When did you cut out naps?
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1. Create a calming routine 2. Set a consistent schedule 3. Watch for sleepy cues 4. Create a restful environment 5. Allow for transition time 6. Be consistent with expectations 7. Shorten naps gradually 8. Use positive reinforcement The darker the room, the better. There is always something fun or special to look forward to after nap time for my 2 year old! And consequences for not cooperating too. Works every time. It’s important that Mom gets the break as well, helps to reenergize and stay mentally healthy. Hope this helps!
We also changed our nap time from earlier to 2-4. She still whines to go down but usually 20 minutes in she will nap. I tell her she needs quiet time and I let her have quiet toys she only gets during this time. Like a cuddly bunny that lights up or a favorite book. She will play and talk to herself till she falls asleep. This is my attempt to keep naps going and to at least give her and I a quiet break when naps fall away.
Mine goes down at 2pm
Have you tried pushing his nap later? My son follows 6/6 meaning he needs 6 hours of awake time before his nap, so nap is at 1pm and he’s out like a light.
my son is 2 and I just pushed his nap back. I think it depends on what you want his wake windows to be. We are up at 7:15-7:30 pretty consistently and that is what time he wakes up, then I have him take his nap at 12:30-1; and I try and make sure there is low stimulation the hour before his nap. No tv and just playing with toys and I give him constant heads up "hey buddy it's nap time in 20 min, in 10 min, in 5 min". He sleeps till about 2:30-3 depending on what we have done that morning, usually longer if we go outside or to the park. Bedtime starts at 8pm with us again doing low stimulation an hour before and giving time warnings, then teeth brush, reading a few books and prayer and then cuddling till he is asleep. Sometimes he falls asleep quickly and sometimes it can take 30 min or more. I have found the 5 hour wake window in the morning and the 5 1/2- 6 hour wake window at night works best for us.
My little guy changed his nap routine and goes down between 2-3pm then wakes up around 5pm. I thought it was too late as well, but that’s what’s working for him and I got tired of trying to mold him into the nap schedule that I wanted because he would always fight it. I thought there would be issues trying to get him down to bed at 8:30pm, but he goes down like a champ still. It wouldn’t hurt to see how a later nap goes for you and your son.