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Please be a phase.

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9 Feb

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Please be a phase.

My lovely two-year-old daughter has not napped… in nearly two weeks.

She just stopped. Cold turkey. Done. Forget the 2-3 hours I have come to count on to get any sort of work done. Life, as I knew it, is over.

Please, please be a phase.

I still try my best, every single day. I put her down for a nap in her bed, complete with the essential fan/nightlight/humidifier/blankie/blankie #2/purple stuffed cow/sippy of milk that I wish she would give up already/princess pillow, and by the time I make it upstairs to the video monitor she is already out.

Playing.

So, after a few afternoons I went all, “I’m the parent and I’m going to win this battle,” and I moved all of her books/toys/dress-up clothes out of her room.

She doesn’t care. She plays with her socks and sings “Let It Go.”

Child. I’m begging you.

Everyone’s an expert when your kid stops napping. As if I made the choice to cut that precious sleep out of her life. “She still needs that rest time! Make her play quietly instead!”

No.

The fact is, she does play quietly when she’s not napping. She’s reading her books, or watching Disney Junior YouTube on her iPad when I finally throw in the towel for the afternoon. She’s getting LOADS of “quiet rest time.” What’s she’s not getting is sleep.

And let me tell you something, “quiet time” enthusiasts. She’s two. The kid needs good old-fashioned SLEEP. Not a bin of quiet-time toys. She needs to close her eyes and take a freaking nap.

At least, that’s what I’ve concluded after the fourth meltdown and second trip to time-out today.

SLEEP, CHILD.

I’ve even tried bribery. I promise candy, trips to her grandparents’ house, time in Daddy’s office to play with his LEGOs (apparently I’m a mother of two, going on three). Hell, I’ve even tried threats. Today I told her she couldn’t go see her favorite teacher tomorrow if she didn’t stay in her bed. So far, I think that worked… except she’s not sleeping in her bed.

She’s counting to 10 repeatedly.

She’ll eventually just collapse in a pile of exhaustion, right?

In the words of the wise Samuel L Jackson, “Go the F**k to Sleep.”

Please be a phase. Please be a phase. Please be a phase.

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  1. Jen @nutcaseinpoint says

    February 9, 2016 at 6:08 pm

    Oh for the love of all that is good I hope this is a phase for you. My son only took one nap yesterday and I thought I was gonna lose it…but NO naps…and for two weeks?! Sweet Jesus, I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!

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  2. Martha says

    February 9, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    I wish I could tell you it’s just a phase. But I can’t. I experienced exactly what you are going thru. My eldest, Amber, gave up naps at 19 months. We had quiet time in her room. Occasionally she would nap, that was rare. We both survived. I know you will too.

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  3. Lisa says

    February 11, 2016 at 1:53 am

    Ohmygosh I can’t even imagine what I would do if my daughter (19 months old) just decided to stop taking naps. Those 2-3 hours per day are NECESSARY for my sanity! I hope it’s just a phase for you guys! — Lisa | Naptime Chai

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  4. chelsea jacobs says

    February 12, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    Wishing you (her) SLEEP so soon! I’m over here with a one month old who doesn’t sleep yet and I feel you on EVERYONE BEING AN EXPERT. I just want to punch everyone in the face. And then go to sleep.

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