Help, my 4 year old has given up naps
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JanT Said,
I am at witt's end here. My 4 year old refuses to go to sleep during naptime. He will lay there and talk to himself quietly and make up stories but will not go to sleep.
He says sleeping in the daytime is for babies and he is not a baby. He takes his rest but does not go to sleep. If he didn't get so cranky in the evenings because he was tired I wouldn't care but he is pretty touchy come supper time.
Trev Said,
Maybe you could change his naptime to a little later in the day, plus plan some quiet time right before the naptime to get him relaxed.
If he is laying there nice at naptime maybe at that time he is just not tired yet. Maybe a healthy snack before hand could help to. Just some ideas to try.
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