Re: yawn...it is time for my nap

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....all this talk of naps is making me tired!!

I can imagine that each of the kids needs a nap at some point!! They work so

hard at accommodating to their vision, hearing, motor, sensory stuff.

Lacey, I think it is interesting what Michele W. said‹building in a rest

stop for Lucas might really help him ³go the distance² as it were, with the

increased time. We have kids in our preschool who have naps (I know we are

a little different, but it is part of their schedule if they need it).

pam

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> My child is still a napper at the age of 6 1/2, he will be in first grade next

> year and he will be full day, if he can be. He gets worn out because of his

> heart. He only went half days in Preschool and Kindergarten. He was tired

> after the 3 hours he was there. He took his naps at home after school. This

> year I'm not sure what we are going to do. I have just talked to the school

> principal and she said she would let me do what I felt I needed to do. The

> teachers and staff at my son's school are very understanding. I'm not sure if

> any of this helps.

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> Lacey lacedoxie@... > wrote: Hi

> all, I just left my son's IEP and found out that his Kindgergarten

> class will be 4 hrs 40 min - this is much longer than his previous

> class time of 3 hrs. So aside from all of my other fears and worries

> about eating, injury, etc., I am also concerned about him now missing

> his nap. He just turned 5 and he still naps 1.5-2 hrs most school

> days. He gets home VERY tired many days. Since the school wont

> allow " naps " (as school is for teaching!!), but instead they can offer

> 20 min of quiet reading time, my only other option is to shorten his

> school day. Im a little torn because while I know the challenges of

> CHARGE make him work a lot harder in everyday life, I also know that

> kids grow out of naps sooner or later and I do want him learning as

> much as his peers. The other students in class will likely be only

> deaf - not as many other medical challenges as Lucas. So my question

> is, at what age did some of your kids outgrow naps (if they were

> nappers)? Luke has done so many things earlier than expected and does

> like to be like the other kids and I dont want to be too

> overprotective without giving him a chance!

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