How do you get your toddler to nap?

[Haz1516]

Hi,

I'm looking for any tips about naptime, because what I'm doing at the moment is clearly not working! My 14 month old seems to hate nap time and it's such a miserable struggle, no matter how tired they are. We had a lovely stage from about to 7 to 10 months where he could just be laid down awake in his bed and would go to sleep with little fuss, but since then it's become progressively more difficult. Now the moment I try to take him upstairs or go to his room he is generally hysterical. I end up pacing up and down for ages often with him screaming until he dozes off, then he still usually cries when I put him down but only for a couple of minutes until he then goes to sleep.

So, I feel like I need help! How do other people get their toddlers to take a nap without a meltdown? He has no dummy but a comforter who he is very attached to.

Thank you

My youngest gave up naps at 14 months! I tried everything but he was determined not to sleep, even in a car or buggy - I could drive aimlessly all afternoon and he still wouldn't drop off. Never in a million years would he go to sleep downstairs in front of the telly! I brought bed time forward a bit and he slept a solid 12+ hours a night, which was a fair enough trade for me.

Mine is 23 months and I'm struggling today! Refusing to go to sleep, wondering if this is the end of naps?!