Aaah, Toddler in a wacky sleep schedule!

[GuitarMia05]

I'm in need of help. Back in November my son and I had to move in with my mom and dad. Once we did that he went from going to bed at around 9pm to going to going to bed at Midnight. this hasn't really changed either, he just doesn't want to go to sleep until Midnight which doesn't help any of us. He takes 1-2 naps a day usually about an hour and a half, and usually we try to make him take them earlier in the day but lately he has napped super late in the afternoon. Is there anything I can do to try to get him back into a better sleep schedule. Please?? lol

 

[ChildByGrace]

My ds doesn't always settle down early at night either (not quite midnight though). We tend to put him in bed between 8pm and half past. Once in his room he has to stay there until he goes to sleep. He is not allowed to come downstairs unless he has a totally valid reason. Usually he's asleep by 9pm but sometimes it's as late as 10.30pm. That is usually on days when he has a late nap.
To combat this we have started to put him for his nap earlier - he now goes at 2pm rather than 3pm and this seems to be working.

I would suggest putting him for his nap earlier and if he is still asleep by a certain time, wake him up.

Also, what is he like when you put him to bed at night? Is he coming out of his room, calling for you, crying? If so, try to be firm, take him back to his room and settle him back down, talk as little as possible. He is probably trying it on to see what he can get away with and with a bit if firm handling will settle down again.

 

[Prisca982]

Try waking him at the same time every morning. You'll have one grumpy toddler for a few days, but eventually his body clock will adjust and he will start falling asleep earlier to compensate for the early wake-up time.

Also, 'toddler' is a broad term- my son only had one nap a day from 15 months; maybe your child needs to drop one nap? (Now he's 2.5 and has no nap at all)