Hold me- I think DS2 is giving up naps

[pierogigirl]

He's 2.5 and a terror very active.  Naps have been helping me survive weekends and the summer. 

He had better start sleeping later because I will lose my mind if he wakes up at 5 and won't take a nap.

[Deleted]

LOL. I'm there.
I have enforced quiet time. She can stay in her room and play or in the LR but I've made it clear I am NOT playing with her for an hour. Somedays she does well with it, somedays she decides to take a nap instead.

DD does sleep a bit later but goes to bed almost an hour early which has been sanity saving.

Our problem is by 5pm she is a hot mess until bedtime. I think she just has to work through it on her own. I've been trying to errands/the pool/something super fun in that time to stop the whining!

[anaps28]

We had a short period of about a week at 2.5 where he didn't nap but I kept putting him in his room each day. I told him it's quiet time no matter what each day so you can sleep or lay quietly. He went back to napping and is 3 now & still going strong. He is my wild child and for some reason doesn't dare leave his room once I close the door so that might have something to do with it? Not sure but hang in there!

[pierogigirl]

Jul 27, 2014 13:16:04 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

LOL. I'm there.
I have enforced quiet time. She can stay in her room and play or in the LR but I've made it clear I am NOT playing with her for an hour. Somedays she does well with it, somedays she decides to take a nap instead.

DD does sleep a bit later but goes to bed almost an hour early which has been sanity saving.

Our problem is by 5pm she is a hot mess until bedtime. I think she just has to work through it on her own. I've been trying to errands/the pool/something super fun in that time to stop the whining!

Almost all of this is us - especially the bolded.  He will sleep if we go in the car, but lately I can't get him to fall asleep after lunch.  I think we're going to start an earlier bedtime (7:00) for both because DS1 starts kindergarten in September and he's an early riser, too.

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Jul 27, 2014 13:20:12 GMT -5 pierogigirl said:

Jul 27, 2014 13:16:04 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

LOL. I'm there.
I have enforced quiet time. She can stay in her room and play or in the LR but I've made it clear I am NOT playing with her for an hour. Somedays she does well with it, somedays she decides to take a nap instead.

DD does sleep a bit later but goes to bed almost an hour early which has been sanity saving.

Our problem is by 5pm she is a hot mess until bedtime. I think she just has to work through it on her own. I've been trying to errands/the pool/something super fun in that time to stop the whining!

Almost all of this is us - especially the bolded.  He will sleep if we go in the car, but lately I can't get him to fall asleep after lunch.  I think we're going to start an earlier bedtime (7:00) for both because DS1 starts kindergarten in September and he's an early riser, too.

Yeah, it's been a month of this nap or not routine and it's getting better now that I've adjusted bedtime earlier. I've also been known to take her for a run/walk with me so she gets somewhat of a catnap to make it through dinner. 

[cinco]

My 2.5 year old decided not to nap today too. Ugh. It is much easier to enforce quiet time for the older two than a nutty, can't sit still toddler.

[leonard131]

La la la la I don't hear this......as I am sitting getting a pedicure while my kid is napping!

[pierogigirl]

Jul 27, 2014 13:36:27 GMT -5 leonard131 said:

La la la la I don't hear this......as I am sitting getting a pedicure while my kid is napping!