When is bedtime for your 3-year-old?

californiafrog7905

HC and I have had a verrrrry different set of opinions on whether it's time for her to go to bed or not the past 4-5 nights, and I'm getting worn out with the process!  She still consistently takes a 1-2 hour nap at school and home, and we have to get her up between 6:30-6:45 to get ready to go in the mornings.  She's been going down around 8:15-8:30 but lately it's like she gets a third wind and pitches fit after fit for me to go in there, get her something, etc.  Then 45-60 min later she's out.  And I'm exhausted!  So....are we putting her down too early?  I know it varies, but what's your basic sleep schedule for your 3-year-old?  TIA!

hthomas02

Finn, who is almost 4, goes to bed at 7:30 and he comes out of his room when Mr Sun comes up at 7am, though I know he is awake almost every morning before 7am.  A year ago he was going to bed at 7pm.  Bedtime has gotten harder for us in this last year and so we had to institute a reward chart for him that seems to be helping.

oh and Finn is napping only about 50% of the days, he does quiet time everyday for two hours while riley (and if we can, Kellen and momma!) naps, and about 50% of the time he ends up falling asleep.  I don't ever let him sleep past 3 though no matter what time he fell asleep.  everyone is up at 3.

maykat

At 3, Alec was in bed at 7 am.  Almost 4 and he's around 7:30-7:45.  We too are struggling with bed time. 

slwprincess

Bedtime is 8:30.  Wake up on school days (TWTh) at 6 am.  He only gets a 2 hr nap at school.  He makes up for it on the days he is home and takes a 3 or even 4 hr nap.  We do go thru phases of fighting bedtime but we are just consistent and he gets over it after a few nights.

andrea922

hthomas02:

Finn, who is almost 4, goes to bed at 7:30 and he comes out of his room when Mr Sun comes up at 7am, though I know he is awake almost every morning before 7am.  A year ago he was going to bed at 7pm.  Bedtime has gotten harder for us in this last year and so we had to institute a reward chart for him that seems to be helping.

Almost exactly the same for my Finn, who was 3 in February - we go upstairs at 7, he is in his room with lights off by 7:30, and he is usually asleep immediately. He stopped napping around 2.5 so he doesn't sleep through the day. His sun comes up at 7:10, but I know he is up sometimes before that, he just stays in his bed and sings or talks. This week he has slept in past 7:30 twice, which was heaven.

DzsGirl

Reid (who will be 3 in August) goes to bed at 8:00. He wakes up between 8:00-8:30 most mornings and still takes a 2 hour nap every day (he takes after his Mommy, he likes to sleep

K&P414

Tess goes to bed between 8:30-9:00 and wakes up at 8:00 or later.

dbryson

Ridge, who just turned 4, goes to bed at 8:30.  We start the process of bath, reading books, prayers, cleaning room, etc at 7:45.

He is usually up at 6:15 and doesn't take a nap.  Both of my boys take after DH who doesn't need a lot of sleep.  I on the other hand function best with 8-hours.

mmd7999

John just turned four and goes to bed around 8 or 830 IF he naps. he is in bed but could be up talking and playing quietly for another half hour to a hour.  Around 3 he stopped napping consistently.  If he doesnt nap he is in bed at 7p and passes out.  I'd say this has been our schedule since he was 3 also 

myrall

Geneva's bedtime begins at 7 and she's usually in the bed by 7:30. She's awake to start the day between 6 & 6:30. On the weekends, she'll mostly let us sleep at least until 7.

I have found it to be absolutely true with us that the later we put her to bed, the earlier she gets up. If we're good about getting her to sleep by 7:30, she'll sleep even later in the mornings. She also takes a 1.5-2 hour nap at school.

MrsL1022

We start the bedtime routine around 7 and he is usually down by 7:45/8pm. Lately it's the latter b/c of all of the shenanigans that have been taking place on his part. However, in fairness he is still napping for 2-3 hours a day in the afternoon. He's still sleeping now at 7:40 this morning so he's getting about 11-12 hrs a night. 

AugustaBride04

Hailey is giving up her nap and naps once, maybe twice a week at most. On days she naps, bedtime is usually 9:00. Then the shenanigans start with pottying, water, etc. I actually dread bedtime on days that she naps bc it can take her 30 mins - 1 hour to go to sleep. Now, a typical day where she doesn't nap, she goes to bed at 8:00 exactly and passes out immediately. Either way she wakes up every morning between 8:15 - 8:45 am.  I will say that once she turned 3 she really started perfecting the art of stalling and coming up with every excuse in the book to not go to sleep. I think she actually fought to keep herself awake. The no naps have made a huge difference for us. We still do quiet time for an hour or more everyday.

Alison422

Caroline goes to bed around 8-8:30.  But she also still takes at least a 2 hour nap everyday.  On the nights she doesn't want to go to bed she is just in her room reading books and talking to her stuffed animals until she falls asleep.