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how do you do nap time?

Sharon - posted on 07/29/2010 ( 3 moms have responded )

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Ive been doing nap time for our boy between 12 and 2 and he sleeps up to 2 hrs.. He is up at 7am and down at 9-9.30pm. But now we are trying to cut bedtime to 8:30 since our 3rd is due in dec. we need that extra time!. I was thinking about cutting out his nap and letting him have about an hr of relaxing watching cartoons or something to recharge him so bed time at 8:30 isnt so impossible.
Just wondering what everyone else does for naps or if there child even has a nap!

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Aimee - posted on 07/31/2010

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Mine is starting to give up her naps when she is home, but when she's in daycare they have to at least lay down and she usually naps then b/c there is nothing else going on (everyone else is napping, too). I'm finding when she naps she doesn't want to go to bed. If he's not ready to cut out the naps, see what kind of difference shortening them makes.

Carlise - posted on 07/30/2010

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I have a 3 year old and a 2 year old. I let them sleep till 9-10 and skip nap time and then it's bed time at 8:30 - 9 unless they wake up very early then they will get a nap at 12-1 and since they aren't very tired they will only sleep for around an hour or so.

Esme - posted on 07/30/2010

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Hi Sharon

I have twins who are 3 1/2. They go to bed between 19:30 & 19:45 at night. I am a working mom, si if they are not awake by 06:10, I U9nfortunately) have to wake them up. They take a nap in the afternoons between 12 and 2. It is not easy to change their schedules, but maybe you should try getting him to bed by at least 20:00. My kids eat at about 18:00, bath at about 19:00 and then we read stories and the bible and they have to be in bed by 19:45. My son sometimes doesn't sleep immediately, but Melissa still wnts to say she is not tired and then she's off in the land of nod . . .! We have always had a strict routine because I work full day and also need to get supper etc ready in the few hours between word and sleep.

Don't know where you stay and what your weather is like, but maybe if the weather permits, let him do something outside late afternoon that might help him get rid of his energy. Try putting him to bed and tell him that it is already bed time - he doesn't know any better. If he says he is not tired, tell him he can page through his favourite book on his owm and you are coming to switch the light off in a few minutes. Just persist for a few days and see what he does.

Hope you get something that works for you. You are going to need a bit of extra time for yourself, and then for your new baby.

GOOD LUCK! Let me know what happens!

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