My 3 year old wakes at about 6.30 am and does not sleep during the day?

Question

he goes to bed around 5.30-6pm at night is he getting enough sleep?

Answer 1

yeah, more than enough. Mine gets up around 7 or 8 and goes to bed about 8 to 9 and doesn't take any naps.

Answer 2

If he wakes that early in the morning try finding a "down" time for him and incorporate a nap. Darken the room, read to him or turn on the radio, find his favorite sleep buddy and snuggle up with him. You should try this earlier in the day around mid-morning, 10:30 say and only let him rest for about 1 hour. This will eventually become a habit for him and will allow him to stay awake a bit longer in the evening. Try setting a new bedtime of about 7:30-8:00 PM judging that your child sleeps for 12 hours.
If you are a stay at home mom, remember that the schedule should work for you. If you constantly run errands in the morning, this might not be the solution for you.

Answer 3

My son used to go to bed by 8 pm when he was 2. He did the same thing, was up by 7-8 am... He didn't take a nap per say... but, he would sit down infront of the tv in the afternoon and relax. Occassionally (rarely) he would drift off to sleep for an hour or so.
I would suggest trying to get him to sleep later, so that he might sleep in a little bit more, or, your just going to have to adjust your schedule to go to sleep a little earlier so that you are more awake when you know he will be. It stinks, but, we've all had to do it at one time or another.

Good Luck :)

Answer 4

He is probably getting enough sleep, but you may want to put him to bed a little later so he gets a midday nap, not so much to ensure enough sleep, because he will get enough hours either way, but more for the cranky factor. I can imagine if he is staying up 12 hours at a pop he is bear for atleast the last 2. Plus keep in mind if he goes to preschool or when he starts kindergarten he will have to lay down at nap time, might as well get him in the habit now.

Answer 5

That is enough sleep even though its a weird sleep pattern. Is this working for you? I would think that it kind of eliminates you from doing anything after 6 pm. Like grocery shopping, visiting people, etc... if its not working then I would push thru a couple of hard nights of making him stay up until around 8-9 and then he will most likely sleep until 8 or 9 am. But if its working then dont change it.

Answer 6

try put him to bed around 7-8pm, so he'll wake up around 7-8am, then right after he eats lunch try to put him down, so he'll be full and more sleepy, for a nap. This will make him less cranky throughout the day, and you can get an extra hour of shut eye. But yes that is enough sleep.

Answer 7

Boy you sure put the toddler to bed early! No wonder awake at 6:30. Guess the toddler is a morning person. That is plenty of sleep even without a nap.

Answer 8

He is getting a good amount of sleep. You have to figure that a toddler is supposed to get at least 13 hours a sleep a day and your child is getting that or at least very close to it. My son (he is almost 2) sleeps from from 8:30 p.m. - 4:30 a.m. and then again from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. which is 12 and he is good with that.

Answer 9

i put my son in preschool at the age of 3 so we set a bed time of 8 or 8:30 that way he could get enogh sleep and he still took naps during the day, i would feed him before he went to school and than when he got home at 11 we would have lunch and than at 12 we would take a nap for a hour so so and when the older kids got home he was ready to play and still would go to bed on time.. you gotta get him or her on a schedule thats fits your needs to...

Answer 10

That is a good healthy amount of sleep. Maybe even a bit more than the average 3 year-old. Not all kids need naps.