Charlie has been fighting his afternoon nap for the last couple of months. Honestly, I could care less if he naps, and I look forward to a time when both boys are done with naps, and we can plan our day without being tied down by a nap schedule. Unfortunately, when Charlie does not nap, he then turns into a little monster around 5:00pm. The three hours before he goes to bed are filled with tantrums, time-outs, and tears. On the other hand, if he does nap, then he has a hard time falling asleep at night and will often be up until 10:00pm.
All of his little friends (with the exception of one) still take naps. He is not even three, so I am hard pressed to not let him nap at all. I always make him take a rest in his room for at least an hour, and some days he passes out, while others he sings at the top of his lungs. If he does fall asleep, I wake him up after 1.5 hours in hopes that he will be able to fall asleep at night.
Any suggestions from my mommy friends would be greatly welcomed.
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I have the same struggles with both kids on a daily basis. I've given up on Marlee, but Cooper will take one for me sometimes. I quit worrying about it. If he sleeps, great, if not that just means an early bedtime for him.
I am running into the same problem with Parker, but my M-I-L gasped in horror when I suggested we give up naps, saying that all 2 1/2 year olds still take naps. So I'm no help but at least someone's right there with ya!
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