10:30pm and as usual my toddler is still awake...
My partner and I are absolutely exhausted. Every night we battle to get toddler (24 months) to bed before 10...sometomes before 11pm...
Last nap usually ends between 2-3pm so I just dont understand. He tends not to wake until 8am as we are all exhausted by this...i cant see that being up an hour/half hour later than other toddlers will mean he goes to bed so late?
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How old is he? Does he still need to nap?
How long is his day nap?
It seems you’ve just shifted your day. If he sleeps at 10 and wakes at 8, that’s 10 hours. Which is common for night time sleep. Could you wake him up earlier for the day and just shift his nap sooner? I don’t know how long his nap is but I’d cap it 1.5-2 hours max and bring bedtime earlier.
For example, we do 7-12:30, 12:30-2/2:30 nap, bed 8/8:30
My daughter was (and still is) like this - daycare give them a 2 hour nap 1-3pm - getting her to bed before 11pm is a miracle. Daycare isn’t negotiable but on weekends I’ve started limiting her naps to 1hr max if she does fall asleep, and she often skips them entirely just by herself (if we’re in a car she might sleep but at home she fights it). And then she goes to bed at 7 (and sleeps way better.)
shes 2.5 now (2 +3months when I started) which I know is youngish to be stopping naps, but her doctor said some kids just do sooner than others . Apparently her father fought naps like a mortal enemy since birth.
I started a routine very early with my now 2 year old. Dinner, bath, bed same time everyday. I’m her room about 6pm played soft bedtime music and I use dim lights to create a nighttime space.
You said last nap?! How many naps is your child taking?
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10:30pm and as usual my toddler is still awake...
My partner and I are absolutely exhausted. Every night we battle to get toddler (24 months) to bed before 10...sometomes before 11pm...
Last nap usually ends between 2-3pm so I just dont understand. He tends not to wake until 8am as we are all exhausted by this...i cant see that being up an hour/half hour later than other toddlers will mean he goes to bed so late?
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