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06.24.08, 08:19 AM General Topics
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Does your 3 yo still nap? My son will be 3 next week, and he still naps for 1-2 hours, but bedtime (around 8) is getting increasingly difficult. Is it time to start discouraging napping and encouraging an earlier bedtime? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.24.08, 08:19 AM Flag
 

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I would just follow his lead instead of trying to force a sleep thing on him at this point [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:20 AM Flag
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Well, his lead would be to nap for 2 hours in the middle of the day, and stay up until midnight. Not gonna happen. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:21 AM Flag
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np: this happened to my dd, and we cut out the nap. it worked much better for all of us. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:24 AM Flag
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That's what I'm thinking of doing....do you have a quiet time or rest time or anything during the day? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:25 AM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:26 AM Flag
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my DS is 3 1/2 and is in this stage as well. We don't have a formal naptime anymore but he still will fall asleep (in stroller, in car or even on the couch in the afternoon) and then those nights its tough to get him to bed, but I keep him to his usual schedule (maybe give him an extra half hour or so) and he will eventually fall asleep. Its a tough phase. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:30 AM Flag
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When does he typically go to sleep and get up? Mine goes down between 8 and 8:30 and gets up around 6:30. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:32 AM Flag
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basically the same times. When he naps he is often awake in his bed until about 9:00, but I always put him in by 8:30. His naps are usually 45 mins - 1.5 hours at this point. SOmetimes, I wake him up after an hour or so, but I believe that he needs that sleep, so I won't completely sabotage his nap. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:48 AM Flag
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At 3yo he was still napping regularly, although a lot of his friends were not, many bc of the problem you're having. By 3 1/2, what we found is that it worked best to have 3-4 naps/week. Skipping them altogether was too much as he can't go to bed too early since we both WOH. By 4yo, the regular nap was gone - but he would nap occasionally - like maybe 1-2x/month. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:56 AM Flag
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