How Many Of Your Kids Actually Sleep During Nap Time?

[Christina72684]

I have two 3yr old boys that fight naptime every day. One of them rarely naps at all, but does stay on his cot. The other boy cries a lot because he hates sleeping. Sometimes bother other kids, and sometimes just lay there. I've read here and there that kids don't have to nap, that just relaxing and resting is good enough, but it would be nice if they all slept so they didn't bother other kids and I could get some work done.

[momofsix]

I have a couple of older (over 5) kids that don't need a nap every day. All my kids sleep in one room, so they need to stay on their sleeping bag and rest or read a book quietly. If they are noisy their book gets taken away and they need to lay down like the others. After everyone else has fallen asleep they may color or do some other quiet activity that they can do on their own.
At 3 I would think your boys still need a nap. I would do a looooong walk in the morning and lots of outside time. Make sure they're burning all that energy up!

[2ndFamilyDC]

Out of 7 kids I have one 3 YO boy that fights the sleeping, he doesn't disturb the other kids but he does disturb me. He ends up falling asleep 30 minutes before naptime is over so is of course sleeping when the other kids get up and then he gets up. His older brother was the same way for me sadly. Not much you can do about it, just live with it, it is what it is.

[godiva83]

All of my DCK's nap for atleast 1.5 hours most days they nap from 12:30-2:30

[laundrymom]

All 10 plus the dog. Lol.

When they outgrow nap. They outgrow me

[Cat Herder]

All 10 plus the dog. Lol.

When they outgrow nap. They outgrow me

Same here...except 6 kids, the dog and 4 cats.

[sharlan]

3 yo sleeps, 4 yo doesn't

3 yo gets up anywhere from 4:30 AM to 6 AM, so he's tired by 12.

4 yo gets up anywhere from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM, so he's not so tired during the day.

[CountryMommy]

All four of mine sleep from 1:00 to 2:30-3:00. They range from 9 months to 3 years old.

[Meyou]

All of them everyday. I have one that wakes after 1.5 hours but she plays very quietly in the playroom once she wakes.

[SunflowerMama]

All 10 plus the dog. Lol.

When they outgrow nap. They outgrow me

Same here except the dog .

[nannyde]

All 10 plus the dog. Lol.

When they outgrow nap. They outgrow me

I put my two dogs down shortly after the kids go down. If they don't have "fur share" snuggle time in the afternoon the puppy is UNLIVEABLE in the evening.

[permanentvacation]

All of mine ( 7 of them right now) sleep every day for nap!
Mine are ages 1-3 1/2 years old.

[Jewels]

All of my kids under age 4 nap every day, otherwise I have two 5 yr old girls that don't nap, and my son who is close to 5, I just started letting him stay up, since the girls didn't nap, I felt bad making my son take a nap while they watched a movie, so I decided hes close to kindergarten anyways, one of the 5 yr olds still falls asleep during the movie...but otherwise everyone falls asleep, no one fights it.

[tbutler]

All mine are sleep...(2) 3 year olds and (1) 4 year old and my 1.5 year old beagle/golden retriever mix is asleep too!

[MommyMuffin]

All sleep except 1yo DCB who never slept as an infant either. He has to stay in pnp like everyone else. No other dcprovider would take him because he wont nap. I might have to stop taking him too. I'm trying to give him time but I'm not sure how much longer.