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Napping wars...

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phlossie · 14/03/2008 15:54

I actually don't want it to be a war. I put him to bed at 2pm every day. Sometimes he goes straight to sleep, sometimes he chats for a while then sleeps, sometimes he cries a bit then sleeps. Then at other times (like today) he shouts at the top of his voice, screams, yells until I go and get him. I think he's too young to stop napping, so I leave him for at least an hour.
My aim is that even when he's given up napping we have an hour of quiet time every afternoon - an hour of shouting was never part of the plan
Bloody toddlers. Just when you think you've got them sussed...

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juuule · 14/03/2008 16:05

How old is he?

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phlossie · 14/03/2008 16:38

25 months. I don't leave him if he's distressed - only when he's shouting. Screaming is his latest trick - I could hear him doing it from the other side of playgroup today He's a really good boy (for a 2yo), just can't believe he can go from 6.15am to 7.30pm without stopping - I certainly can't!

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rumblethump · 14/03/2008 16:43

i have 2 dcs just over a year apart and sadly when my 2.5 yr old gave up napping, so did my 18 mth old. it was a sad day in the rumblethump household and i really wished my 18 mth old wld resume napping. but no, she didn't and strangely was none the worse for it.

i feel your pain though, a break/peace/nap does us all good!

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juuule · 14/03/2008 16:47

Maybe he's starting to drop his nap. Some days he might not need one any more. You can't really force them to sleep if they are not tired.
Just out of curiosity, why would you try to make him nap if he was at playgroup? Maybe if he could have played he might have nodded off when the group finished.
Have you tried going for a walk with him in the pushchair after lunch? Some of mine would nod off if I did that. I think the full stomach, fresh air and the motion of the pushchair helped.

WinkyWinkola · 14/03/2008 18:50

This happened to my DS around the same time. He would really kick up a stink and it became a battle of wills because I couldn't bear the thought of him not having a sleep and giving me a break.

But alas, it was the end of his napping era and I had to accept it. Now he goes to bed at night absolutely shattered but determined not to sleep during the day.

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phlossie · 16/03/2008 18:05

You might be right, damn it.

Juuule - I didn't try and make him sleep at playgroup! He was just trying out his new trick (from the top of the climbing frame), and I could hear him from the other side of the hall.

He slept yesterday and today in the car.

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warthog · 16/03/2008 22:13

my dd dropped her lunchtime naps at 18 months. on the days he screams, he just doesn't need the sleep.

bb99 · 16/03/2008 22:28

Mum used to leave us in our cots with toys to play with (no strings or dangerous ones!) when we stopped napping at an early age (brother and I). This meant we were (usually) entertained and she could get 15 - 20 mins to catch her breath...

She saw this as an extended but safe play area where we could spend some quality time developing our self management skills and it probably kept her sane (we were very wakey babies apparently)...

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