Does your 4 y/o still nap?

MamatoA2010 · February 2014

I know this is probably a stupid question and I apologize in advance but my DD just turned 4 and hasn't napped in a year and a half. She still needs it as she conks out in the car in the late afternoon all the time. Does your 4 y/o still nap? Just wondering...

shadypines · February 2014

No

MamatoA2010 · February 2014

@ShadyPines920- I thought most people would say that. Thanks!

RayRay007 · February 2014

My kid hasn't napped since she turned 2

colliebabe · February 2014

My two year old dropped her nap.

I am really trying to encourage "quiet time."

Reagan1010 · February 2014

DS stopped napping right when he turned 3. He still had to lay quietly in his room for an hour every day. He will look at books, play with puzzles, matchbox cars...anything quiet is fine. About once a month he will actually fall asleep. He is extremely active and really needs that time to calm down and rest. It also saves my sanity!

angelashly · February 2014

My 3 year old only naps at DC. I wish I could get her to nap at home.

NoSoup4You · February 2014

I'm pretending that I did not open this thread. A world without naps is my worst nightmare.

flyingsaucer · February 2014

We had to force my 5 year old to stop napping at 5.5 because Kimdergarten was starting (and they rest, not nap). We still make him have a "rest time" for 45-60 mins on weekends (if we are home and have no plans). At "rest" he can lay in my bed and relax, watch a movie, play with toys, etc. I find that his afternoons are better if he has a little down time. My 3 year old still naps. Eff that noise

wino2006 · February 2014

Only at daycare-then she is up until 9-10pm.

chevronseven · February 2014

I teach 4 year old preschool and they nap for kind of a long time. (2-2.5 hrs) But most of them are in very unstable home situations and don't get the recommended amount of sleep at night. The ones that don't need to sleep the whole time are allowed to quietly look at books or draw. To those of you saying you wish your kids would nap, you should ask your day care if they use certain music at naptime and see if you can get a copy; the routine of falling asleep to that might just be enough to help them nap at home!

allrightmeow · February 2014

My DD is 5 and she takes naps. She'll come upstairs and snuggle up and be out. She'll come right out and say she is tired.

Assembly_Reqd · February 2014

Yes. 2.5 to 3 hours a day

melody921 · February 2014

Most days. It helps that he's in daycare and they have nap time. Sometimes he fights us on the weekends, but we impose quiet time even if he's not sleeping.

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