Is that it now for naps?

[Elisabeth3468]

What age did your little one nap till?
I thought mine was dropping his naps months ago but then started to nap daily again.
5 days ago he refused his nap so I went with it. He was sooo tired in the afternoon but wouldn't sleep but was asleep for bed time for 7pm and slept 12 hours. Before that he was going to bed around 830ish/9 and sleeping about 10 hours.
Every day since then he's had nap opportunities (eg in the pram or car) but has fought them. I can see he's tired but he doesn't sleep. He's been going to bed between 630 and 7pm and falling asleep much more quickly. So we are day 5 with no naps. Hes deffo more cranky in the afternoons from it.
He's 2 years 8 months old. Not sure whether to just write the nap off now or is it just a phase?

Sounds normal to me, he'll probably have the odd one here & there but daily naps are a thing of the past.

If he isn't falling asleep in pram or car then does sound like he's past it. My 3 year old doesn't nap in the afternoon at home but he may sometimes still fall asleep on a car drive so I sometimes have to time this carefully to make sure he doesn't nap too late in the day!

I'm afraid it does sound like he's grown out of naps. Mine both had by that age.
But 12h sleep with an easy bedtime in return is good!

DS1 was 12 months.
DS2 was 3 years!

My child is just turning 3 and he has naps when he needs them. Some kids drop naps altogether, some have a gradual transition.

I can tell when my son needs a nap and I factor that into my day. If he needs one he still sleeps 12 hours as normal. Over tiredness is not fun for anyone and I think it's cruel to deny a nap for the sake of hoping that it will lead to a better night's sleep- often the reverse is true.

You know your own child. Let him nap when he needs to.

Mine did this at that age. After a week he did nap again (though not in bed). He's 3 and 1 month now, and sometimes has a power nap but sometimes doesn't. Times vary massively. If it's too late in the day I will wake him after 10 min.

I never try and put him to bed anymore. If a nap happens, great. If not, also fine.

Both mine stopped at 18 months unless on a very long car journey.

My older dd napped until aged 4, we used to have very busy mornings with classes and playground/soft play time, and I'd bring the buggy and a picnic out with us so we could have lunch and then she'd have a 2 hour nap in the buggy. But she always slept relatively late, no earlier than 9pm, which was good for DH as they could spend quality time together when he got back from work.

Same with my younger one who is 3 now, I expect she'll nap until school age.

So the past 2 days he has napped (been at work) and he's still awake currently tonight. Bed time is such a battle either way.
He's a nightmare for bed time when he hasn't napped. He so tired. He doesn't listen, he won't get his pjs on, won't lie in bed. He has tantrums/ meltdowns which he never usually has.
When he does nap he just won't sleep for hours on end and bed time can be 10 or later. He's definitely outgrown the nap and going forward will be doing anything to avoid him napping.
Will he take a while to adjust?
Hes definitely a child that fights sleep and always did even as a newborn.