Naps?

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Naps?
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Sun, 01-21-2007 - 2:40pm

My kids have never been normal with naps. My oldest and youngest gave up their morning nap at about 9 months and my middle dd took a morning nap till she was 15 months old. My ex-h and I split up before my oldest dd gave up naps, so I'm a little in the dark here. My 3 year old spends more time fighting a nap than actually taking a nap. Is it time for her to give up nap? Or do kids need naps longer than this?




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Registered: 10-16-2006
In reply to: ibbit05
Sun, 01-21-2007 - 4:59pm

All kids are different and I think alot of it depends on their nighttime sleeping as well. Both of mine started fighting their nap at 3. By 3 1/2 nap was gone! But they went to bed at 7pm and slept until 6 or 7am, so I didn't worry about it.

The two girls that I babysit are almost 4 and just turned 5. They both nap when they are here. The 4 yr. old actually asks to take her nap every day. I let her sleep 2 hours and wake her up. But there are days when I swear she would sleep 4 hours if I let her. She is afraid of the dark and has alot of nightmares and doesn't sleep well at night too.

The 5 yr. old fought a nap here until week before last. Now she is napping both days that she is here. I have to wake her up after 2 hours also!

If it's become a hassle and your dd is sleeping enough at night and doesn't seem overly tired without a nap, I'd let her give it up!

Sherri

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Registered: 05-11-2006
In reply to: ibbit05
Sun, 01-21-2007 - 5:32pm
Makynna pretty much gave up naps 6 or 8 months ago...
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Registered: 08-02-2006
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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 6:59am
Every kid is different.
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Registered: 03-28-2003
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Mon, 01-22-2007 - 8:10am
Mine are all different. #1 was a great napper, and napped for 2.5 houes in the pm until he was 3. #2 would nap off and on, but gave it up byage 2! He occasionaly (at 3.5) falls asleep at about 4 if we are in the care at that time. He could still probably use a nap, but his brother doesn't take one, so it would be really hard to have him lay down for one. #3 (at 11 months) naps 2-4 hours total, whenever she seems tired.