Today, was a battle to say the least. I put my ds down at 1:30 to take a nap. Everyday he gets a story, some milk and then he goes to sleep. The only thing he takes to bed his a few toy cars. Ususally he just likes holding on to them. For two hours straight, he got out of bed and I firmly but gently explained it was time for a nap, and he was dicsiplined, every single time. So I put him back, disciplined him, and left the room. In a matter of two minutes, he was up. Again and again and again. I even tried to read another story in hopes that he would fall asleep. But no go. Finally I ended up just holding him in the rocking chair because he was so exhausted from all the crying. A few days ago, he ended up not taking a nap because I was watching two small infants. He didn't seem to tired that day. He just went to be a little early. I am not sure what to do, when he woke up, he was very grumpy and cried for an hour until daddy came home which he was running very late. Has anything ever happened to you like this?

Winnie

Ahhhh yes, I 've been through that! Abby was 2 and it was a struggle every time to get her to take her nap. I would spank her, and put her back in bed, spank her again and put her back in bed. I just stayed consistent, and now she is 3! She takes a nap without a fight! Everyday she takes one and she needs it otherwise she is grumpy and ends up in trouble. So just keep at it. Don't let his will be stronger than yours!

My son went on what I am now calling a "sleep strike" after my dd was born. He was about 18 mths at the time. It lasted several weeks, and then he started napping again no problem. I think having the baby around made him think he was going to miss out on something while he slept. Maybe your ds is reacting to having the 2 babies over the other day?

He gave up his nap completely shortly after his 2nd bday. For awhile he might sleep 2-3 days a week, but now not at all. There are days when he is tired around dinner, but generally he is okay. He is a really good night sleeper. Goes to be around 7-7:30pm and wakes 8-8:30am.

I think, chances are, your ds is not ready to give up naps yet. Likely it was just an oddball day. Keep at it!

Both of my boys gave up their naps at 2 years old. That was really awful with my oldest because his brother was born just after Tony gave up napping. Man I was tired because I usually napped too. LOL

When Mady was little it was not that hard to get her to take naps......learning when she needed to stop taking naps was even easier. I learned no more naps when at bedtime she would still be awake at 12 or 1 am. After a few times of this I said no more. My dh was the same way once he got to a certain age no more naps or he would stay up all night. Every once in a while now I will let Mady take a nap if she is just really tired or is having a rough day with behavior. She is 4 1/2 and stopped taking naps around 2. Many days she would just have some down time and "chill out".

Everyone once in a while, my 27 month ds says he doesn't want a nap. Recently I've been telling him that he doesn't need to sleep, but he does need to lay in his bed and rest. I've always found him asleep in a few minutes!

I think that every child is different in this battle, I can not remember how old Sinead was she just stopped having her nap. She still gets a little grumpy at times if she is tierd and on rare occasions she will sleep during the day but it disturbes her night sleep.

I wonder if his not wanting to take a nap yesterday had anything to do with him being really sick this morning. In the middle of the night, I heard him coughing, and then he vomited. He was still asleep. in fact, i had to wake him up to change him and the sheets. This morning he has been sick every few minutes. Daddy convinced him to take some Tylenol to make his tummy feel better. Now he is up and going, so i wonder if this had anything to do with yesterday?? For nap today, I am going to be consistant and continue to communicate to him that it is nap time, although it may not be such a battle since he is not feeling the best.

Our kids took naps or a rest time until they were in school all day.

If you're at home at 12:45, I don't care how old you are, you lay down. You don't have to sleep, but you have to lay down. Even dh. Now, granted, I don't "make" him, but he does too.

I use that time for ME time.

Is Carson in a "big boy" bed? When we tried Bri in the toddler bed, he would get up every few minutes. We put him back into a crib, where he'll stay until Patrick is ready to go into a big bed (and they'll share a bed) or he can climb out of the crib.

If you're at home at 12:45, I don't care how old you are, you lay down. You don't have to sleep, but you have to lay down.

Smart lady! :wink:

Yep! I agree with Kana! Everyone needs to at least lay down or be quiet so mommy can have some "me time"!!!!!

Carson has been in a big boy bed since he was 15 months old. We borrowed the crib from a friend and gave it back because her sister was pregnant. At first, he got out of bed, and I spanked, and he never did again. This is all just recent for him. Sometimes if he is not tired yet, he will "read" for awhile until he falls asleep. Yesterday was a hugh shocker for me. i wonder if he is moving into a new stage of trying the boundaries that two year olds do.

Winnie