WWYD re- vacation and nap

AWD

We are at the beach with another family who have kids 6 and 8. DS (2.5) is soooo hyper from playing with them that he has been talking for an hour during nap. Everyone else except he and I are on the beach so the house is quiet. Would you leave him since he's not fussing or get him up even though he will be a holy terror by 7 and you know he's going to bed past his bedtime (which is 8) it will be more like 9 or 10 tonight since we have plans.

Zenya

I'd let him nap wherever - maybe he'll pass out in a stroller later. 

butterbeansmama

There have been times when Preston is so wound up from the day that it takes him what seems like forever to fall alseep. Eventually, I have to go in there and tell him that it is time to nap and that he needs to close his eyes and go to sleep. This usually works.

Good luck! It was a short phase and he now will take a nap and fall alseep immediately (especially after being at the beach or pool for a few hours) no problem.

Addicted2thenot

I second the stroller nap

When DS was that age we would schedule stroller naps into our days on vacation. Otherwise he would be a disaster at dinner.

I used to take a long walk until he fell asleep then stroll up to a quiet place by the pool & lay in the sun while he napped 

Brewster

PMQ:

We had the same issue when we went to Florida for a week earlier in the year.

Since he went to be later than normal every night we let him babble until falling asleep at naptime, and we moved naptime ahead by about an hour. By the second day he was falling asleep faster at naptime and it all worked out.

I know all kids are different though...mine *needs* to rest/sleep during the day, no question about it.

ETA: My kids hasn't napped anywhere but in a crib or pack and play since he was 10 months old, otherwise that would be my suggestion!

This 100%. ?There is no way in the world Noah would nap in the stroller at this point. ?Hasn't since he was an infant. ?I'd wait it out. ?

Brewster

PMQ:

We had the same issue when we went to Florida for a week earlier in the year.

Since he went to be later than normal every night we let him babble until falling asleep at naptime, and we moved naptime ahead by about an hour. By the second day he was falling asleep faster at naptime and it all worked out.

I know all kids are different though...mine *needs* to rest/sleep during the day, no question about it.

ETA: My kids hasn't napped anywhere but in a crib or pack and play since he was 10 months old, otherwise that would be my suggestion!

This 100%. ?There is no way in the world Noah would nap in the stroller at this point. ?Hasn't since he was an infant. ?I'd wait it out. ?

asned

Brittyn has never napped in the stroller, ever, so I'm in the wait it out or go in and say "ok it's time to quiet down and nap".

Brittyn actually did that today. One of my friends came over that she absolutely adores and she was so excited from her being here that she didn't go to sleep after I laid her down for almost 2 HRS!!!