W look after our little granddaughter two days every other week. No matter how tired she is, will scream and scream rather than give in to much needed sleep. Even if she is falling asleep when playing with her toys on the floor and I pick her up and try and rock her to sleep she will not give in, only after she has cried herself to sleep after about five or ten minutes. She has no routine at home and her Mummy and Daddy usually walk the floor with her screaming, until she finally falls asleep in their arms. I should add that Mummy works full time and Daddy looks after her for 3 days a week.
I would so dearly love to get her into a routine of having a nap either in the morning or afternoon (or both if needed) while she is with us because I can't bear the tears. This worked with our children when they were babies. We have a travel cot here so it wouldn't be a problem. Is it possible that we could get her into a routine when she is with us despite the lack of routine at home?
At the moment we have the travel cot in our bedroom and my OH takes her up for a nap and puts her in the cot and lays on the bed until she finally give in and falls asleep and stays with her until she wakes up. He get to have a nap as well!! Any ideas?
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