Maybe try just a 45 minute nap, otherwise she might get too tired to eat dinner, etc and from 4 pm onwards it could be very 'witchy houry', see if just a 45 minute nap will make any difference to the night-time problems. My DS dropped his day nap at about 2.5 years, he still has a nap at childcare once a week but probably needs a nap every third day now. Though when I take him up to bed about 7.15pm he is out like a light! xxx
we are at a in between stage with DS some days he wont sleep during the day others happily goes for his nap and at night hes a bit all over the shop but always gets put in bed at 7:30 sleeps till approx 8 not 100% sure when he goes to sleep most nights he happy to do is own thing plus he falls asleep with the light on
probably try it and see wat happens
We have just done this. Both of my kids (DD- 4.5 and DS1-3) would both sleep 2 hours int he day and bedtimes were getting impossible and everyone was just getting more and more stressed out. As much as I hated doing it, about 6wks ago, I cut out their day sleeps. DD will still often tell me she is tired and sometimes falls asleep on the lounge, but them not sleeping has made bed times soooo much easier. Bed time is earlier now, we start brushing teeth ect at about 6.50pm. Then toileting, 2 stories, a little bit of a chat and some songs and hey presto!, at about 7.15, they're both out cold. I love it because DS2 goes to bed then too, though unfortunately he will wake between 1-4 times before I go to bed some nights, I'm praying that will stop soon, when he realises sleep is good. That will be when pigs fly if he's like my first two. Apparently sleep is for the weak in our house
J is nearly 3 and we have had issues lately as well but he can sleep up to 3 hours so we have cut his back. I used to wake him up at 4 :O before we had issues now I start stirring him at 3-3:30 depending on how long he has been down for - but basically cutting it to 1 1/2 to 2 hours instead. I don't think cut it completely but maybe open doors and start making some louder noises to wake her up gently once she has had some rest. Iz turned 4 in May and still needs a nap a few days a week so I don't think cutting it completely works for all kids because they simply do need that rest during the day.
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