What can I do? She wants to nap around 4:00pm and then stay up until 1 or 2 am. Of course I try to get her to Nap at 12:00 but even then she won't go to bed until almost 11:00 and It's a fight. She wants to jump on the bed and run around etc. I have 3 other children and never had this problem...What can I do?
2007-03-14 07:02:22 · 12 answers · asked by GI 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
It sounds like she does sleep, just not at the right times. Most two-year olds are sleeping around 10-12 hours at night and take one nap a day. What time is she usually waking in the morning? Tailor the schedule to your day but keep it consistent. For example, bedtime at 8 pm, wake between 6 and 8 (depending on how much sleep she needs), nap at noon right after lunch. Get a bedtime routine such as dinner then bath, followed by reading a book and then bed. When you first start, give her the opportunity to nap at noon (to establish that is nap time) and get her up by 1 or 2 (depending on how long you want her to sleep). Don't do anything in the afternoon but focus on keeping her awake and engaged, even if she refused to sleep at noon. Keep it consistent and don't falter until the pattern is well-established.
Good luck.
2007-03-14 07:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by Bonnie Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to the terrible twos. I suggest you start getting her to wind down by seven or eight. Take a bath, read a story, then say, "It's time for bed". Take her into her room and tuck her in. Turn off the light (leave a night light on if she likes). If she jumps on her bed, then let her do it. Just make sure she stays in that room. Eventually she will tire out. Have nap time after lunch, and have her get up no later than 3 or 3:30. You have to establish a routine with her. Don't pay any attention to the tantrums and do not fight with her. Good luck.
2007-03-14 07:08:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to keep the nap,......I don't know what time she gets up in the morning but, if possible get her up earlier and make sure she is really active very early in the morning and start a nap routine that is similar to your bedtime routine, even if she doesn't sleep at first, have her lay down for some quiet time(even if you have to lay down with her), at the least it will recharge her enough to where she isn't taking an evening nap,....
OR what i did with my two and a half year old was less activity early in the day and then at about three or four, lots of activity(outside usually, or music and dancing inside, when his siblings get home from school they all play) and then he goes to bed (easily)between about seven and seven thirty after a nice warm bath, a few short bedtime stories and a little snuggling. On particularly "busy" days he may go to sleep at six-six thirty and he sleeps until six or seven in the morning. It may take awhile to adjust especially if your kids are sharing rooms but, it won't last forever.
I wanted to add,....when i first started my son's bedtime routine he would get up and come out of his room, so i stayed in the room, not to keep him company but, so that he knew he had to at the very least, stay in bed. I bought a small clip on book light and read on the floor next to his bed, if he got up, i put him back in bed right away. After about four days, he stopped trying to get out of bed but, i was in his room for up to an hour, even though he was crazy tired. After about two weeks he was asleep in about five minutes. Now when i put him to bed I tell him i will be back in a minute and usually when i check on him, he is already asleep.
Good luck:)
2007-03-14 07:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start waking her up earlier, and no matter how stressing it is, eliminate any naps after 1:00. eventually you'll get into a routine
she may be already to the point where she no longer requires a nap. my daughter quit napping at around 18 months
2007-03-14 07:05:55 · answer #4 · answered by almostcrazee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i had my share of fun like that also i tried to wear them out during the day no naps just keeping them up and they got tired and by 8 or 9 they would be tired..And they would sleep all night.
2007-03-14 07:05:49 · answer #5 · answered by Mary O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulation. Your daughter is a genius baby. Try to send her to a baby class at 10. She'll nap at 1 or 2 pm. She'll awake at 5 or 6 pm then she'll have a good night sleep with you. Make good condition in her room such as soft music, tidy bed, dim light or even turn of the light. Good luck.
2007-03-14 07:17:24 · answer #6 · answered by dell'o2006 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
stop the naps completely for a while and keep her up till 7 or 8
2007-03-14 07:04:55 · answer #7 · answered by JLee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah we have this problem with our 2 year old too.
I hope it is a short period, because she can really be a pain.
I think the best thing you could do is to get her tired early (so she would take her nap around noon) and then she might be tired again at an earlier time.
The problem is I'm not home in the morning and I don't think she gets enough activity in the morning to get her tired.
2007-03-14 07:07:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're gonna have to wear her little butt out so that she can go to sleep. Go to McDonalds and the park around her usual latetime nap. She won't want to miss Ronald.
2007-03-14 07:11:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can try getting her up earlier then she usually does so she can b active by 12 then she may be tired an nap.
2007-03-14 07:07:03 · answer #10 · answered by mztonyadetroit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋