I just hurt my ass

[theseaword]

Subtitle: when do you know that your kid no longer naps?
Because my kid has been straight up leaving nap the last few weekends. Seems to still be napping at school. And he acts tired by around 2 on weekends. But he just will not go down. Today I've poured an hour and a half into the effort, and speared my ass crack on a toddler bed rail, and he's still up yelling to me. Give up??

[ghostmonkey]

Benadryl? Duct tape? Whiskey?

[theseaword]

He's 2.5. He used to love sleep. Nap at 12 or 1, lasting at least 2 hours. Then bedtime at 7:30. He's ok at bedtime. I think because he doesn't want to get out of bed in the dark. But naps have just been an ordeal and I'm wondering if I should just give up and accept that he's outgrown them.

[theseaword]

Jan 25, 2015 16:36:46 GMT -5 @nellybluth said:

I dont have any advice. I opened this thread because I have a pulled butt muscle and was looking for someone to commiserate with. My kid napped for five minutes today.

Yes, I am sinister. Tricking people into reading my Parenting related thread. Ahhahaha!
My ass does hurt tho. Sorry about yours.

[rondackhiker]

Based on advice from here, I would give up on the napping/laying down crap.

I gave him books and said it was rest time and he had to stay in bed. Half the time he fell asleep and the other times Id still get an hour break and he had down time.

[HelloSweetie]

Jan 25, 2015 16:38:22 GMT -5 rondackhiker said:

Based on advice from here, I would give up on the napping/laying down crap.

I gave him books and said it was rest time and he had to stay in bed. Half the time he fell asleep and the other times Id still get an hour break and he had down time.

I'd do this. Quiet time is important. DD naps most of the time but even when I know it's futile I don't let her out until regular naptime is over. She's usually fine playing quietly.

[cleanqueen]

Oh no!!! Mine naps at daycare 98% of the time. Weekends is hit or miss. I set her ok to wake clock and she has to be in her room quietly. Most days that works.

[cleanqueen]

Jan 25, 2015 16:38:22 GMT -5 rondackhiker said:

Based on advice from here, I would give up on the napping/laying down crap.

I gave him books and said it was rest time and he had to stay in bed. Half the time he fell asleep and the other times Id still get an hour break and he had down time.

Exactly! At this point I need the break. She does fall asleep super fast if she doesn't nap.

[Deleted]

T&Ps for your ass crack.

[iforgotmylogin]

DS goes through phases where he won't nap, I just keep putting him down everyday and he'll nap again eventually.

[anakah]

Nap time became hit or miss on the weekends starting around 2.5 for us. We'd spend so much time and energy trying to get them down that we'd be exhausted from it and we'd eventually waste the afternoon fighting with them. We started doing quiet time in their rooms where they had to be on their beds. As some pp said, sometimes they fall asleep sometimes not. they are 3.5 now and we do nap time by ear. If they look really rundown we have quiet time. Otherwise we don't bother.

ETA: they still nap for 1.5-2 hours at daycare.

[dovetail223]

My mom was telling me the other day that my brother gave up naps early too. But she still made him have 1 hour of quiet time in his room alone. She said he didn't really need the sleep, but he needed the alone time. Maybe try that instead of giving up altogether?

[Girlymama79]

Jan 25, 2015 16:38:22 GMT -5 rondackhiker said:

Based on advice from here, I would give up on the napping/laying down crap.

I gave him books and said it was rest time and he had to stay in bed. Half the time he fell asleep and the other times Id still get an hour break and he had down time.

I do this with my kids. Works amazing!

[princesslily]

Jan 25, 2015 17:28:39 GMT -5 @bobyn1113 said:

I'd start some quiet time. Put him in his room with the door closed. He can do what he wants, but you both get time away for an hour or so. Maybe he'll just decide to fall asleep on his own...

DS stopped dropping naps around 18mo, and we instead replaced it with the above.

[verovladamir]

We went through this phase. Now at almost four, I still put him down for a nap. He only gets about an hour, but he needs it I need it.

I tried cutting them out for awhile, but he still got up at balls o'clock in the morning, so I decided that to make up for that I needed at least a few minutes in the afternoon.

[shanadoo]

Soph stopped napping at 2.

[uconn]

I think it sounds like your kid is probably looking to drop the nap, but that doesn't mean he wont need them sometimes (duh). @ctgirl30 offered good advice. My DD dropped her nap around 2.5/3ish but I pushed an hour of quiet time until she was probably 5. She would sleep maybe 1/3 of the time, but I still needed that time to recharge and get shit done around the house on the weekends, so I insisted. I also think it helped her too.