What age do most toddlers stop having day sleeps

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Michelle has messaged us asking: “at what age do most toddlers stop having day sleeps? My 19month old never goes down without a LONG fight, which results in a frustrated mummy and a distraught son. Often I give up (after an hour) and let him up. He normally goes to bed at 7.30 but at this age, and with these fights, is it better to put him down earlier and skip the day sleep? Or is it my routine that’s out? I’m also considering a toddler bed but he doesn’t always sleep through either… Sigh. Please help!”

Posted by Michelle, 30/03/13

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- - shaneanddan said
  - 27 Jan 2016
    8:45 pm
My eldest son was the same. At 18 months he dropped his day sleep but would be in bed for 5:30. That really worked For us and he would sleep Ewan through. He is 6 now and his bedtime is still only 7
- - dannsbuild said
  - 29 Sep 2015
    6:23 pm
Great! There are really very interesting comments on this!
- - Mis Jo said
  - 09 Sep 2014
    1:49 pm
I really think it all varies from baby to baby!
- - jabelle said
  - 24 Jul 2014
    10:56 am
My 19 month old gets up at 6.15am and goes to bed at 6.15pm ( a version of Tizzie Hall’s Save Our Sleep 7-7 routine), he sleeps for 2 hours from 10am-12noon.
- - Michelle said
  - 02 Jul 2014
    11:40 am
Our DD was about 2 years old.
- - shareem said
  - 19 May 2014
    9:59 pm
It depends upon the child. One of our daughters stopped every day naps around 18mths and fully around 2 years. Our youngest, 27mths, still naps regularly but not every day, maybe 4-5 times a week. We do find their day naps are taken more easily if we put them down a little later as they got older and the naps got shorter. We never let them sleep past 3:30pm. Our daughters go to bed at 7pm and get up around 6:30am.
- - alioop said
  - 25 Mar 2014
    10:45 pm
I’m hoping no time before 3 – the day bps is my sanity saver!! My son is 26 months and still sleeps 2 to : hours during the day
- - meltingmoment said
  - 02 Dec 2013
    10:15 am
Hope you managed to find the answer you were looking for.
- - mggarner said
  - 28 Nov 2013
    3:20 pm
When and did you stop with the day sleeps?
- - mggarner said
  - 27 Nov 2013
    3:35 pm
3 years of age for our first daughter
- - meltingmoment said
  - 27 Oct 2013
    1:11 pm
Mine stopped day sleep in 3 year old kinder – so not long after she had turned 3.
- - snoopy said
  - 25 Oct 2013
    2:40 pm
Every child is different with this, there is no set age. You will just have to try and read her signs and see what happens if you try and cut the day sleep out.
- - lynzstevo said
  - 31 Aug 2013
    10:16 pm
As Lovi suggested, let her lead you. That’s what I did with my kids
- - lynzstevo said
  - 28 Aug 2013
    8:46 pm
All kids are different. My daughter stopped having day sleeps around 18 months. My son is 2.5 and will still have occasional day sleeps, it depends how well he slept the night before.
- - a-edwards said
  - 21 Aug 2013
    3:29 pm
I’d say 2 to stop afternoon naps. But they go back to a nap when they start kindy again
- - kjgarner said
  - 30 Jul 2013
    11:09 am
they will let you know when they are ready
- - gigi said
  - 21 Jul 2013
    6:28 pm
Both my boys stopped having day sleeps around 2. The only saving grace is knowing they’ll go to bed earlier! I never tried to make my boys have naps once they didn’t show signs of being tired and needing one.
- - kjgarner said
  - 04 Jul 2013
    1:35 pm
by the time my daughter turned 3 years old is when she stopped having day naps
- - golanth99@hotmail.com said
  - 02 Jul 2013
    5:15 pm
I’m hoping my 21/2 old keeps her day sleeps for awhile, she has started to rebel, I think it is an individual thing and if they are happy to sleep I’d let them
- - jodie80 said
  - 30 Jun 2013
    8:49 pm
every child is different they will let you know when they don’t want to sleep any more.