Changing from Two Naps to One
Signs your child still needs two naps a day
Your child needs two daily naps if . . .
- he is under one year of age. (Note: A small percentage of younger babies are ready to drop to one nap. If all other signs point to one nap, you can make the switch early.)
- he sometimes talks, plays, resists, or fusses when you put him down for a nap, but he always ends up falling asleep and sleeping for an hour or more.
- he almost always falls asleep in the car.
- missing a nap makes him cranky and fussy.
- he gets whiny, fussy, easily frustrated, or has tantrums three to four hours after waking up.
- he often misses naps because you’re on-the-go, but when you are home he takes two good naps.
