Stopping naps

My 2 year old is fighting naps at around 11/12 but then he will fall asleep just after 4pm because he is tired. How do I get him to stay awake during the afternoon so he will go to bed at 7:30/8pm?
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If my LO skips a nap there’s no way she’d get to 7:30/8 and is usually in bed by 6:30 on no nap days and will sleep though until about 7/7:30. Could you bring bedtime forwards a little and see if that helps? If she does a no nap day I just keep things very active when she starts getting tired so chasing round the house and bouncing on the bed etc, that usually works 😂 xx

If I bring bedtime forward, he wakes up at 5am and then wakes up his little brother. I try chasing him round the living room but he just screams at me because he is tired xx

Same problem with my 2yr old. Is skipping naps. The day he does nap then he doesn’t go down for bedtime before 9!

I dealt with this at 2 1/2, she is now 3 and doing well with naps. Every child is so different, but some stop napping all together at 2 and some around 3 and older. I just stayed consistent and she had quite time in her room if she didn’t want to nap. Just keep trying, it might be a regression as well.

Yeah would defo bring bedtime earlier or try putting down slightly later like after lunch. My girl wakes 7.30 lunch 12.15 naps from 1/1.15 to 2.30 bed 7.30/7.45 x

@Rebecca yeah. He just doesn’t want to nap at all

Have you tried forcing the ball by going in the car or for a walk in the pram?

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