When did your kids give up napping and what did the transition period look like?
When did your kids give up napping and what did the transition period look like?
Daria doesn't get tired enough for a nap until it is time to wake up from one, but gets overtired and doesn't feel well without one at all. Surely a 17 month old is waaaay to young to give up napping???
Sara-Louise·
I would say the average age is between 2-3years. But I have known children to nap over 3years and some to stop before 2. Morgan stopped having naps around 2 for a little while then started needing them again until he was about 2 1/2years.
Kate Bodell·
Lola stopped napping at about a year and a half. She went the whole day without napping but would get really grumpy! She still gets grumpy and sometimes falls asleeo but it depends if shes had a busy day or didnt sleep well the night before x
Kate Smith·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (33 нед.)
@kayteamay I think Daria is the same. If I allow her not to nap she gets really tired and is either really surpsessed compared to her usual self, or starts crying about 3-4 because she is overtired :(
Putting her down when she is fighting it is not a very grateful job either, today it took me 2 hours and she napped for 1. The 2 hours neither of us enjoyed, they were wasted, and bed time was late and not easy either.
And if she is awake all the time, when do I even do my chores? She hates it when I cook, if I clean, she makes a worse mess while I'm cleaning by trying to help, or just cries, can't iron in front of her because she crawls under the board and pulls the cord :///
Kate Smith·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (33 нед.)
@sara-lou86 I so hope it is just a phase! I would love it if she had at least a short nap till she is at least 3...
Sara-Louise·
I guess she has to get used to you doing things eventually. I try to limit day chores. Ironing I do in the evening and upstairs I do at the weekend. They either follow me around or I give them a snack & put the tv on lol.