Drop nap or too young?

[sugaryouth20]

DS was 2 in Feb and for the past week or so has stopped napping in the day.
We have still been putting him down but he will kick the cot, sing or talk to himself and just play to himself, lying down or sitting up.

As he’s not unhappy, we’ve been leaving him for some time just to give him some quiet down time. We give him the nap between 2 - 2.30 which we have for some time and he would sleep until 4, then bedtime at 7.30. He’s always been an amazing sleeper touch wood(!) and has a solid routine.

I’m torn between continuing to give him this time and persevering to see if he starts to nap again and it’s just a phase or whether this may be the beginning of the end of the daytime nap! I’m worried he’s too young to be dropping a nap or if it is okay at his age. He’s very independent and knows his own mind, a little old man before his time!

My DD dropped her nap at 2.

She still went to bed at normal time and woke up at the same time.

Sorry she was 2 years 1 month and it was due to playing with a kid who was a year older than her at her CMs who didn't nap. This meant she stopped napping on the days she was at home.

She can still fall asleep in the car or other journeys.

I’m amazed (read: jealous) that he had been going down at 7:30 for the night despite only waking up at 4 after a 2h nap! Anything after about 2:45 is squeaky bum time with 2 year old DS 😂

Id carry on putting him down if he’s happy. Down time is important. He might nap every other day or few days if he’s tired enough. It’s not too young to start thinking about dropping it or reducing it though - 2.5 is quite common!

why would you drop it when he's happy having this sleep/chill time? He might start sleeping again, he might not, but while he's happy to have this quiet time then keep going with it.

All 3 of mine had dropped their naps by around 18 months old. If he is happy chilling quietly for a bit and is going to bed fine then I would continue that for now, he will soon let you know when he has had enough!

S1 stopped a regular daytime nap just before his 2nd birthday (visitors for the weekend - far too many exciting things going on). Apart from the occasional drop-off on the sofa when first at nursery, and then when first at full-time school, he never went back.

Doesn't seem to have been a problem (he graduates at the end of the month).

2 1/2 is average age to drop the last nap. They still need the same amount of sleep but just in one block.

Both mine dropped theirs at 18 months. We did still try to have a quiet time after lunch though - either reading together, or watching a bit of TV. Didn't always work though....

Mine did the same at 2 and resisted bedtime. We persevered with the nap and he went back to it. He still naps now at almost 3.5. If it's not messing up night time sleep, and he is happy, I would carry on putting him down for a nap. Sometimes we left books at the end of his bed and he would look at them if he didn't sleep.

My first did the same thing, we persisted and he then went back to napping for an hr until he started school.

Not too young. Lots of 2 year olds don't nap.
Surely he will be going into a toddler bed any day now? I'm amazed he tolerates it at all at 2. All mine were in one between 16 & 18 months. They'd be furious by 2. You won't be able to trap him in a toddler bed like you can a cot... What is your plan then?

He doesn't want to nap, leave him be!!

Eldest dropped her nap between 18 and 20mo. Finally started sleeping at night after that.

DD2 is 10mo and now refusing more than one nap a day.

Some children just need less sleep.