![]() ![]() If you find that waking your kids is too hard (many kids don’t do well with this), instead, just move up their bedtime to make up for the lack of sleep.As for bedtime, make sure they burn enough energy in the afternoon/evening and then provide a period to calm down. With the lights off and soft music on, they end up sleeping. We don’t require a nap, but they do have to rest and be quiet. Many of my parents (I’m a full day preschool teacher) complain that they don’t want their child to nap at school because they won’t sleep at night. “If she’s asking for the nap then she needs it.Week six: No more napping (do quiet time instead). If bedtime needs to be moved up, move it up here. It gives them calm-down time, but helps them to stay away for a smoother transition to not napping anymore. Have a box for each day and let that be the quiet time box. “I suggest less nap time… around one hour… put some music at wake up & try also doing more physical activities after nap so the energy at bedtime its gone.” ~Ivette Silva.Naps are so beneficial for kids.” ~ Sarah Kay “All my kids still napped until the age of 6 and even my 7 year old still needs a nap on weekends. ![]() Try giving them a nap only on the weekends.Try cutting the amount of time she sleeps in half, before cutting out the nap all together.Here are 20 tips to ease the transition to no naps: They are coming out of their bed constantly during this time or finding a million reasons not to go to sleep or maybe even needing to be held while they nap, in order to fall asleep… it all boils down to the fact that because of taking that nap, they just aren’t tired. Most of us find the problem when your kids are laying in bed until much later than they should be without falling asleep. We hear the question a lot, about whether you should transition to no naps or keep them… today we are tackling that question! How do you know when your toddler no longer needs a nap? What age is the best age? ![]()
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