My son's 1.5 yrs old. he fights going to sleep at night as well as for naps. i've tried a routine and rocking.

Question

My son's 1.5 yrs old. he fights going to sleep at night as well as for naps. i've tried a routine and rocking.

Answer 1

My son and his son, too.  Some kids just fight going to sleep, because they're afraid they'll "miss something"!  Keep up the routine, keep up the rocking, as long as you can still pick him up and carry him after he falls asleep.

Answer 2

There is nothing wrong  with this. Some children do not need to take naps during the day. I, myself, stopped napping at 17 months and it drove my mom crazy. Both my kids were not avid nappers much to my chagrin. There is nothing you can do except to realize that each person has their own sleeping patterns. We as parents, want our kids to sleep during the day because we feel its "normal" and want some time to ourselves. But really there is nothing wrong with a toddler not sleep during the day.

Night time is a different story. I would allow him to go to sleep when he is tired. That way he can form a sleep schedule. Eventually he will simply want to sleep from shear exhaustion. Then when he gets older and has to go to bed you can slowly adjust his bedtime. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

take him for a car ride.

Answer 4

he sounds normal, he wants attention positive or negative.

Answer 5

You should try laying down next to him so he will feel protected and that you will be by his side... have you thought that it may be he doesn't like being alone when he sleeps ..

Answer 6

if he fidgets like moving his leg or something, move it for him so he doesnt have to work this will relax him

Answer 7

get yourself some aircraft quality earplugs. h**l get over it after he knows it aint changin.

Answer 8

you should definitely continue with your routine even if he is fighting it.  eventually he will figure it out.  also try to do some "bedtime" activities that will cue him to start settling down.  brushing his teeth, reading a book, dimming lights helps.  also, i've read that if there is a lot going on i.e. loud t.v., people up talking, then the toddler will feel like they are missing out and want to stay up.  i also suggest getting the toddler out and about, running around as much as possible during the day.

my daughter is 20 months and most of the time she stays within her routine.  however there have been several occasions where she would go a couple of weeks of fighting naps and bedtime.  we consistently took her for walks outside and/or to the park-even if just for 20 minutes.  we let her cry it out at bedtime when she fights it then after some time she gets right back into routine.  

It's frustrating but you just can't give in the his fights.  he doesn't know how to calm himself down for bedtime and you just have to teach him, but be patient.  sooner or later he will catch on.

Answer 9

Children are not on the same biological clock as adults, so you can't expect them to sleep just because you want them to. Especially with naps. I think the best thing to do is just let him find his own rhythm, and go from there. It will be a lot less of a fight and eventually he'll get on a schedule.

Answer 10

My son is 18 mos old.  It is exactly what I would imagine a pet monkey to be like!

Answer 11

children at that age tend to not stick to a routine, as they go through growth spurts they're sleep patterns change and same when they hit a developmental stage. around 2 yrs old is when a schedule is possible. until then just let him run on his own time.

Answer 12

Thats absolutly normal.  It was the same with my baby sister.

I'd suggust tiring him out let him run around for a while, take him for a walk, ect.

or just try giving him a bottle of milk.

lay with him in a room that is dark, and maybe watch a calm relaxing movie.

It works with my little sister.

I guess its worth a try. (:

Answer 13

Hang tough, be patient.

Have a short routine and stick with it. Find a good parenting book- they help! Try one by the TV nanny Jo.

good luck!

Answer 14

he may be giving up his nap, so instead of fighting him institute "quiet time".  keep the house quiet and dark.  let him read or rest.  you both need the hour of peace.  make bedtime a consistent time, put a nightlight in the room, give him some books, and let him fuss and soothe himself till he's asleep.  this isn't really a battle to win.  most adults have difficulty falling asleep the minute their heads hit the pillow -let him cry or sing or bang the walls.  he'll be fine and in a week or 2, all will be well.

Answer 15

He is wanting your attention and knows that if he cries, you will come.  Just stick to a routine and follow it closely every night and during the day (my 19 month old sister, for example, has to have a clean diaper wipe in her hand before bed. We don't know why she wants it, but it makes her happy).  If he cries, let him.  He will eventually cry himself to sleep and will learn that crying does not help.

Answer 16

i have a daughter the same age and i even checked this out with dhs before doing so but i put her in her play pin in her room shut the door and turn the raidio on and let her stay in there intell she passes out she normally goes to sleep now less than 30 min you may try and see if you cant get that to work for you

Answer 17

keep them on a routine.  They will cry at first but then get used to it. just let them cry, they are ok.

Answer 18

Is this new or has been ongoing for some time? Sleeping patterns change as children get older, perhaps he doesn't need as many naps during the day as he used to (my daughter is really active and only needs one nap a day) Try cutting out one of his naps during the day or pushing it an hour later and spacing out his last nap a decent amount of time away from his scheduled bed time. He may just need more time awake now that he's getting older. His routine may just need a slight adjustment to fit into this change.