Need Advice - Sapulpa,OK

This is pretty normal 3 year old behavior. They are transitioning from needing a nap to no longer needing a nap. Instead of putting him down for a nap, put him down for a quite time. Put him in his bed, read him a book, etc... and then give him a few books to look at. Let him know that he doesn't have to go to sleep, but he does have to stay in his bed for 30 minutes (probably the max time I would do). I would then give him a little treat for either staying in bed or sleeping. I know that nap time gives you a break, but I wouldn't force it.

I don't know if this would help but putting on some soft music or music with no singing, or sometimes I put the kids in the car and took them for a ride, they almost always feel asleep, it worked 99% of the time. I hope this helps.
PS don't stress yourself out about this, they may need to be laid down an hour later/earlier and that may also be the answer. Also, tell him that he just needs to lay down, and rest and most of the time they will fall asleep. Let me know how it goes.

"Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Marc Weissbluth is an excellent resource. It's helped me with two children now. He gives a physiological overview of sleep and then chapters on how to deal with a child's changing sleep needs, from birth through high school. The advice works for a "clockwork" kid like my first and for a colicky kid like my second. :) Good luck!

Hello C., I would just keep trying. I had that problem with my now 4 year old. He thinks he doesn't need a nap. I would just keep an eye on him and when he was getting cranky during the day I would lay him down. Sometimes I would lay him down and sometimes he would watch a movie. It got to the point we just told him he needs to have rest time. He didnt have to go to sleep but he had to lay on his bed and either watch a movie or read a book. The majority of the time he would fall asleep. That helps alot on the weekends. He is in preschool now and he takes naps good for them. I would suggest just talking to him and letting him know that his little brother has to have a nap and it has to be quiet so you have to have rest time. There are lots of books out there also. I hope this helps. Good luck.

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I suggest getting a book called "To Train Up a Child". It has had topics on everything you've said your are having a hard time with. Something that we did with our son when he was 3 when we moved to a new house from an appartment,(small appartment, he had to sleep in our room) was I made a chart. Every day of the week for as many weeks as i could fit on that page. When I laid him down for a nap or bed time if he stayed in bed, with 100% no fussing he got a star for that day, if he was difficult than he got an X. we picked a day of the week and if he went all week with no X's than he got to sleep that night with us. We didn't even go through a whole page before he was sleeping in his room with no problems every night.