My child won't stay in the room at naptime

If your child struggles to stay in their room for nap time, I recommend getting their night sleep in order first using one of the strategies you learned in this course. Once they are sleeping better at night, naps come easier.

If you are still struggling, consider all the principles you learned here - they apply to daytime sleep, too. Giving too much attention, discussion, reminding, reprimanding can all cause kids to keep coming out of their room.

I like re-branding nap time around the age of 3 and calling it "Quiet Time". This way, when kids stop sleeping, they are used to spending and hour or two in their room quietly during the day.

Camping In typically doesn't work very well for naps because if your child sees you sitting in the room during the day - they're likely to think it's playtime.

So, it's best to use Silent Return with Limits to improve napping. Another option is using a timer and setting it for a short amount of time - like 15 minutes - and reward them for staying in the room. Then you can slowly increase the amount of time they stay in there.