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How many naps

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amother

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 5:23 pm

How many naps a day is normal for a 1 year old child?

amother

NeonGreen

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 5:24 pm

2 at 12 months. 1 around 15-18 months.

amother

Mintgreen

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 5:28 pm

My one year old generally does two. Sometimes skips his second if I didn’t catch that yawn in time and then he gets overtired. But he really does need that second nap.

amother

NeonGreen

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 5:29 pm

amother Mintgreen wrote:

My one year old generally does two. Sometimes skips his second if I didn’t catch that yawn in time and then he gets overtired. But he really does need that second nap.

Most babies transition to an afternoon nap only.

tichellady

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 5:34 pm

One or two

amother

Currant

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 5:35 pm

My kids switch to 1 nap at a year, but some don't drop the second nap till closer to 18 months

amother

Junglegreen

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 6:53 pm

I work with toddlers-each kid needs a different naptime and length of nap, so its hard to determine..

amother

Burlywood

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 6:59 pm

Every kid is different. But most of my kids had 1 nap at 1 years old.

amother

Mulberry

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 7:04 pm

At what age do they usually drop naps completely?

amother

Currant

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 7:26 pm

amother Mulberry wrote:

At what age do they usually drop naps completely?

Again depends on the kid. My just turned 2 year old is starting to drop it. There are kids in my 4 year olds class who still take a serious nap every day

amother

Burlywood

Tue, Aug 22 2023, 7:29 pm

amother Mulberry wrote:

At what age do they usually drop naps completely?

Also depends on the child. My 4 year old still naps.

amother

Thu, Aug 24 2023, 7:29 pm

amother NeonGreen wrote:

2 at 12 months. 1 around 15-18 months.

Thanks.

amother

Thu, Aug 24 2023, 7:31 pm

amother NeonGreen wrote:

2 at 12 months. 1 around 15-18 months.

Do you know around how long the naps should be?

Ima Piano

Thu, Aug 24 2023, 7:37 pm

My 16 month old naps for 2.5 hrs every day

amother

Seablue

Thu, Aug 24 2023, 7:39 pm

My kids all dropped the second nap before their first birthday but this 1 nap was long- 2-3 hours.

amother

Maroon

Thu, Aug 24 2023, 8:14 pm

Three of my kids kept the second nap until age 2. Two dropped it closer to age 1.

Every kid is different. And the amount of time they nap is different. In theory 1-2 hours is a normal range. But some kids sleep less than that. And some (I had one of these) sleep for hours until you wake them up. As long as it's working for you and your child, it doesn't really matter what other kids do.

FTR, none of my kids were in daycare/babysitting. If they were, they might not have kept the nap for as long.

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