Naps for My 10 Month Old

Hi B.,
Get the book "Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child". It will answer any question you have about sleeping. He might be overtired by the time you put him to nap. Maybe put him down a little earlier. I wouldn't let him fall asleep on you anymore. Make sure he is awake when you put him down. That way he learns how to fall asleep on his own. I let both of my kids cry themselves to sleep. It took two days and they have been great sleepers since. It might be hard listening to him cry but it won't take long and he will go to sleep happily.
Good luck.
Chris

Keep the same routine and nap time at the same time -- make sure he is not over tired when you put him down. After a week it will get better.

My mom did the same thing with my daughter. I would make sure that she had a full belly, a clean diaper, and a way to self-soothe. She loved her pacifier, a soft blanket, and she loved to play with her hair and twirl it with her fingers. I would go in and check on her every so often if she was crying and make sure that she still had her pacifier and her blanket, and it didn't take long for her to fall asleep. I felt a little guilty at first, but it only happened a couple of times before she realized that if she was with grandma, she could be held until she fell asleep, but if she was with me, she would just snuggle with her blanket and twirl her hair until she was out. She is now almost 3 years old, and she still knows that if I am putting her to bed, she just gives me a hug and a kiss and says goodnight. But, if grandma is putting her to bed, she can go lie down in grandma's bed and watch tv until she falls asleep. It's amazing how children know which rules they can break and with who. I hope that your son gets over this phase as quickly and easily as my daughter did. And it might not be such a bad thing for him to have that special time with his grandma. Grandparents consider it their job to spoil their grandchildren!

first thing i wold do is talk the m/l and explain to her that what she is doing is wrong (UNLESS)she is willing just spend her time holding him while you handle you business! with my baby wen i have that prob were he want's to be held i'll just let him cry; he is full, dry and nothing is wrong with him! i'll go back and forth you know keep cleaning go in the nursery check on him (still criying) calm him down and walk back out to continue cleaning eventually he fall's a sleep

Your doing right thats all you can do is let him cry it out because thats how you break him, it may take time but you can do it.

Oh man I know that bad habbit I rocked all my kids and would put them to bed once asleep. My youngest I stopped it early and she know after many crying nights puts herself to sleep. I don't have a problem with naps she is 18 months but has a strict rutine we all must follow I call her a creature of habbit. She has to have a lamp on she is afraid of the dark, she has to have her fan on, and both her blankets laid on her just right. I also put stuffed animals in ther for her to play with and most days she will lay there and play for a while. Try putting in a stuffed animal or attaching a toy to the crib and let him play if hes tired he will go to sleep above all encourage grandma to do the same I know they like the cuddle time but tell her you are having trouble with getting him to sleep. Good luck good for you letting him cry it out it will work it just may take time.

As hard as it might sound, just let him scream. He will exhaust himself and fall asleep on his own. The crying will not hurt him as much as it hurts you. He's gotten into the habit of mommy rescuing him every time he gets to a certain level of tantrum. I hate to say it but he's learned how to manipulate to get what he wants and not what he needs. It will take awhile the first few times you put him down before he falls asleep, but the longer you hold your ground and just let him exhaust himself, the better the outcome in the long run. Soon he will only fuss a little at nap time and eventually just go right to sleep. He's crying will not hurt him, it is actually good for his lungs. I have taken parenting classes through C.A.R.E. and I recommend them to everyone! We discussed this same situation in one of our last meetings, and this strategy went highly recommended. I also haad to use it on my own child when he was 8 months old. Good luck and be strong! Your son will phase out of this with your consistency.

Don't let him fall asleep on you anymore. If he sleeps on you even for a few minutes he's had a power nap and will probably cry longer in his crib. Find some sort of routine that will let him know it's naptime and then put him in his crib awake. Make sure he isn't over tired...that can be hard too. If you stick with it, it really should start to fix itself in shorter than a week. Good luck and hang in there!