Those of You with Toddlers- 1 Nap/day

Updated on September 23, 2010
M.S. asks from Cardington, OH
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When do you put your toddlers down for their nap?

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S.D.

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My almost-4-year-old and my 2.5-year-old go to their rooms from 1-3. They sleep most days but have to stay in their rooms with books whether or not they sleep.

L.M.

answers from Portland on

My son is 20 months old, i put him down between 12-12:30. we have lunch right before naptime, then he generally sleeps about 2 hrs.

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M.K.

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My almost 2 year old naps at 1:30 and sleeps until 3 at the earliest but usually 3:30 or 4. Sleeping at night is 7-7.

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M.B.

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I think it depends on your child's activity level and when he sleeps best.
I don't determine the time for my child but I let him determine it by how tired he is and how active he is that day.
He's 20 mos old and very active so he usually takes a morning nap about 3-4 hours after waking. But we are busy and active outside: playing outside, going for a walk in the stroller, taking the dogs for a short walk etc.
I can tell by his face when he's tired so I generally lay him down 3-4 hrs after waking.
If I try to do it by a shedule, he won't go down because he's not tired enough.
And my little guy only sleeps for 2 hours.
All kids are different so pay attention to your baby's signals and go by that.

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A.C.

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My son is 19 months. I put him down at 12:30ish, and he sleeps at least 2 hours, usually more like 2 1/2 hours. He gets up around 7-7:30 in the morning and goes to bed at 8, to give you some perspective.

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K.P.

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b/w 1 and 2 every afternoon... 90 minutes of peace!

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R.M.

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I put my daughter (2 1/2) down at about 12:30 and she sleeps until 2:30-3:00.

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H.G.

answers from Dallas on

How old is your toddler? When my guys were 2y, they went down around 12:30p. Now they're 3y, and I sometimes don't get them down until around 2:00-2:30p. At this age, they would kick the walls down if I tried to put them down any sooner. I too adjust their nap time according to when they woke up. Usually try not to go longer than 6 hours.

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K.S.

answers from Indianapolis on

My son turned 2 in July. He wakes up in the morning usually around 7am, and he takes his only nap for the day at 12:30pm after he's had lunch around 11am. He often will sleep for at least an hour and a half and sometimes up to 2 to 2.5 hours maximum waking up by 3:00pm at the latest. He is usually asleep for the night by 8:00pm.

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A.C.

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Depending on how tired he is, sometimes he passes out at 10:30.

However, most days, he goes down between 12:30 and 1:30 pm.

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B.B.

answers from New York on

My son is 2 years old. We put him down at 11:00. Sometimes he isn't tired then, so we will try again at 2:00. If he doesn't go down by 2:00 then we skip nap as he will be up till like midnight if he goes down late in the day.

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M.K.

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we have lunch at 11.30, then nap at noon, until I have to pick up son from school - I LOVE NAP TIME!!

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J.P.

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My daycare (and me on the weekends) start the nap at 12:30.

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C.B.

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My 15-month-old usually goes down around 11:30 and wil sleep 2-3 hours. If he's tired for some reason, he'll let me know he's ready earlier though - yesterday he went down at 10 and got up at 1:30!

He's usually in bed between 7:30-8 and gets up pretty regularly at 7:30.

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L.W.

answers from Cincinnati on

My daughter is 21 months. Since 13 months she has been taking 1 nap. She is up at 730 each day and goes for a nap around 1130 or 12. Daycare can get her to sleep for almost 3 hours. however at home, I am lucky to 40 mins out of her.
Good luck

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M.S.

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I run a daycare and my toddlers always nap from 1:00 tp 3:00/3:30.

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L.B.

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Usually around 1pm, and he sleeps until about 3:40 or so.

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A.S.

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my daughter is 21 months. I put her down at 1230. She usually sleeps 2 hours!

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V.N.

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Usually around 10:00-10:30 and he will sleep for two hours. I have tried pushing it later and it just doesn't work. My son is two.

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K.F.

answers from Cleveland on

My son is 2 and I put him down between 11-11:30. He usually wakes up between 6:30-7:30 and goes to bed at 7:30. If I put him down any later than 11:30 for a nap then he wouldn't go to sleep so early at night. His naps last between 1-3 hours.

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J.T.

answers from Dallas on

with my boys, i always did 1-4, but with my daughter, i'd like that same schedule, but i have to pick up from school at 2:50 - so she generally naps from 11:45-2:30.

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N.H.

answers from Harrisburg on

When my twin boys sleep it's 12:30ish to 2ish.

J.S.

answers from Los Angeles on

When my daughter was 9 months old she would always nap from 3-5 and now that she is 3 she still tends to nap around that time.

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A.M.

answers from Lakeland on

My 2 1/2 year old takes a nap from 2:30-4:30. He wakes up at 7 (bc we have to leave for work and he goes to daycare) and falls asleep by 8 every night.

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J.R.

answers from Miami on

hi mom4s.
depends on wake/bed time -- esp if summer/winter hours.
usually down around 1-2 for summer hours, 12-1 for winter hours.
HTH. Jilly

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