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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Ours dropped her nap at 2. We’re lucky if she sleeps 10 hours, her mood definitely improves with more. As do ours! [/b]Some kids can’t downshift as easily. the more tired ours is, the likelihood of less sleep increases. Melatonin exacerbated her bedtime resistance. It’s a party. [/quote]

This is my 3 year old too. Dropped the nap the week she turned 2 and never went back, despite our best efforts. She now only naps in the car when we’re on long road trips; never naps at home. She goes to bed at 6:30-7, sometimes even a bit earlier if we can get dinner/bedtime routine done early. It’s harder in the summer when it’s light out longer. We also have a 5 year old who goes to bed at 7 so it’s easier to keep them both on that same schedule but probably at least 2 nights per week we do manage to get the 3 year old to sleep by 6:30, usually on days she’s been playing outside a lot it’s easier to get her to sleep earlier. She pretty reliably wakes up at 6, and it is super rare she sleeps past 6:30am. So usually about 11 hours/24 hr period and has been that way since she turned 2.

Finally just accepted she’s a low sleep needs kid. Though she is in a remarkably better mood on the rare occasions she gets closer to 12 hours so I WISH she would do that more often!

(My 5 year old napped til age 4 and always slept later in the morning so at age 3 he was getting closer to 14 hours sleep per 24 hr period. Very different kids/all kids really are different)
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