Seeking Advice on Toddler Sleep Schedule

I also follow that book...the author, Dr. Weissbluth, is also our Pediatrician. I agree with trying an earlier bedtime. Also, I believe in the book it says if they wake in the morning extremely early, it's ok to leave them (in my opinion, as long as they are not crying) because by getting up early with them you are just teaching them to wake up earlier and earlier. Our 13 month old started waking between 6:30 and 7 and would just lie there talking to herself. We tried leaving her until 7 to see if she would start waking later in the mornings and now she sleeps until 7 or 7:30. Just some thoughts :)

Good luck!

Love the book too! If he's waking up at 5:00 and doesn't 'need' anything, then let him go until 6:00-7:00. Don't confuse need with want. Just like someone said, the book talks about how if you start going in earlier the child may start to wake earlier in the hopes that you'll come running sooner.

hi! i love , love that boook!! i follow it too. i have a 3 and 4 yr old boys. mine used to get up that early too! i just think its just their alarm clock, i'm not sure you can adhust it. but it will eventually change to. mine are now usually up at 6 30 or maybe 7. sometimes they will take a nap for 2 -3 hours, then go to bed at 8 30 but if they do not take a nap they go to bed at 7 or 7 30. mine are extremely active and energetic boys!! good luck!

7:30-8 is actually pretty late for a toddler, mine were better going down before 7 and sleeping until 6. But you may also want to look at his nap schedule and make sure he's not sleeping too much during the day. Lengthy afternoon naps can be confined to 2 hours and that may help. Not knowing what's happening with the naps, I would first suggest trying to get him down earlier -- certainly starting your bedtime routine before he's actually tired. Good luck, and bear in mind that the upcoming time change is going to throw you all out of whack too!

There's no way to get him to sleep later on the weekend than he does on week days, it's just how little systems work. Does he have to get up so early during the week or does he do that on his own? If you are waking him up to get to daycare, there isn't much you can do for now. But, if he's waking up on his own and playing before you leave the house, you can try putting him to bed a little later each night and see if it extends his sleep in the morning.
Remember, no one way is the right or best way and taking the advice of only one doctor or book can lead to problems. Don't know if the "No Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers" would help you at all or not.
Good Luck!

How many naps is he taking during the day and how old is he? My son is 3, but when he was 2 years and 4 months, I started noticing he was starting to have trouble falling asleep at night. His bedtime is 8:00, as is my kindergartener's. Well, I cut out his nap and ever since then he's been sleeping for 11 hours straight or more every night. If yours is still taking two naps, I would cut out the morning nap and lay him down at around noon and not let him sleep for more than two hours. Every kid is different in their needs of naps/sleep. It's important they get an adequate amount of sleep every day though, about 10-12 hours, but your son should absolutely be able to sleep in later than that. Adjust the naps a little until you find what works

I have had this same problem. We tried putting my dd down later and she would just get up at the same time or earlier. She is now 2 years old and has just started sleeping longer. Time is the only thing that worked with my daughter. She still goes to sleep early 7:30 - 8:00 pm. When she would get up real early, I would just give her a bottle & let her relax in her bed until 6:00 am.

Good luck.