Bedtime Shift
Usually 12 to 17 months
Most toddlers move from two naps to one between about 12 and 17 months. The single nap lands around midday, about 11:40 am for a 7:00 am riser, runs about 2 hours, and leaves 4 hours 40 minutes awake before it and 5 hours 20 minutes after, with bedtime at 7:00 pm.
The calendar file gives you two weeks of nap and bedtime reminders, 30 minutes ahead.
General information, not medical advice. Ask your pediatrician about your child's sleep.
| Child | Wake | Naps | Bedtime | Awake between sleeps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two naps | 7:00 am | 10:00 am to 11:15 am, 2:35 pm to 3:50 pm | 7:30 pm | 3 hr, 3 hr 20 min, 3 hr 40 min |
| One nap | 7:00 am | 11:40 am to 1:40 pm | 7:00 pm | 4 hr 40 min, 5 hr 20 min |
On two naps, a 7:00 am to 7:30 pm day has awake stretches of 3 hr, 3 hr 20 min, 3 hr 40 min. On one 2-hour nap from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm they become 4 hr 40 min, 5 hr 20 min. The morning nap disappears and the afternoon nap moves up to midday.
One nap means a long morning. An earlier wake-up or bedtime moves the nap with it: type different times in the second sentence and the nap refits, keeping both awake stretches in proportion.
From age one the plan moves 30 minutes a night, so a toddler needs two nights for a one-hour change. See daylight saving time for toddlers.
Usually between about 12 and 17 months. The planner uses two naps up to 14 months and one from 15 months.
Around midday. From a 7:00 am start with a 7:00 pm bedtime, the planner puts it at 11:40 am, for about 2 hours.
Typically 4½ to 5½ hours before the nap, and about the same after it.
Yes. Add to my calendar saves two weeks of nap and bedtime reminders, 30 minutes ahead.