To have a nap with my 8 year old in the house?

[peoniea]

Well behaved, sensible child sat watching television/reading/doing puzzles etc.

Why would that in any way be unreasonable? Has someone told you it is?

I'd probably be a bit judgy if it was like a 3 hour nap every day, but I assume it's not!

Why would that be unreasonable?

I used to sleep on the sofa while my sons watched TV/built Lego or train track when they were young

Of course it's not unreasonable.

ETA: I voted YABU but that's for asking not napping 😉

Of course it’s fine

It’s not unreasonable, but may be unrealistic.

I wouldn't even think twice about it! No child at 8 needs an adult hovering over them all day.

I've just gone through a period of ill health and often have to have an hour or two nap just to function. Mine are 8 and 9

Why do you ask OP?

DD1 is 7 and if she wakes up before us she just does her own thing unless she needs us, she listens to her Yoto cards, does some drawing or reading, watches TV, does some air clay, loon bands, whatever. I’ve had the occasional nap with her home too and she just amuses herself. The joy of children getting older surely!

The best bit is that my 4yo is starting to do the same and they actually amuse each other in the mornings!

It's fine as long as they're sensible and you've childproofed to a reasonable degree (candles and big knives and that).

This quite a strange post op, why couldn’t you? For examples - in the mornings, do you always wake first? Because if they sometimes wake up first, that’s the same situation as now. Just tell them to wake you if they need you.

I'm sure an 8 year old can wake you if they need you.

One of life’s greatest pleasures as a parent.

It depends entirely on how long the nap is and whether you've talked to your child about things like not opening the front door to people, don't use things in the kitchen on your own, etc and that they know they can come and wake you if they need to.

Why wouldn't it be all right? What do you think an eight-year-old is going to do while you're asleep that might be a problem? Presumably at that age your child is already aware not to pop out to the shed and drink a gallon of weedkiller, or decide they're going to teach themselves to juggle with carving knives.

Also, unless by 'nap' you mean a coma, your child is going to be capable of waking you up if they need you.

Presumably you sleep at night when she's in the house. She would wake you if there's a problem.