Tired 2.5 year old?

[Meyou]

I have a 2.5 year old who has problems listening and following rules in the morning but is lovely in the afternoon. Do you think she might benefit from a short AM nap? Normally, I would think she is way too old but she's very pleasant after a 2.5 hour nap (she has to be woken up) so I'm starting to think she's just tired in the morning....

Thoughts? I'm going to try a nap this am and see how it goes.

She napped in the morning until 19 months and then transitioned to one nap quite well after about a week.

[Meyou]

Well, she fell asleep in less than 5 minutes so I think she is tired when she gets here. We'll see how her mood is when I wake her up in a little bit.

[MichellesKiddos]

I have a 23mo dcg who is exactly like this! ALL of our problems are in the morning, and she arrives at about 545am. After her afternoon nap, which she usually has to be woken up from, she is sweet as pie. I think maybe I'll try an early morning nap for her and see if that helps! For some reason, that idea never occurred to me:confused:

[Meyou]

She slept for 45 minutes and has been easy peasy ever since. We'll try again next week and see how it goes.

[Country Kids]

I have one like this but I know if I lay them down in the morning there is no way this child will sleep in the afternoon!!!! I would rather fight them in the morning then give up my quiet naptime in the afternoon.