23 month old not napping anymore

[PenguinLover24]

Hi all! My child who will be 2 soon has stopped napping completely! A few weeks ago she skipped her nap for the first time, the week after she skipped a few and this week she hasn't had any naps at all! Even today someone else actually managed to get her asleep but she was wide awake within 10 minutes. When she skips a nap she has only been cranky on one of the days, the rest she's fine apart from maybe a bit tired around dinner time but she makes it to bedtime. The only thing is she's a bit more clumsy and if she falls etc she is a bit more sensitive than usual. What do you do in this scenario? I've read everywhere that it is too young to drop a nap completely? She's been sleeping 7-7 right through without the nap, with the nap she takes over an hour to get to bed so then is usually 8/8:30 -7/7:30.

I think this is fine and how one of my kids was, frustrating if it’s your first and you had nap time as a moment to yourself though!

You do nothing. She’s just ready to drop her nap. Some need less sleep than others, that’s all.

Both mine stopped at 18 months - be thankful it's lasted this long 😁

Mine dropped any day time nap at 22 months. Just about killed me but she was fine! Don’t think there is anything you can do.

It is young but it sounds as if she’s ready. You could always have a quiet time if you’re home with her where she has a snack and a drink and you read or listen to something like CBeebies radio.

Just keep offering the nap for a little bit longer. Sometimes they appear to be dropping it, but go back to it after a couple of weeks. I don't mean devote hours to rocking, patting or driving her round, just follow your normal routine and see what happens. If she continues to refuse it, a period of 'rest' in the early afternoon is a nice pause for toddler and mum as PP said!

Some dcs do drop naps early and it suits a lot of families as they go to bed and are out of the way early. Mine have napped until age 3.5/4 - if you'd like to continue naps strategies I used were to have lots of physical play and outdoor time in the mornings (usually going out from 8am) swimming/dance/football/gym classes, continue using a buggy with a good recline with a long walk home in the afternoons), and be relaxed about later bedtimes. They would go to bed at 9pm, which worked well for them as it meant they could see DH for a decent time after he got back from work, and not just a rushed hour of bedtime prep.

Mine stopped a week before her second birthday. Power through if she makes it say to 3pm having not napped and bring bedtime forward for a few months. If she needs one some days that's fine, cap at half an hour etc. it's a funny few months but then you're in a rhythm