Morning or afternoon naps

My little boy is 18 months old and dropped his afternoon nap a while ago, but his daily nap around 10:30/11:30 in the morning means we miss all the baby groups… is this the same for anyone else? I’m thinking of trying to shift his nap slowly to the afternoon so we can get to some toddler groups and activities. Basically just wondering if this is out of the ordinary or is anyone else in the same boat. All the groups are mid morning so it makes me feel like we’ve gone wrong somewhere!? Thanks 😊

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I know a few other children of similar age that prefer a morning nap.

My little boy likes a morning nap and we have managed to push it back slightly but by 10.30 he is exhausted. It's odd because he is at his grandmas 3 days a week and won't nap there until after lunch. We just take his lead and wait til he's tired

Keep pushing it 15 mins etc I was like this with my boy I kept thinking there’s no way in hell I can get him until 12 but if you go to the groups you’ll be surprised how ok they are. We now do 12-2 most days 🙏🏻 he sometimes falls asleep in the car about 9.30 for ten mins which is a great help! He gets up anytime between 6-7 xx

that’s what I was hoping might be the case, that he will be fine at a group and sleep afterwards, thank you!

Mines always had a morning nap! We've never been able to go to baby groups which is annoying but I also do prefer that once she's slept we have the entire day and don't have to worry about getting home for a nap or risk danger naps :)

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