What to do about the 45 min napper! - View Question

What to do about the 45 min napper!

My son is 15 months old and has never really been a great napper. After his 1st birthday, he decided to go down to 1 nap. This wouldn't be a problem if he napped for a couple of hours or so. This is NOT the case however! He will usually nap for about 45- 50 min, once a day and then wake up crying/grouchy/rubbing eyes, etc. He sleeps in his own crib and will usually go down without a fuss. He therefore goes to bed very early for the night (6pm) and will sleep until about 7am. He's usually a great night time sleeper. I wouldn't worry so much about his short nap if he woke up happy and was ready to go. Anyway, any advice would be great! Thanks

See also: Poor napper, toddler, sleep problems

Written by michiko

Posted on 03/31/2008

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Try to keep him more active until nap time. Try to stimulate him as much as you can. If he gets up at 7 then make his nap time around 1 to 2 in th afternoon and maybe he will be tired and take a longer nap.

posted by Misty on 04/01/2008

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