When did your child stop napping? If I give him a nap it is a huge struggle to get him back down at night. If he doesn't he can get crazy. I can't even get him to take on if I try sometimes. I am not sure if I am making it worse by not making him take naps. He also has been cutting back on night sleep. He is 2 will be 3 in november and is sleeping about 10 hours a night. Any suggestions?

My daughter is 2 turning 3 in Aug and she still takes a nap .. for about an hour just after lunch. Every child is different and some need more sleep than others ... did you alter your routine any for naps or bed time? Maybe push back his bed time a half an hour and see if that helps him nap durring the afternoon ....

Hi There, I would try altering his whole daily schedule. Not enough that it is really going to throw him off ALOT! I would keep him on a very strict schedule until he napping as well as going to bed at night like he ought to.

I would wake him approx. 1 hour earlier in the morning and then try to put him down for his nap approx. 1 hour earlier than you normally do. Should he not be to tired then put him down for his nap at his regular time BUT i would not let him sleep for more than 45 minutes to an hour and then get him up for the rest of the day. After sticking to a very strict schedule he eventually will most likely return to a normal sleep schedule.

Being persistant and keep on trying is going to be the key!

Good Luck,
Glory

Thanks I give it a try. It is so hard because he is so persistant about not going to sleep that it becomes a hour long ordeal now. It also doesn't seem to matter when he gets up or goes to bed. I can sometimes get him to sleep in the car or while watching tv but he complains about every noise when in his room then asks if he is in trouble.

DS stopped napping shortly after his 2nd b-day. He was still sleeping in a crib, so it was easy to do "quiet time" in place of naps. I would give him a book or two and maybe a toy and he'd play quietly in his crib for an hour. That worked well. It gave him time to relax so that he wasn't exhausted and cranky at the end of the day. And every once in a while he would fall asleep (an added bonus)

Now at age three he will just lay down on the couch and watch a movie in the middle of the day to relax.

I can get him to take a down time. He is generally pretty easy going. Their babysitter gives him a nap every time they spend the whole day there 1-3 times a week. We can always tell he had a big nap because he fights all night to go to bed. I asked her to shorten them and she said he can't wake up quiet and he wakes eveyone else up too. I understand so I don't protest but geez.:yawn:

I DD is different. She really loves her sleep. The days she goes to daycare she takes a nap @ 9 for couple hours. Then she get up plays eats lunch and lays back down @ 1 for another couple of hours. Then goes to bed between 8-9 for the night and get up about 645 to go to daycare. If we are at home we sleep in until like 8 or 9. So then she will only take her afternoon nap. I never have troubles having her go to sleep. So i agree that every child is different. I have had people tell me that i am crazy for giving her two naps still. Let me tell you if i don't she isn't a happy girl about 5 clock. She needs the two naps.