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Oh dear I'm just transitioning to 1 nap at 16 months and the thought of no naps is downright scary!

She took a long nap today but she started dropping naps at 19-20 months...

DD is 3.5 years old, she doesn't nap every day but she naps most days.
DS is almost 20 months old and he sleeps every day for at least 1.5 hours a day.

However, I have heard of kids who drop their naps this early.

Can you put him down for quiet time? Or does he need constant stimulation?

Lala is 3 and has variably dropped her nap. She doesn't ever sleep at school, but she'll usually take a nap at least one day during the weekend.

Oh, PS when I was little, I dropped naps at 1 year of age... Be glad I'm not your child

oh and olive is 24 months and no where near dropping her nap. she definitely needs it and a long one too.

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My LO is 23 months and I went through days like this where I was so scared she was going to drop a nap. Everyone advised to push through it bc eventually their kids went back to napping 2-3 hours.

We go about 7 hours between wake up and nap time now...sometimes 6.5 hours. Basically she's awake around 7:30 and goes down at 2:30 for about 2-3 hours. She goes to be at 8:00. There was definitely a stretch there where she would fight her nap but we seem to be over it now.

I know a lot of kids shorten their night time sleep and start waking earlier and then go back to napping 2-3 hours. I think keeping them stimulated through the day helps. I really hope people tell me their kids are still taking good 2-3 hour naps and still sleeping 11-12 hours at night. I'm not sure how long that lasts but I'm hoping for at least 2 more years!

I am curious as well, my son is almost 3 (december birthday) and he asks for his nap after lunch, especially on the weekends. I am pretty sure they still nap in the 3's room at daycare, so I am sure he will continue until he starts an official preschool, but then again, who knows!

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At 3 years 4 months stopped daily naps. Once a week-10 days it will catch up with him and he will nap but then on that day he won't go to bed until 10pm...

@Baby Boy Mom: @erinpye: I think we'll tell daycare to drop nap time. She sleeps so, so much better without it.

DD is 26 months old and can do without a nap, but her attitude/behavior are definitely noticeable. If she doesn't nap she starts to get very needy and grouchy around 4 o'clock. It's never really a problem since it means an earlier bed time (7/8 vs her usual 9 o'clock bed time). I definitely force her (put her in her bed and leave her alone) to nap when we're home because I prefer a happy toddler vs her alter sleepy ego. But if we're out and can't get a good nap in, I just avoid things that will trigger a melt down.

I don't know why I'm so nervous about cutting her nap. But just as I expected, she's still fast asleep and slept peacefully all night. DH's calling daycare now to tell them. I am really hoping all goes well.