My two and a partially year weak doesn't want to doze?
my 2,5 year old doesn't want to nap at all. When he go to sleep you would think that he is getting his leg cut off or something. He screams...afterwards when in crib he stops in few minutes and plays there for up to 2 hours. I don't know what to do. Please, DON'T TELL ME THAT HE DOESN'T NEED NAPS!! I tried that and I KNOW he requirements them. WHat should I do? I have been struggling for the past 6 months. First I thought it be a faze but now it's more than that. I know kids his age are too little to skip. He sleeps between 11 and 12 hours at night. I tried no naps for a week (he be just resting) and by the end if that week he was similar to a different kid - crabby, didn't listen, was hitting his friends and totally hyperactive. Please help me!! What to do to help him! Also I should mention that I would stand by his crib and pat his tresses and it would take him an hour and he would fall asleep for 2 hours. But I don't have time to do this everytime.. I hold another child. Thank you for reading
I know you're frustrated but if he wont go to sleep, consequently he wont go to sleep. You can't force him to fall asleep if he isn't tired or doesn't want to! you may just enjoy to accept the fact that your son has outgrown nap. My daughter is almost 3 and has taken probably 2 naps in the ultimate 6 months. He may be tired, but just not tired enough to nap. He's a toddler, he doesn't want to sleep, he has better things he wants to do!
what do you expect, hes 2 1/2 yrs infirm and full of energy. why dont u give him like a nice little snack similar to cookies and warm milk lol other then that give him time. :) Source(s): brain
Answers: In the morning, don't give him caffiene or sugary stuff for breakfast. Allow him to run around a play a lot to tire himself out. Give him his lunch right before his doze. Change his diaper and put him down with a favorite blanket or stuffed animal. Leave the room. No matter how much he screams, don't walk back in. Allow him 2-3 hrs for a nap. This may pocket a week or 2 to get in a routine, but it should work. He should be napping in no time. And even if he doesn't powernap straight off, it will still give you time to yourself to relax or get housework donr.
Ugh, I know the feeling. I have a 2 1/2 year ripened too. He won't take naps some days. Like you said, mine will lay in bed and play for resembling an hour or more.
He usually sleeps better on days I let him play outside. I've heard being within the sun and exercise both are supposed to help with sleep, and it works for him. Milk is also supposed to have something surrounded by it to help you sleep, so you could try giving him some warm milk to drink.
Maybe push his naptime back an hour too (he'll still budge to bed at the same time at night though.)
Good luck. I know that's stressful! Source(s): Mommy of 2 little boys
Wake him up sooner in the morning.
If you haven't already, make sure his siesta is at the same time every day. With my daughter (she is the same age) I have to move her nap back from 1:30 til almost 3:00 so she would actually sleep. Also, you can try doing some physical flurry with him during the day- like playing outside, build a fort with the couch cushions, build a tower of blocks and consent to him crash it with trucks... etc. something that is more high life. If that isn't enough, he may need a snack before naptime- hungry kids don't sleep powerfully either.
And, as hard as it is, let him cry himself to sleep. Don't touch like you need to stay there near him. (I tried laying next to my daughter to help and she started to expect and constraint i do it every night- so i had to stop it!) He will probably sleep faster and better then. My daughter still screams bloody murder at bedtime and crys for Daddy.. it's complicated for me to listen to her, but eventually she gives up and falls asleep. As long as I have taken the time to put her to bed, tuck her in and explain to her I love her- it's going to be ok! I have found that if I check on her once or twice without speaking to her, it makes me surface better and lets her know I am still here, but I'm not going to baby her.
Sorry for the long answer, I hope I was of some serve! Good luck! Source(s): me- mom of 2 1/2 year old and one on the way!
i dont know what you have tried but here are some tips i use to catch my 16 month to sleep-
- for 30 min before nap time, bring him in his room next to the blinds closed so the light is somewhat dimmer than the rest of the house and read a story or sing him soft songs
- I rock my DD for about 5 or 10 minutes until her eyes start shutting (even if ever so briefly)
- The last one is tricky- it works some of the time- run him close to crazy right before you want him to take a nap- i take mine to the pool- it vitally wears her out in an hour and then she sleeps a accurate nap Source(s): Mom to a 16 month old and due april 2010
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I know you're frustrated but if he wont go to sleep, consequently he wont go to sleep. You can't force him to fall asleep if he isn't tired or doesn't want to! you may just enjoy to accept the fact that your son has outgrown nap. My daughter is almost 3 and has taken probably 2 naps in the ultimate 6 months. He may be tired, but just not tired enough to nap. He's a toddler, he doesn't want to sleep, he has better things he wants to do!
what do you expect, hes 2 1/2 yrs infirm and full of energy. why dont u give him like a nice little snack similar to cookies and warm milk lol other then that give him time. :) Source(s): brain
Answers: In the morning, don't give him caffiene or sugary stuff for breakfast. Allow him to run around a play a lot to tire himself out. Give him his lunch right before his doze. Change his diaper and put him down with a favorite blanket or stuffed animal. Leave the room. No matter how much he screams, don't walk back in. Allow him 2-3 hrs for a nap. This may pocket a week or 2 to get in a routine, but it should work. He should be napping in no time. And even if he doesn't powernap straight off, it will still give you time to yourself to relax or get housework donr.
Ugh, I know the feeling. I have a 2 1/2 year ripened too. He won't take naps some days. Like you said, mine will lay in bed and play for resembling an hour or more.
He usually sleeps better on days I let him play outside. I've heard being within the sun and exercise both are supposed to help with sleep, and it works for him. Milk is also supposed to have something surrounded by it to help you sleep, so you could try giving him some warm milk to drink.
Maybe push his naptime back an hour too (he'll still budge to bed at the same time at night though.)
Good luck. I know that's stressful! Source(s): Mommy of 2 little boys
Wake him up sooner in the morning.
If you haven't already, make sure his siesta is at the same time every day. With my daughter (she is the same age) I have to move her nap back from 1:30 til almost 3:00 so she would actually sleep. Also, you can try doing some physical flurry with him during the day- like playing outside, build a fort with the couch cushions, build a tower of blocks and consent to him crash it with trucks... etc. something that is more high life. If that isn't enough, he may need a snack before naptime- hungry kids don't sleep powerfully either.
And, as hard as it is, let him cry himself to sleep. Don't touch like you need to stay there near him. (I tried laying next to my daughter to help and she started to expect and constraint i do it every night- so i had to stop it!) He will probably sleep faster and better then. My daughter still screams bloody murder at bedtime and crys for Daddy.. it's complicated for me to listen to her, but eventually she gives up and falls asleep. As long as I have taken the time to put her to bed, tuck her in and explain to her I love her- it's going to be ok! I have found that if I check on her once or twice without speaking to her, it makes me surface better and lets her know I am still here, but I'm not going to baby her.
Sorry for the long answer, I hope I was of some serve! Good luck! Source(s): me- mom of 2 1/2 year old and one on the way!
i dont know what you have tried but here are some tips i use to catch my 16 month to sleep-
- for 30 min before nap time, bring him in his room next to the blinds closed so the light is somewhat dimmer than the rest of the house and read a story or sing him soft songs
- I rock my DD for about 5 or 10 minutes until her eyes start shutting (even if ever so briefly)
- The last one is tricky- it works some of the time- run him close to crazy right before you want him to take a nap- i take mine to the pool- it vitally wears her out in an hour and then she sleeps a accurate nap Source(s): Mom to a 16 month old and due april 2010
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