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writes:Hello i wonder if anyne can give me some advice. Our son is 20 months old and up until about a week ago he had a nap from 11:00 in the morning until 12:00, was then up for the rest of the day until 6:30 when he would go to bed and wakes up at about 8 in the morning, but since a week ago he refuses point blank to go down for a kip, i understand that if he isnt tired, he isnt going to want to sleep but we were in a really good routine, whereby i could get bits done that i needed to do and he wouldnt be ratty and overtired in the afternoon. Can anyone give me some advice? is it just that he no longer needs a nap during the day? any advice would be appreciated, thanks vikki Reply to this Question
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reader, Together  +, writes (5 September 2008):
Hi there, I have a 19month old daugher and she has a sleep after lunch goes down about 1-2pm depending on how tired she is and can sleep between 1 to 2.5 hours most days its roughly an hour and a half but some days like today it was only an hour. I think once they get to this age they decide themselves if they are tired or not. The only thing I can suggest is maybe try taking him for a walk if nice outside before lunch (him walking not in the pram) or take him to an playground or inside playground just for him to burn energy as they have lots of it. Then after lunch put him to bed and close the door. If he goes to sleep them a bonus but if he doesnt as long as he's not screeming that he wants out just let him play in his room. He will be ok in his room and they say sometimes just putting them in there room (as long as they not screeming to get out) that is a nice chill out time for them and especially for you. I say don't stress about it they do get to a stage where they don't have a sleep everyday. You might find maybe that he only wants a sleep every second day. My girlfriends wee girl is 2yr and she only has an afternoon sleep every second day. Hope this helps
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reader, eyeswideopen  +, writes (3 September 2008):
 Maybe you could give him some fresh air and exercise just before lunch time, then feed him and then lie down with him and tell a nice quiet story and hopefully he'll drift off for you. I did everything I could to make sure my kids had a nap in the afternoon, because I needed it! Good luck Pal, been there.
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reader, lexilou +, writes (3 September 2008):
 He's just outgrown it and no longer needs his afternoon nap. I found that if I took my son out in the morning to an activity he would sleep on the way home and I could lift him out and lay him on the sofa for a while and get some jobs done. After awhile though this interferred with his bedtime as he was no longer tired at 7 but would refuse to go to sleep until 9 so now I dont let him have a nap and keep him awake at all costs!!! x
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