My daughter is sleeping later and later...

I can actually say I know how you feel, first of all we have a 2 year old and her sleeping pattern is all over the place. However I still put her to bed within an hour of what her normal bedtime is. During this time she will play with her glow seahorse or lay and yes sometimes keep saying mommy or daddy but she gets so she knows that it is bedtime. As for the naps, she has taken them in so long I cant remember what that is even like. LOL! However she surprised me today and took a nap of about 1 1/2 hours. She went to bed at about 9:00 with a few I want to play. I told her night-night, did the normal night routine again and she went to bed. I think the hours change when they go thru growth spurts and even when something is just off in their normal routine. For the naps maybe if you try to shorten them little by little that might work. All 7 of our older kids did this too. Soon enough they seem to settle into a new routine and it was normally within an hour of the old one. Good luck!

I don't know what to say. I'm 27 and don't have a consistent sleep pattern.

I am sorry I can't help you here, but maybe it has got something to do with growing up? I have no kids, so don't really know what changes kids' sleep patterns undergo as they grow. Cheers and happy Mylotting

Hello SydneyHazelton, My son is two years old too. He has the same sleep pattern like your daughter. He is a very active boy and non stop doing something the entire day and night. Whenever he is very tired, he will sleep around 2-3 pm for 2-3 hours. If he takes a nap during day time, he will wide awake at night and I need to force him to sleep. If he doesn't take his nap, he will fall asleep early at night around 8 pm. Whenever he doesn't want to sleep past 9pm, I will bring him to the bedroom, switch off the light and pretend to sleep beside him. He doesn't like to be in the dark and normally he will non stop talking until he feels tired and sleep. But, he has to wake up at the same time in the morning (at about 7am) during weekdays as both my husband and I need to go to work and I need to send him to his babysitter.

Another reason they are called the terrible twos! I would try to cut her napping time so that she goes to bed earlier and might sleep a little later in the morning. She will need less nap time as she gets older. This will continue till she starts school and gets into a routine, which will again change when she becomes a teen and turns into a vampire, staying up all night on the weekends and sleeping into the afternoon. My 13 year old daughter has been on winter break for a couple of weeks and follows this ritual sleeping pattern with all her friends. They go to their room, but watch TV or play games until 5 and then by 3 in the afternoon, their hungry stomachs awaken them.

Hi Sydney! Your discussion is similar to beth, which I just answered earlier , but then again, I;d like to share the information I read from magazine, I hope this helps you as a parent and helps your baby as well. If you child tends towards short naps, don't give in and assume that its all the nap time that he needs. Try some of these tips for increasing the length of his naps. 1. Give your child lunch or a snack about a half hour before nap. 2. Make certain the sleeping room is dark. 3. Play soothing music or white noise during the entire nap. 4. Make sure that your child is comfortable. 5. Check to see if discomfort from teething, allergies, asthma, ear infection or other health related issues are preventing your child from taking longer naps. This is the average hours of daytime and night time sleep: For 2 years old: Number of naps is 1, total lenght of nap time hours is,1-2.5, nightime sleep hours 11-12, total night time and nap time sleep is 13-13.5 Children differ in their sleeps needs, some naturally needing less or more than shown here-but what follows is a general guide that applies to most of them. When in doubt always try for a nap, since even a period of quiet time can help a child feel more refreshed.... Happy mylotting!

Okay, I have a way to handle this. Wake her up at 7 or 8AM. Keep her busy during the entire day and she will want to sleep come 9PM. Limit nap time to one hour or less, any more than that and she will not want to sleep. She might hate you for it at first, but it is for her own good. Remember, you are the mother and she is the child, you have the power to change things. Come up with a routine if you have to, a schedule. In the mornings have her eat breakfast and play around for awhile, next feed her a snack or lunch, then have her play around some more. Nap time should be at 2PM or 3PM and make sure it is for an hour or less, do not let her sleep any longer than that. She is two, so guess what, she can and will throw tantrums ("terrible two's" remember?). My cousin has twins and they had those kids on a schedule from the time they were six months old because there is two of them and things can get crazy very fast. They are four now and that schedule has been a lifesaver.

do it gradually if she sleeps three hours normally wake her up at 2 and a half then 2, hours, at night give her a snack that includes warm milk, warm milk is very helpful in making even adults sleepy. also watch what she eats, don't give her stimulants like chocolate that will keep her awake, after that if it doesn't work then you should ask the doctor.

My daughter has been staying up later and getting up later in the morning lately. It has work these past few weeks since my son is out of school for Christmas break and I don't have to get up so early with him. I would try to shorten her nap by only a few minutes a day until is it short enough that she goes to bed at a reasonable time. Don't try to do it all at once.

Your first responder pretty much gave a good response. Once kids hit two they do seem to change with their patterns, sometimes quite drastically and sometimes quite often and then it becomes a challenge trying to keep up with the changes. My daughter went from having a lovely regular sleeping pattern to hitting two and totally not sleeping at all. I had to stop the naps in the daytime because it was just not working and it took me over 6 months to get her into another routine. Its hard, but hang in there because it does sort itself out!

well ill honestly say that I don't know much about little kids but I have four young nephews and one of them used to have weird sleeping patterns but that was only due to my sister not really sticking to a routine for him. My cousin and aunt however had problems with their sleep patterns and weight. Does your daughters weight go up or down or both alot? Because my relatives have thyroid problems and that affects the sleep pattern often ( it also made my cousin very cranky when she was growing up). I hope that was a little help to you and that you find your answers. Good luck!

I have the same situation here, my daughter is 4 now. Up until 11pm she is still in her high spirit, singing and running around. It is hard to get her to sleep, I must accompany her to sleep if I want her to sleep early. I believe this condition happened due to the increasing of her brain activity, recognizing more thing to play with. BR.b

All children have their own sleep pattern but I have to admit, it is very late for her to be up. Keeping her active during the day, might help. Seems to me she's a light sleeper. When she sleeps during the day do you go about your normal routine ie vacuum cleaning and do other noise related things? If she gets used to hearing noise while asleep she will eventually get used to it and be less inclined to wake up at the slightest sound. Just had a thought, you do have her teen years to look forward to when she will probably sleep the day away. Yeehah. Anyway, luck with that. Have a Happy New Year!!!

I think little children's sleep pattern is easy to change.But most children need enough sleep everyday.As it as a premise,i suggest you change your sleep pattern to follow her.Maybe it is the only way.But it will soon end.Everything will be OK,the child will grow up very soon.

sleeping late nights amy cause severe health problems.