Wondering if anyone else has had their child at 19 mos. drop the only nap she was taking. She will just chat away in her bed for about 1.5-2 hrs until finally she's had enough and starts crying and or screaming. Then usually I go get her because she's been in there so long. I usually put her down around 12:30 or 1pm for nap. I've heard that some kids go to nap around 1pm or later, that just seems like it would mess her nighttime schedule up. She goes to bed at night around 7:30-8pm. But when she doesn't nap, she is in there at 7pm, and pretty much goes right to sleep.
BTW, at one year she stopped taking 2 naps, and I thought that was early to lose 2 naps, but she did better sleeping at night. She sleeps through the night most of the time, with a total sleep time at night of about 12 hrs.
Thanks! ps is there another category for sleep that's not under newborns and infants? I couldn't find it.
If she is sleeping well at night, then I don't think it is an issue.
I would just tell her that from whatever time you set up, she needs to have quiet time in her room. She doesn't have to sleep but she does need to be in her room or even in her bed.
Then when her time is up she can come out of her room or you can go get her.
Be happy you have such a great night sleeper!
Good luck...
12 is a little shy of what is recommended. I would say too if they are pitching fits and a total wreck late afternoon she definitely needs her nap. If she is fine put her to bed at 6:30ish or 7pm like you are and see how she does.
All kids are different. Both of mine needed lot's of sleep and still do. My four year old sleeps almost 12 hours a night now. My seven year old 10-11 hours a night.
I think gauging her moods is the key.
If she is hard to handle in the late afternoon, put blackout shades in her room, start naps closer to noon and do music and a story and tell her she needs to close her eyes (don't mention sleeping), then walk out. If she talks the entire time and is up then I am with you in getting her.
You cannot force her to sleep, but I would adjust her bedtime.
When my son was almost three he gave up naps, so I told him if he wouldn't nap then I would move up his bedtime to 6:30 for a good year he was in bed asleep no later then 6:45!:)
If he did nap during the day he wouldn't go to sleep until 8:00 or so, so I knew he was fine giving them up.
His moods were grumpy for a while adjusting to the not napping but he was fine after a few days, we got through dinnertime and he would head to bed then.
http://www.babycenter.com/0_how-much-sleep-does-your-chil...
Here is some information, always talk to your Pediatrician too. Overly tired can backfire and seem like they have energy but they are wired. Lack of sleep can lead to lower immune systems, growth issues and moods! :) So good luck and just see how she does without naps. I had mine do "quiet time" before we really gave up naps and if they talked or sang or couldn't sleep I brought them back downstairs in about 35 minutes. If a child is tired they should be asleep within 15 to 20 minutes.
Good luck.
Your SO lucky she waited that long. My 3rd son stopped napping altogether at 13 months. He also would sleep for 11 hours a night though. At 5 he is finally napping once or twice a week in the car on the way home after a full day of kindergarten.
Mine did the same thing, almost exactly. As long as she is chatting and entertainign her self she is fine. I think giving kids their quiet time is good. However, after a few weeks mine started sleeping again with no night time issues. Which I am personally gratful for because I just had a baby.
both my kids stopped napping all together around 18 months, it didn't bother me that much since they both went to bed around 7-7:30 and would sleep till about 7-7:30 in the morning. i prefered that they would get in bed early and sleep well, than to struggle at night getting them in bed.
Don't know if i am much help to you, but good luck anyways.
It's amazing how varied their needs are when it comes to naps. It is young, but as you can see by other responses it still seems pretty normal. two of mine were about 2, and the youngest still napped at 5! If it's hard for you to lose that time to get other things done, you can always have 'rest' time for an hour everyday or something like that. I did that with all of kids until kindergarten. Kind of a 'time-out' for Mom, if you will!
I feel your pain! Both my son and daughter stopped naps early on. They still sleep fine at night without them, so they don't need them. I did still make them do quiet time in the afternoon until pre-school started -- I think I needed it more than they did, but it worked. They could play quietly, read a book or watch a movie -usually they did a combination of those things, but it was in their room, door closed for a while.
Good luck!
