A good friend of mine has a 2.5 year old, who seems to be constantly sleeping. He has just sarted going to a playgroup on Mondays, other than that he has very little contact with other children - my friend loathes mother toddler groups etc so they spend most of the days in the house or out shopping. He plays alot on his own doing jigsaws and watching television. He no longer needs an afternoon nap, however most mornings he does not wake up until 9.30/10 in some extreme cases 11am. My friend obviously thinks that this is great as she has long lie -ins (I'm not jealous - honest!) But is it natural for a child to sleep so long. Bedtime is usually 7.30 - 8.
Both myself and my husband would be worried if our little boy was sleeping so long - could it be that he is bored and understimulated?
I'm not sure whether or not to say anything about this to my friend, but it does concern me.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated