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Letting toddler sleep in
Is it better to let a toddler sleep as late as they want or keep them on a
schedule and have them up by a certain time in the morning? My 28 MO DD has been sleeping longer than usual in the mornings. Of course this has been interferring w/ her PM nap which is she isn't taking one. She just plays in her bed until I go get her. Thoughts? |
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Letting toddler sleep in
"ChitaShines" wrote in message ... Is it better to let a toddler sleep as late as they want or keep them on a schedule and have them up by a certain time in the morning? My 28 MO DD has been sleeping longer than usual in the mornings. Of course this has been interferring w/ her PM nap which is she isn't taking one. She just plays in her bed until I go get her. Thoughts? What's "better" is what works for you both. If her lack of an afternoon nap is causing a problem for either of you, for example if she get's cranky and tired by dinnertime, it might be something you need to address. However, if she's happy and getting enough overall sleep, and if her schedule works with yours, there's no reason to feel that you need to artificially move it around to be more typical. Bizby |
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"ChitaShines" wrote: Is it better to let a toddler sleep as late as they want or keep them on a schedule and have them up by a certain time in the morning? My 28 MO DD has been sleeping longer than usual in the mornings. Of course this has been interferring w/ her PM nap which is she isn't taking one. She just plays in her bed until I go get her. Thoughts? Personally, I'd let a toddler sleep until they woke up, unless I had to get them up for some reason, as long as they were still going to bed at night at a reasonable time. If she's able to give up her afternoon sleep (and she's young for it, but it's not unheard of) without problems and is going to bed well, and her sleeping later doesn't interfer with other things that need to happen, I'd let her body set it's own schedule by letting her sleep. -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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ChitaShines wrote:
Is it better to let a toddler sleep as late as they want or keep them on a schedule and have them up by a certain time in the morning? My 28 MO DD has been sleeping longer than usual in the mornings. Of course this has been interferring w/ her PM nap which is she isn't taking one. She just plays in her bed until I go get her. Thoughts? Are you okay with no afternoon nap and late rising? I don't think there's any magic in "early to bed, early to rise" or any general prescription for when to sleep, but I do think there's value to a reasonable degree of consistency. So, if her late rising means that you're frequently going to have to haul her out early to get stuff done, or if no afternoon nap doesn't work for your schedule, or whatever, then I would discourage a late waking time. If it's fine for you if she gets her sleep by skipping naps and sleeping later in the morning, then I don't see anything inherently wrong with that. Best wishes, Ericka |
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"bizby40" wrote in message ... "ChitaShines" wrote in message ... Is it better to let a toddler sleep as late as they want or keep them on a schedule and have them up by a certain time in the morning? My 28 MO DD has been sleeping longer than usual in the mornings. Of course this has been interferring w/ her PM nap which is she isn't taking one. She just plays in her bed until I go get her. Thoughts? What's "better" is what works for you both. If her lack of an afternoon nap is causing a problem for either of you, for example if she get's cranky and tired by dinnertime, it might be something you need to address. However, if she's happy and getting enough overall sleep, and if her schedule works with yours, there's no reason to feel that you need to artificially move it around to be more typical. My DD is doing this at 20 months. She's started sleeping until about 9:00 in the mornings, going to bed about 9:00 at night, and not napping at all during the day (although I'm putting her in her crib for a "Rest time" in the afternoon, she sits, looks at books, and talks to her dragon-she does the same the two days a week she's at MDO). Maybe once or twice a week, she'll actually fall asleep during rest time. If I wake her up earlier, I don't get a baby who naps, I get a cranky, tired child all day. So, I'm kind of resigned to having a non-napping toddler who seems to do fine on 12 hours straight of sleep. And, since most toddler activities, playgroups and the like don't seem to start before 10:00, it's really not an issue. |
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Chita, the deal is that kids sleep a given amount in a 24 hour period
(and some need more than others). Biologically, as long as they get a good long stretch at night, it doesn't matter if they go to bed early and get up early, or go to bed late and get up late, or nap early or late, long or short. What DOES matter is the impacts of the sleep schedule (whether set or ad hoc) on behaviour, activities and parental convenience. So, you can play with the chunks of sleep time a bit. You have to arrange things so they are optimized for everyone based on the specific needs of kid, parent and household circumstances - so the kid is rested and not grouchy, that they get to participate in the activities they should, and that the parents are not pulling their hair out. I'm mom of three - just to give you a for instance, it worked out better for us to have kids go to bed later than average and sleep in a bit later than average (so they weren't underfoot really early when I was trying to get ready for work, make lunches etc. etc.). This was strictly based on what worked for our family circumstances and preferences - if I put my preschoolers to bed at 7 or 8 pm, I'd see their shiny faces at 5 or 6 am...when I'd druther they were sleeping. For us, late and very long napping was also the kiss of death i.e. if kiddos had a long nap later in the afternoon, they would be revved up and awake half the night, and I would be DYING since I needed to go to bed!! (nothing worse than being exhausted and wanting to go to bed and having a bright cheery 2 year old bouncing off the walls at 11 pm). No best answer - just what is going to work for you as a family, given everything you've got on your plate. M |
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"ChitaShines" wrote in message ... Is it better to let a toddler sleep as late as they want or keep them on a schedule and have them up by a certain time in the morning? My 28 MO DD has been sleeping longer than usual in the mornings. Of course this has been interferring w/ her PM nap which is she isn't taking one. She just plays in her bed until I go get her. Thoughts? Personally, I never wake children up when they're sleeping, with the exception of something in the morning - school, appointment, whatever. DD will be 1 - in 8 days!!! - and she's in bed about 830-9ish. The last week or so, though, she's been sleeping VERY long. Often hasn't gotten up until around 11am at least. I do blame this on the heat that we've had here, so if it's abnormally hot where you are, or if it's just downright hot, she could just be sleeping through the heat. Babies tend to deal with heat a lot better while sleeping. I had concerns and even called my mom (as well as asked a girl friend with a little one similar in age) and it was confirmed by both that the chances of late sleeping is because of the heat, and also the lack of appetite! I would say as long as she's going to bed at a reasonable time, let her sleep unless you have something on your adgenda for the morning or if this new schedule she's getting into is not working for you. If it's working for you, then let it go. She won't starve or sleep herself to death DS refused to nap during the afternoon by about 2ish years of age. I didn't even bother fighting with him anymore and it worked fine for me, and for us. |
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ChitaShines wrote: Is it better to let a toddler sleep as late as they want or keep them on a schedule and have them up by a certain time in the morning? My 28 MO DD has been sleeping longer than usual in the mornings. She may be going through a growth spurt. My general rule is, if he wants to sleep, let him. -L. |
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