My toddler won't take naps. Is this typical?

Question

She will be 3 in April and has stopped taking naps. She normally sleeps about 11 hours at night. Is this normal?

Answer 1

Many of the kids I've been in contact with stop taking naps when they are about 3 1/2, so almost 3 sounds reasonable. The real measure is not age so much as her demeaner towards the end of the day.

Is she making till her bedtime without having a terrible last 2 hours of the day? If the lack of a nap is making her cranky, then maybe you should consider enrolling her in some kind of dance class or baby gym, or just taking a daily walk if you're somewhere where weather permits to help her spend some extra energy so she might start napping again. If she is in a good mood till bedtime, then I would suggest just replacing her nap time with a daily "rest time" for about an hour - some time where she does not have to sleep but she does have to lay down, maybe on the couch watching some tv. I find that kids are usually willing to do that, and it gives them the opportunity to fall asleep if they are tired that day, and to get a little bit of downtime even if they don't sleep.

Answer 2

This is normal. My son is 2.5 and he only takes 3-4 a week. Frustrating when you get used to the couple hours of peace in the afternoons!! But she's completely normal. My son sleeps 11 hours nighttime too, and sometime a 2-3 hour nap, some days no nap. He went a four day span two weeks back with no nap at all and I was stressed! :S hehe
She's normal.

Answer 3

I think it is common for an almost 3 year old girl to be sleeping more in the nighttime and doesn't take her nap in the daytime, she just gets her tire at the end of the day.

Answer 4

sounds pretty normal. My 6 year old stopped having sleeps at 2.She fought it for 6 months before i finally gave up.My 2.5 year old is fighting day sleep now. He isnt quite ready to not have a sleep at all so i have been getting him to have a sleep at least 3 to 4 times a week. If he really fights it I give up and try again the next day.

Answer 5

I examine in a e book that the final thank you to tell if a infant desires a snooze is to observe them later interior the night on an afternoon they have not had a snooze and see in the event that they act sleepy or cranky in the event that they're superb then they won't choose it anymore and as for the mattress........first step might desire to be to place him in his own room(interior the crib)....I recommend come on mommy he's two yrs previous now, how is he ever going to start questioning that he's a super boy while he sleeps with mommy each night..... and as to the exchange over to the "enormous Boy" mattress that rather definitely relies upon on if the newborn is waiting or not.....I definitely have a 2yr previous daughter who remains in her crib only for the actuality that if she wasn't she could be up enjoying all night quite of dozing. So I say that if he is going suited to sleep once you place him interior the crib than provide it a shot.....if not, do not sense undesirable he's only 2 it's going to take place while he's waiting

Answer 6

Yes. My kids both stopped before the age of 2. 11 hours is perfect in a 24 hour period.

Answer 7

That is about the age where they begin to outgrow naps although sometimes you have to make them nap. It catches up to them and they become overly tired. I would enforce at least two 1 hour naps weekly to ensure sufficient rest.

Answer 8

sleep, usually depends on the amount of exertion the child does.
if ure child is very active, he'll eat more and sleep more.

but if he isnt, then he might just need to sleep at night.

this isnt a normal criteria, because metabolism in children varies so this is just for reference.

Answer 9

It sounds like shes getting lots of sleep.

Answer 10

yes dont worry