Rest Period: Children's Opinions
Figure 1.--ome children find the imposed quiet time difficult. Ir certainly was not the most popular time of the day. Some children complained to us whn we asked them about it. Often the children were looking forward to the afternoon events, often games or some kind of activuity program.
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Some children find the imposed quiet time difficult. Ir certainly was not the most popular time of the day. Some children complained to us whn we asked them about it. Often the children were looking forward to the afternoon events, often games or some kind of activuity program. The rest period, however, was an accepted part of the daily routine. The younger children seem the most difficult to quiet dowwn. One little boy told us that naps were for babies. It is the younger boys, however, that were most likely to tell us that the rest period was a bit of a bore, but they also were the most likely to doze off. The older children were used to the rest period at it had become an accepted part of the daily routine. They were less likely to complain about it. One boy insisted that he liked the quiet time to read. More common were comments about what was planned for the afternoon.
