

    I am currently 24 weeks pregnant with my first child. I would love to learn solutions to getting getting my son to sleep without fuss.

    kikisp2008@yahoo.com

    #46 Apr 1, 2009 at 7:42 pm
  • Kianna said:

    I subscribed!

    kikisp2008@yahoo.com

    #47 Apr 1, 2009 at 7:42 pm
  • Bekki said:

    I would wait intil my child was tried and fighting sleep and I would gently rub my finger across the eyebrow over and over. It worked, I’ve also use it on other babies.

    #48 May 3, 2009 at 3:57 pm