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Napping for Toddlers
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One- to 3-year-olds slumber for 10 to 13 hours a day. Part of that sleep usually comes from a nap, or maybe even two. At around 18 months, most toddlers are ready to give up the morning nap and just snooze in the afternoon.
"But there's no reason to rush the process if your child still takes two naps a day," says Jodi Mindell, Ph.D., author of "Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep."
Toddlers who go to structured childcare typically nap once a day, she says, but if you feel your child still needs two naps at home, let him sleep; it won't disrupt the days that he only gets one nap....
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Do you think having a set time every day for toddler's naps is a good idea?
How hard is that to keep?
It's a good idea to have a set time for naptime, although it never fails -- your child will almost certainly be invited to a birthday party that runs during naptime. Why parents schedule parties at naptime (mid-morning to early afternoon) is a mystery but it happens. If you are a strict nap schedule parent, then your kid will probably miss a good majority of his friends' toddler parties. If you give in and let them go, you will probably pay for it that evening because they will crash in the car on the ride home and sleep until 4:30 or 5 then wake up with tons of energy and it will be difficult to get them to bed that night. Add cake, punch and a jumper to the equation and you can kiss the rest of your weekend good-bye.
How long does your todder nap for?
Do you follow the saying: "Never wake a sleeping baby?"
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Own the nap...
When I was pregnant with my first son, a family friend gave me a piece of advice. She said, "You own the nap. Not your kids. Don't let them give them up."... read more
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My first son gave up naps at around three years of age. So, I wasn't surprised that lately my 2-year-old is showing the same signs.... read more
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January 03, 2008
Napping in a Crowd
My son can't nap if he's by himself in a crib, only in if there's noise and other people around. It's the strangest thing, the more stimulation there is the sleepier he gets.Not Acceptable?