When did you end nap time?

Question

My son is 4 years old, and I’m having SO much trouble getting him to sleep. We are up for work around 7-7:30 every morning. And active outside swimming / playing all the time.. figured he should tire himself out.. He goes to daycare and gets nap time. But lately he isn’t sleeping, it’s midnight and I was woken up to him, I’m hearing him jump around in his room. This is almost nightly for months. Bedtime routine starts at 6:30 pm. In bed by 7:30. That’s hours of restlessness. I’m so tired and exhausted and cant believe he is up past midnight. I’m wondering if nap time needs to go

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The nap definitely needs to go right away. My son dropped his nap, on his own, when he was 2y4m old. Although I know that it isn’t very common, I don’t know if a 4 year old having daily naps is common either. My son was in PreK 3s and PreK4s and none of the kids in PreK 4s were still napping, most in the PreK 3s didn’t either. I think you will find that nighttime sleep will improve immediately.

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I also wouldn’t expect a 12 hour night. Many kids at that age need 10-12 hours of sleep. Drop the nap and possibly push bedtime back to 8:00 or 8:30.

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Try dropping it on weekends and see what happens. If it helps, drop it during the week too. Our almost 4 year old dropped naps at home almost a year ago. She naps at daycare. Guess which nights she struggles to go to sleep? But daycare won’t stop putting her down for a few reasons, so we’re just dealing with it until the fall when she goes to 4K and has to drop the nap.

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Definitely time to stop naps when it interfere with nighttime sleep.

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My son is 8. He still does naps on the weekend or after school. Nap time will never end here! We love naps! He goes to bed between 8pm-8:30 during school and 9-9:30 during the summer. He’s been taking naps everyday since school is over and he goes to bed around 8:30 every night.

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My daughter dropped both naps by that age. My daughter was always the only kid in daycare who would not take a nap. Bedtime routine always started at 6:30 and in bed by 7:30 at the latest. I would say maybe try dropping the nap and see what happens.￼

When did you end nap time?

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