"When I had kids, I tried pretty hard to stick to their regular nap schedule, because skipping sleep could cause days of chaos. But my mom would always argue that in the 80s, she would always just make naps work whenever and whenever it was convenient. Whether that's really how she did things, or whether she is suffering from a big case of gramnesia, I'm not sure."
""A close family member basically said that she will likely not be able to go to my daughter's baptism or reception because it's happening during her toddler's nap time," she begins. "I said we can set up a quiet sleep space for her daughter in my daughter's nursery during the reception but she said that her daughter will be bothered by the noise.""
The parent prioritized keeping children on regular nap schedules to avoid days of chaos. The parent’s mother recalled that in the 1980s parents often made naps work whenever convenient. The parent chose to disrupt naps for major family events, such as a brother’s wedding. A close family member said she likely could not attend a baptism and reception because it coincided with her toddler’s nap time. The parent offered a quiet sleep space in the nursery, but the relative said the child would be bothered by reception noise. The parent wonders whether generational differences shape expectations about nap flexibility.
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