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[quote=Anonymous]Need help and advice! My almost 3 year old has been a great sleeper and napper but about a month ago started not being able to fall asleep for hours at night. Typical schedule was 7:30pm to 7am and then a 90 min nap around 1:30pm. She started not being able to fall asleep until 9 or 9:30pm every single night. She doesn’t even protest going to bed at 7:30, she just talks and plays in her bed until she eventually falls asleep. We tried waking her up from naps after an hour but it hasn’t helped her fall asleep any earlier at night unfortunately.

This past week we decided to cut the cord and not have her nap, and it has been a nightmare. She genuinely wants to nap in the afternoon and asks to go to sleep, and is so cranky now from 2pm until bedtime, which is now 7pm. It’s incredibly unpleasant for everyone.

Could this just be a phase/regression (she turns 3 next month) and we should hold tight with one hour naps even she falls asleep late? Or let it go and just end naps for good, despite the crankiness and desire for a nap?

How long does it typically take for a child to adjust to no naps and be ok in the afternoon without one?[/quote]

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