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[quote=Anonymous]That naptime is a nightmare for my kids, even though it is a very common nap time. Every time they nap from 1-3 they stay up till 9:30 or 10. If they nap earlier - 11-1 or 12-2, then they can sleep around 8pm. My toddler who goes to daycare has that naptime which I can’t do anything about because all the daycares have that schedule. I even attempted to find a new daycare with an earlier nap and found no options around where I live.

My preschooler went to a daycare with the same schedule in the summer and it was horrible until he returned to preschool in the fall with an earlier and shorter naptime. He started sleeping at 7:30pm-8 again, so I know it was the timing.

My kids still need naps, but they just do way better with an earlier nap. Waking up at 3PM is way too close to bedtime and not enough time to get tired if bedtime is 7pm.

Your wake time schedule is also very lopsided. If your kid wakes up at 5AM, and naps at 1PM. That’s a gap of 8 hours. He wakes up at 3PM, and is asked to sleep at 7:30-8 PM. That’s a gap of only 4.5 to 5 hours, and this time, the child is expected to sleep through the night. I would move the nap earlier. If your child goes to daycare, then unfortunately, it is just something you have to accept. [/quote]

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