At what age should children be cut down to only one nap ?

I generally let my soon have as many as he needs. Sometimes it's more busier than others and It's probably not what "people" would recommend but it suites us, as it keeps him happy and the naps are always in good times to do other things. Right now he's 18months old and has about two or one naps depending but sometimes its shorter and more. ~Joey

I think it is between 12 and 18 months that most kids give up the 2nd nap during the day. Our youngest is 20 months and is fighting naps all together. She still needs one but is refusing to take them most days. She is a monster to deal with. I think she is pretty much done with 2 naps now. I just hope she doesn't go the way my oldest did. She gave naps all together at 2 and hasn't had a regular nap since then. She is 7 now and drives me crazy. My 5yo still takes a nap most days. My 6yo son probably would if he wasn't in school all day.

I never cut down on my cildren sleep time if they are sleepy than let them take a nap sleep will give you time for your self and I am sure that you need a little mommy time

Depending on the childs sleeping pattern, its between 12-18 months old when children should have enough sleep with 1 midday nap and sleep longer at night. My son started to have one 2-3 hour nap in the middle of the day and then he sleeps at night when he was about 14 months old. He doesnt always sleep all the way through at night in his own bed, but near enough all the way through. I think by now he should be sleeping through the night better than he is, but its harder said than done. Things that work for some children don't work for him. It depends on your child, but if they only have one nap in the day time and seem content with it they will be ready to just have one nap. ~Joeys wife

At this age children need about 12 to 14 hours of sleep a day, including night and naps. If your daughter seems ok with only one nap, and is not icredibly cranky or miserable, she is probably ready to cut it down to one nap a day. I think most make the switch between 12 and 18 months. My son is 14 months, and is in the process of making the transition. Some days he naps only once, other days he naps twice. On the days he has one nap, I put him to bed a little earlier, maybe 20 or 30 minutes earlier, because he gets pretty cranky by evening. Let your daughter be your guide. If she seems to be well rested and doing well with one nap, then that's great.

Im amom of three children ages 8-10. i believe naps should be stopped by the age 6 yrs,because they r getting ajusted to all day kindergarten and being up longer.if they get a nap when they get home,chances are they wont sleep well thru the night.

I think my oldest was about 18 months when he switched and my youngest was about 9 months when he went to one nap a day.. I wasn't ready for him to move on that fast, but if they wont sleep, you really can't force them (unfortunately) (: I think as long as they are happy, as long as they wake up happily, and sleep well at night, it's fine.. I on occasion check to make sure my kids fall w/in the norm. but What really is normal anyways? The amount of sleep a child needs, really is dependent upon that individual child, and you can usually tell if they need more (they are not great at hiding it..) (: