Length of nap time

[Inspired by Reggio]

How old is the little one who is only sleeping an hour? Are the 'coping' with that hour through the afternoon themselves or do they have emotional meltdowns when things do not go their way?

I have had wee ones who will go through a phase where they 'wake up' at the hour mark and cry out as part of their sleep cycle but if I give them 5-10 minutes they always fall back to sleep again for another one to one and a half hours.

I would 'try' to see if the child will go back specially if they are wee and are not coping in the afternoon emotionally with the shorter naps ... if they are consistently not returning to sleep after being given a chance than I would get them up as long as I had been allowed at least ONE hour of actual break and as long as they can 'engage in quiet play' so not to disturb the others who need to sleep ~ otherwise if they are 'louder' when they get off the cot than they stay 'resting' to support the others need for sleep.

[jec]

How old is the little one who is only sleeping an hour?

Sorry ladies, I should have been more clear...this little one is coming on 2 and used to be my longest sleeper and things are changing and is takes about 1/2 hr to even fall asleep. He had constant ear infections when he first started, got tubes in his ears and now doesn't sleep long at all. I think he likes hearing! I do however have white noise going so not sure if it's just a different sound being able to have his ears cleared or, just getting out of naps. He goes down very early at night and sleeps late in the morning.

My newest addition and youngest is sleeping no problem and is the longest ~ thankfully !!!