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Toddler & Sleep Patterns?
My son is just over 13 months old. He has always slept well through the night, usually 7pm till 7am. He usually has 2 daytime naps aswell of around 1 hour each.
Lately, he doesn't seem interested in an afternoon nap...but if he does sleep on an afternoon, when we put him to bed at 7pm...he plays in his cot awake till about 9pm and then finally falls asleep.
He isnt naughty with it and just sits quietley and plays.
Did anyone have this happen when there child changed from a baby to a toddler??
Do you think this is a clear message to take away the afternoon nap?
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6 Answers
- nanny411Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
He is giving you a very clear signal that he is ready for 1 nap now. Most babies change to 1 nap around a year of age and take it after an early lunch at first and gradually move it until lunch can be at noon and naptime from 12:30 til 2:30 or so
Source(s): professional nanny for 37 years mom to 3 daughters and grandma to 3 - 1 decade ago
I would assume so. Give it a try for a week and see if he starts going to bed at 7pm again. He might be too well rested from all the napping. Its great though that he just self soothes himself to sleep and sits quietly and plays. So you may not need to change anything. Maybe putting him down at 8pm instead, having 7-8 be kind of a wind down period, soothing time with just him and you reading a story? Wind his little mind down and then bedtime? Good luck, but all kids work out not having many naps the older they get,
- Jill PLv 71 decade ago
That's strange -- usually it's the morning nap that disappears and the afternoon nap remains -- but I would say try it and see if it helps. Good luck!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
are you giving him juice later in the afternoon.? sugary treats? this happens with my son.. if so give him the juice in the morning.. and keep him up until right after lunch and take him down to 1 nap.. hopefully that should work.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
naps and sleep patterns change as kids grow. don't take away his nap. at night, read him a story or sing nursery rhymes on his bedtime. then let him play in his own until he falls asleep.
- ?Lv 51 decade ago
my dear friend my son did the same thing that you are talking about. what we did is let him do his thing .just as long he is not doing some thing that he should not be doing.as long he is playing it ok.are Doctor said that as long he not crying then let him be.just don't let him mix up his days and nights.that would not be good.will good luck to you. your friend fred
