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I used to strap mine in a carseat and go around the block a few times and very carefull y picked them up and put them in there bed.... It worked most of the time... Other times I would tell them they didn't need to sleep but needed to lay down for awhile and u know what they always fell asleep.LOL cause even though they don't think they are tired they really are... Or i would read to them and massage their little heads.... You just have to find out what works best for you...

So far as napping goes, there's always the tried and true "pat them out" method. Lay him down, and pat/rub is back, or if he prefers to sleep on his back, rub his tummy. It's very soothing either way and will definately help. I like to keep the classical station on the radio for napping/sleep, too. Nice, relaxing music guaranteed to put anyone to sleep! (usually, they're gone before the loud, active movement in the music, lol)

You can also try what I do whwen I just really don't feel like helping Anja to sleep at home. I lay her down, and check on her every few minutes (when I hear her playing) and lay her back down. Usually, by about the 5th time or so, she's worn out from the process and submits to the need for sleep.

There's a lot of different ways to discipline, and even without feeling like you're letting him down. If he's just fussy or being rude, tell him gently to calm down, and immediately afterwards, give him some redirection. Let him have a different toy, start to sing a song, blow raspberries, start going in a different direction, ask him to jump up and down a few times, or make whatever he's fussing about into a game that's really something for the better. The other day, I was in with the 3yo's (I know, older, but the principle of this will apply), and they were running around with the toy tools playing gun. I walked into this situation, as their teacher was stepping out to go potty. She, and the other teacher were simply saying, "Stop that, go back on the carpet. We don't play guns. Put them away" (they had been wandering into the tiled art area, which is not where those toys belonged.) Well, I walked over to the two boys and crouched down to be at eye level and told them, "We don't play guns here. Those are tools. Do you guys know what to do with tools?" They both replied that they weren't sure. "You build things with tools! You cut, and hammer," I said as I grabbed one of the wood blocks and the toy hacksaw that had been an automatic machine gun, "you nail and build!" Immediately, they both started taking out a few blocks, and "built" some really cool things with it. They then put the blocks away and proceeded to make "additions" onto the plastic dollhouse. The undesired situation was diffued by taking the "naughty toy" and the "naughty actions" and making it into something good again. blaugh