Does your 2.5 yr toddler still take naps?

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Mine still takes a 2.5hr nap. But my friend was saying I should start keeping him up. He doesn't have trouble falling asleep at night. Bedtime is 8-830. He wakes up at 7-8 in the morning.

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My son is the exact same as yours (bed time, wake time, nap length and all.) If he’s still napping that means he needs that nap! There’s no reason to keep him up at all if he’s going to bed without an issue.

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Maybe her kid not taking a nap works for her, but i like mine a lot better after she has had a nap. She still sleeps from 8-6 with no issues.

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That's the same schedule my 20 month old is on, and I'm not stopping it until he stops himself...my almost 5 year old just recently stopped taking a nap about 6 months ago, my kids have about the same schedule as yours

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Sounds like you have a good thing going and your friend may not have had the best advice this time.

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Some days my 2.5 y/o can get away without napping. Other days he's a complete monster by 1230 and needs to take a nap. My friend's daughter will be 3 in June and still naps every day, religiously. What works for one family by not work for others.

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I wish my son still did regularly. He does some times

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My son is almost 3 and a half and still naps 2-3 hrs every day. And sleeps 10+ hours at night

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My 2 year old son is on the same schedule as yours. He takes 2 naps a day though and still sleeps all night.

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Most kids still nap at that age. My kids are both in daycare (DD is 5 and going to kindergarten in Sept) and there is naptime in all age groups. DD is not a big napper and we stopped naps during the weekend when she was about 3.5 yo, because we would put her in bed and she wouldn't sleep. DS is 3 and I don't think we're close to skipping naptime with him.
It's best to follow your kid's needs. Some kids need naps until 5 or more and other stop earlier.

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If I’m not mistaken some schools still do naptimes in kindergarten or at least they did when my youngest brother was in elementary school. Like someone else said if your child is still napping then they more likely need it. As long as it isn’t disrupting any night routine you have then there shouldn’t be an issue.

Does your 2.5 yr toddler still take naps?

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