Any advice for 3 year old on the verge of giving up naps but not quite...

[mommyto3beautifulbabes]

I have a 3 y/o that quit napping at 2! Sorry momma but it does make it much harder to get anything done!

[alaskamum]

Originally Posted by mommyto3beautifulbabes I have a 3 y/o that quit napping at 2! Sorry momma but it does make it much harder to get anything done!

Yikes! That would be rough at age 2!

I don't mind him being up during the day; it is actually nice to get some one-on-one time with him; it's the Jeckyl and Hyde thing that's getting me! He is a monster when he's not well rested.

If he wasn't such a mess without the nap I would be fine with it...and he actually doesn't really fight the nap, it's bedtime that he fights...

[alaskamum]

Originally Posted by Ready2Bmommy Thanks ladies for the suggestions. My DS is 2 (will be 3 in August), and we're in a similar boat.

Originally Posted by kristinc We are there too mama:-( They are a mess without the nap, but they have been fighting it lately too:-(

[syfitz]

Just keep repeating "This too shall pass". With all my kids it just seemed to be something that they needed to work through. We stayed home a lot when each went through that transition.

[alaskamum]

Originally Posted by syfitz Just keep repeating "This too shall pass". With all my kids it just seemed to be something that they needed to work through. We stayed home a lot when each went through that transition.

LOL Back when I had trouble just getting them TO nap at all, and then when they transitioned to one nap a day...I kept saying to myself, "they'll be 4 someday and not nap at all..." Little did I realize that THAT wouldn't be much easier.

How long was the transition? We are going on one week without naps, and I'm planning on having him nap tomorrow b/c he is just an absolute mess. I normally give up after 2-3 days, but I thought maybe I needed to give it more time...but really his behavior is atrocious compared to normal; just wondering if I should stick it out or get back to napping.