This child is only 12 months, my whole group is 12-16months they all nap 2x a day. Mainly because the 16month old only does 30min naps most of the time so I still do 2 naps or it is a longgggg day for that child! I do leave him in the crib much longer but he can't sleep past one sleep cycle.

The child above is only 12 months and does two 2-3hour naps while at home (with help of course) so still requires 2 naps. I also hope that doing nap routine 2x a day will enforce what is expected faster than once a day and once he finally figures out how to put himself to sleep and sleeps then I will see about switching to 1 nap. I figure it's not just a tired issue s he manages to not sleep at all in the morning while up there and still can't put himself to sleep in the afternoon here. As of yet, he is still unable to put himself to sleep even though he is unable to keep his eyes open and is falling over asleep in crib the whole nap time. Gahhh. Ahhh well...the child is calm and happy so I will continue on in hopes he figures it out someday soon.