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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do they nap?

If so, stop the naps.[/quote]

Here are typical days for 3yo
1. Falls asleep in car or on couch at 3pm, can’t hack a whole day. Might stay up till 10
2. Falls asleep in car or couch at 5-6pm. Argh. We have a friend hand out with us until 11:30
3. Today = stayed awake! Played soccer with me and ran hard in the evening. Ready for bed sort of between 8:30-9:40 (done 8:30 but big kids were still getting ready and we did some more stories). Finally fell asleep 10:40. [b]WHY?[/b][/quote]

Because he’s very overtired.

It’s counterintuitive but the later you let him stay up, the harder it is for him to fall asleep. I’d bet anything if you had bedtime routine done and him in bed by 7 instead of 8:30-9:40 (?!) he’d have fallen asleep within 30 mins of being in bed. It sounds like you have no consistent routine for him and are getting him ready for bed WAY too late for a 3 yo.

Also, do not let him nap! You can’t really prevent the car naps but you absolutely can prevent the couch naps.[/quote]

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