At what age did your child frop their day sleep

[lilima]

My DS is 2y 2 months and doesn't seem to want his day sleep any more. Some days he will sleep, but most of the time it seems to be just a rest.

So just wondering, what is the norm for dropping day sleeps?

[SugarDust]

My DS1 still has a day sleep at daycare as the carers found most of the kids were cranky in the afternoon so reintroduced it.

My DS2 is 2 in march and still has a day sleep otherwise he is in bed by 6pm.

A rest in his cot/bed is also just as good as a sleep during the day that way their energy stores refuel!

[Tannis]

My DS is 2.5yrs old and he won't have a sleep most days now, after a few days of not having sleep though it catches up to him. Although it was hard at 1st with a newborn, I'd prefer he didn't have a sleep during the day as we couldn't get him to bed before 10pm those nights sometimes later!

I'd just go with the flow, if he can handle not having the sleep (and you too) then I wouldn't worry....I think rest time is important though for both mum and child, we usually put on a movie or read books for half an hour to an an hour.

[paradise lost]

My DD is 31.5months and is beginning to drop her daysleeps. She is good without one most days but if she's particularly active or ill she needs her nap or she's grump-city. ATM I am encouraging her to skip it because if she doesn't have it she goes to bed, to sleep, at about 7.30pm and if she does have it she can be awake until 10pm...

Bx

[SamiH]

DS1 - tried to give it up at 2yr2months when DD was born, but still had one every second day given the *right* environment (he was full from lunch, nice and warm with a blanket etc and gee whiz, he went to sleep ) - entirely at around 3yo

DD - stubborn little minx gave up day sleeps by 2yo - and night sleep for that matter - but that is another story

Go with the flow - even if it means a sleep every second or third day - but a rest is still important IMO

[shellbell3]

Ash hasn't had one for months, now I'm not sure how long, 18 months I think she started stopping but we'd still put her in for a rest now she won't even do that!

[~Trish~]

My DS1 was 3 1/2 when he dropped his day nap, it was bliss while he was having them! Though I found he took a lot longer to go to sleep at night if he had a nap, once we dropped the nap he was out like a light at night.