Soothing2Sleep

**Dropping Naps Part 3** ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The last and final nap is usually dropped around the 2.5-3 year mark, this is always the hardest one for parents to drop. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Some signs to look out for are: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
👉Bedtime- is your child taking a really long time to go to bed at night and only falling asleep around 9/10pm?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
👉During the night- are you noticing frequent wake ups?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
👉Early rising- Is your little one starting to wake really early and struggling to go back to sleep? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When parents delay dropping this nap, it can often become a snowball effect. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
1. Your child goes to bed at 10pm, so they miss out on 3 hours of deep sleep. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2. Tomorrow you decide to drop the nap so now they 4 hours in the deficit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
3. You keep bedtime the same so now they 5 hours behind.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
4. Tomorrow they tired so you offer the nap even just for an hour and the cycle begins again.... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It's going to be one really hard day but just know with consistency and persistence you will see their night sleep improve... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tips: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⭐️Make dinner earlier than usually and give them whatever they will eat (even if that's noodles and fairy floss 🙊) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⭐️If they really struggling put them to bed earlier, don't push them⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⭐️It may take a couple of days but it may make a world of difference for you!