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dropping naps

What to Do When Your Toddler Refuses to Take a Nap

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 by valplowman

Is your toddler resisting naps? Don’t ditch nap time just yet! Learn why naps are still essential for young children, how to handle nap refusal, and tips to improve your …

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Categories Naps, Sleep Problems, Toddler Tags dropping naps 8 Comments

Preschoolers and Naps: Dropping the Last Nap Info

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 by valplowman
Preschooler lying down and covering her eyes with her forearm. Her arm has closed eyes drawn on it.

Do preschoolers need a daily nap? Find out what age the nap should be dropped, signs your child is ready to drop it, and how to tell if your child …

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Categories Naps, Preschooler Tags dropping naps, healthy sleep habits, rest time 4 Comments

Moving Baby From 4-3 Naps: All You Need to Know

September 17, 2024October 16, 2023 by valplowman
baby napping in the crib

Wondering when to drop your baby’s fourth nap? Find out the best age to drop to 3 naps, signs baby is ready for it, how to drop that 4th nap, …

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Naps for Baby-Preschoolers

December 19, 2024February 27, 2023 by valplowman

Throughout each day with your baby, you will follow an eat/wake/sleep cycle. This means you have many naps each day. As your baby gets older, you start to drop naps. …

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One Nap Schedules Perfect for Your Toddler

January 18, 2023October 3, 2022 by valplowman
Napping toddler

When should a toddler move to one nap? Find out signs your toddler is ready for one nap, the best age for it, what your schedule should look like on …

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Dropping the Morning Nap Transition Time

February 25, 2025June 20, 2022 by valplowman
Toddler boy with blue eyes looking at the camera.

Signs your toddler is ready getting to transition to one nap. Toddlers are usually not quite ready to drop the morning nap all at once, but have some transition time. …

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Categories Naps, Pretoddler Tags dropping naps, poll results 164 Comments

Dropping the 3rd Nap: Impact on Baby’s Schedule

October 15, 2024March 7, 2022 by valplowman
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How baby’s schedule should change (and should NOT change) when dropping the third nap. This should be 6-10 months old. When a baby drops naps, you usually don’t drop that …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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