3 yo giving up nap?

[Lizjjackson]

I am unsure if my 3 year old (turned 3 in December) is ready to give up her afternoon nap.  here is the scoop.

She is always tired for her nap, has little trouble going down, will sleep 2+ hours if I let her... but then..

She is hard to get down for nighttime.  She will stall, whine, stay up for at least 1 hour sometimes 2 not falling asleep. 

She is so tired from the morning and seems to need that afternoon nap but then nighttime is no fun.  Does this mean she is ready to move to no nap?  Then will she just be pooped from the day and crash for bedtime?  Thanks.

[*Natasha*]

I would try limiting the nap to 45mins-1hr to ensure a decent bedtime.

[Vicku]

I was thinking the same. It sounds as though she needs the nap as she'll go down fine and seem tired. 2hrs is probably a bit too long at her age though and that's why bedtime is hard. Try limiting it as pp suggested.

[Lizjjackson]

thanks ladies.. will do.  I appreciate it