When does your 2yo nap? Is it common for them to drop the nap at this age?

21m DS is fighting his afternoon big time. Right around his 1st birthday, he merged 2 naps into 1. He's been taking a 2-3 hour nap every afternoon around 1pm. Now he just refuses to nap. He fights it everyday and pushes his nap to 3pm, sometimes 4pm.

Is this common?
How long does your 2yo nap?

I've been calling around for 2's programs for the fall and some programs only had 30 minute quiet times. I was told all kids are different and apparently lots of 2.5 yr olds don't nap anymore?

Message edited 1/5/2011 11:40:48 AM.

Re: When does your 2yo nap? Is it common for them to drop the nap at this age?

My DS is 2yrs old an no longer naps at daycare. He will however nap at home most of the time. If he is home with my mom it is a hit or miss if he will nap or not but when he is home with me he will always go down for a nap.

I think he still needs a nap but there is nothing I can do if he wont nap at daycare. They have tried everything. He goes to daycare 3days/week and is with my mom 2 days. What ends up happening on the days he doesn't nap is he goes to bed about an hour or 1.5 hrs earlier because by that point he is cranky and exhausted.

Since he will take naps for me I always make sure he get naps on the weekends.