You drop them off with a folder full of notes. Their schedule, their wake windows, exactly how they like to fall asleep. You feel organized, in control. Then pickup comes, and they napped for 22 minutes total, all day.
If daycare and what it might do to your kid's sleep has had you dreading drop-off, you're not wrong to feel that way. Let's actually talk about what you can do about it, and more importantly, what you can't.
In this episode:
Why daycare is almost never an ideal sleep environment, and why trying to control it directly is the first mistake most parents make
The handful of things actually worth trying with your daycare providers
Why kids are better at holding two different sets of expectations than you'd think, and what that means for how strict you need to be about consistency
What to actually do when daycare sleep starts bleeding into home sleep, and why the fix is usually smaller than you'd expect
Why it tends to get better, and the real reason behind it
You can't control daycare. You can control home. Let's talk about how.
Kristen Jacob is a Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant, Certified Lactation Counselor, and Newborn Care Specialist who has worked with more than 500 families.
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