What is a suitable bedtime for a 2 and a half year old?
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My suggestion would be to make sure she only naps for about 2 hours. Longer then that and it could interfer with her night sleep. I put my 2 year old daughter to bed at 8. A two year old should get a total of 13 hours of sleep a day ( try 11 at night with a 2 hour nap once a day). If she gets most of that at night, then her nap could be shorter. But it sounds like your daughter doesn't get enough sleep and could almost be over tired. I hope some of this helped - good luck!
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7 pm is good
Having kids 'change' by growing up is difficult, because what works at 1 1/2 yrs old doesn't work 6 months later.
Try putting her to bed later, and maybe see if she needs a nap, - you really didn't address whether she takes a nap or not.
But the better question might be to ask, how much sleep does she need.
Try to put her to sleep at 8 o'clock every night.That's the best time for kids at her age!!
7 PM is too early in my opinion. She is already telling you that.
just let her sleep whenever she's sleepy, she needs lots of sleep..
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7 pm is good but this won't work if she is sleeping into late afetrnoon. If you had a 3 hr sleep and woke at 4pm you could not go back to sleep by 7pm.
Maybe 7pm if she hasn't had an afternoon sleep and 8.30 if she has. I would be waking her after 1.5 hrs though.
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7pm is a good time. My 4 year old wakes at 7 am, takes a 1 1/2 hour nap after lunch, and goes to bed at 7 pm. I'd suggest not letting her sleep more than 2 hours in the day, but otherwise it sounds fine.
i would say no later than 8pm
also if she has to have a nap don't make it any more than half an hour and try make it earlier. think about it would you want to go to bed if you had just woken from a nap 3 hours ago. i wouldn't.
I used to let my son have a nap later but found it was a nighmare getting him to sleep at night. so i put him down at half 11 now and he's always glad to get to bed by half 7 now.
Keep perservering - you'll get there. also when she wakes through the night - don't speak to her just put her straight back to bed (no re-action)
Good luck honey and i hope this helps x
My 4 yr old daughter doesnt go to sleep til about 4 am (yes, 4am..) and she sleeps most of the day. She hasnt had a good sleeping pattern since she was born. We have tried EVERYTHING and nothing works. We just live with it and hopes she will sleep good when she goes to prepschool next year. It's a good thing i dont care about getting good sleep. =P
So, my advice? Try everything and if nothing works, give up and live with it. ^_^
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some bedtimes for some babys dont work on all babys.....Always have her nap and bedtime the sametime everyday if possible. i myself think in the summer time 8 oclock or so is about right,if she gets up really early. her nap during the day should should be about30 minutes after lunch and no longer than 1 and 1/2 hrs. I found that not feeding them close to bedtime at night and always taking a warm bath before bed helps too.I have grandbabys that dont go to bed well also.I also say prayers with them and read a story but then thats it,and when they get up firmly let them no that its not acceptable. Do not give in or they will try to stay up later and later!!!Be firm on bedtime and naptime.because as a parent you need your rest and personal time so that you can be a good parent.Try not to give sweets after lunch and never give caffeine!!!If baby gets up at day break it might be better to break nap up into an hr after breakfast and an hr after lunch also give an early lunch and try to get supper fed to her atleast by 5pm.let her play out and run around alot in the afternoo then after supper let her know that this is quiter play time-color,dolls,puzzles,no loud activities. make bath time long and enjoyable if you can and finish evening with cuddling with both kids and talking about what a good day the family had. Make sure the snack at night is about 1 hr before bed or at least 30 min and nothing with sugar or caffeine-remember chocalate will stimulate children also.Ihope this helps because ive been there!!
The best bedtime for a person of *any* age is when they are tired. If you are putting her to bed when she *isn't* tired, she won't sleep well. Change the bedtime and see if that works well for her.
She needs to sleep a total of 11 to 12 hours a day. Add it all up and see if maybe she's getting too many hours during the day at naptime.
Other than that, keep at it. I know you don't want to hear that you will need to put her back to bed 6,294 times before she gets it, but you do lol. Just keep taking her back to bed, do not listen to her reason for getting up, don't even talk to her if you can help it, just keep taking her back ... she'll eventually get it, promise!
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7pm seems too early. I would aim more for 8pm.
My daughter is almost 2 yrs., goes down around 8-8:30 and gets up at 7am. Takes a nap in the afternoon. Seems to do ok with about 11 hrs. of sleep at night, with a nap during day.
No later than 8 p.m.
yes, you should move the bedtime to 9 pm.
Do not stress, this will allow you to enjoy your daughter more.
We have a 2 year old son and I usually put him to bed anywhere between 7:30pm and 8:30pm, depending on the kind of day it's been, when he napped, etc...
So you could try a bit later of a bed time, maybe 8pm and see if that makes a difference. She could also just be going through a phase and will get over it eventually. Unfortunately one of those things that they don't tell you about when you sign up for parenthood! LOL
While the bedtime hour is important, look at the overall sleep picture. How many hours is she sleeping in a 24-hour period. My daughter is just over 2 and for about the past year she has needed about 13 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period to be at her best. She generally sleeps 10 or 10-1/2 hours at night and 2-3 hours during her nap. I try to get her down around 8, but lately it's more like 8:30 and she's probably asleep by 9 and gets up at 7. Then naptime is about 1-4 or so. We don't let her nap past 4 because otherwise it's really tough to get her down at night. We have occasional days where my daughter won't nap, and on those days we put her down at about 7.
I would think that if your daughter naps until 4 that getting her down again at 7 is too early, so either end the nap earlier or push the bedtime a little later. Kids her age do need lots of sleep, but it may not be as much as you think.
its hard at this time of the year due toi the light nights. My 3 year old twins usually go to bed at 7pm and I have been having the same trouble as you with the light nights. I would advise now at this age to try and knock the daytime naps on the head, and keep her as stimulated as possible through the day. Bath time at 6pm and wind down time with the story then she ought to be ready for sleep at the appropriate bed time. This is usually easier through the winter but once she gets used to it, she'll soon settle down.
Hi. obviously the situation will be different for any child but here's what works for mine: Up at 7am, nap from 12pm to 3pm, and then in bed at 9pm. I have a very strongwilled 2 1/2 year-old, but this has really worked for us.
Good Luck
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