2 years and up - how much sleep?

[Mami]

Hello,

Emma just had her 2nd birthday, she has her day-time nap at 12.30 - 14.00 but can spend the whole time singing and talking and then she is tired.
Of course she can do what she wants with that time as long as she is happy (and she is), was just wondering should I reduce the sleeping time to 45 minutes, for example 13.15 - 14.00?

How much do babies aged 2 years and up need sleep? She has 12 hours of night-time sleep from 7 to 7.

Thank you for your help!

[TorsMamma]

Hi, the hours of sleep needed are as followed...

1-3 years 13,5 hours
3+4 years 13 hours
5+6 years 12,5 hours
7-11 years 12 hours

Hur mycket sömn behöver barnet?

En månadsgammal baby: ca 16,5 tim / dygn
Två månader: ca 16 tim / dygn
Tre och fyra månader: ca 15,5 tim / dygn
Fem och sex månader: ca 15 tim / dygn
Nio, tio och elva månader: ca 14 tim / dygn
Tolv månader och hela andra levnadsåret: ca 13,5 tim / dygn
Tredje och fjärde levnadsåren: ca 13 tim / dygn
Femte och sjätte levnadsåren: ca 12,5 tim / dygn
Sjunde till elfte levnadsåren: ca 12 tim / dygn

The usual for people to do is to shorten the nap to 45 min, so many times they listen to a story for 45 min and then sleep for 45 min. This way the naptime is still 1,5 hours but only 45 min sleep.

[Mami]

Thank you for the answer!

What do you mean with 45 minutes of story, an adult sitting beside a bed and reading stories for 45 minutes???

[kiki]

Hi mami

I think she is a bit to young to shorten the nap time, she still need 1,5h. We had the same problem for a wile, around two years. What we did was to make shore that the time before the nap were spent outside and a lot of social aktivity. And one day, when I had enogh I gave her a big reminder. So go on as you are and make shore she is tired and the problem will go away. My dougter stil slips every nap except mayby 1 in 14 days.


Kristina

ps, I think TorsMamma means that she can lissen to a story on a CD for 45 min.

[Mami]

Hi,

Thank you for the answer!

At ages 3-6 when sleep needed is 13.5 and 13 hours, how people usually arrange the schedule as it does not fit with sleeping cycle 20 minutes, 45 minutes etc. ? I still want to keep the 12-hour-night.

[Mami]

Sorry, I meant 13 and 12.5 hours but you get the idea, how to fit it with 12-hour-night?

[TorsMamma]

At 13 hours you give a nap for 45 minutes, and if necessary you can put to bed 15 min ealy so the night becomes 12 hours and 15 minutes.
For the 12,5 hours you give a nap for 20 minutes or put to bed 30 minutes early and make the nigt 12,5 hours. It depends if you have a tired or not a tired child, the hours are an average not a rule, so to speak.