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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. WHY?[/quote]
NP here.  This one is easy.  Until you are in a solid routine of staying awake every day, the bedtime will continue to fluctuate.[/quote]
Ok, I will try even harder. I’m already putting so much into keeping him awake. Every other day or so, it’s like a trophy when DH gets home “he didn’t nap today!” We get so excited and hopeful.[/quote]
Keep at it!  OP I yelled at my kids to stay awake in the back seat of the car so many times that it became a family joke.  "Look mommy, Larla is falling asleep!"  Big reaction from me.  Roars of laughter from both kids.    [/quote]

Op here. Yes I try this a lot. The big kids try to help by talking to him and asking him questions.

I appreciate advise from everyone about his naps but if it could be avoided I would already avoid it. Promise it’s foremost in my mind every day from 12-6. (a noon nap won’t always kill the evening). I cannot cut off all driving before 6pm.

I think it’s the transition from 2yo naps to not needing one. It’s like he just can’t quiiiite make it all day.

Hopefully better sleep just begets better sleep. [/quote]

As everyone says, put him to bed earlier. If he can get all his sleep at night, you won’t have to fight so hard to keep him awake, or to put an overtired cranky mess to bed.

A 7:00 bedtime may mess with family life for a while, but so does having mom sobbing on the floor night after night. We do what we have to do. [/quote]

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