When Naps Diminish and Disappear — The Transition Timeline and the Structure of Early Waking

5 min read日本語版あり
Audience
Parents of children aged 6 months to 5 years dealing with nap transitions or early morning waking
Target length
~1,500 words
Status
Draft v1 (translated from Japanese v1)
Original
../277_nap_transitions.md

Lead

"At eight months, the morning nap just stopped." "Dropping from two naps to one sent the late afternoon into chaos." "At daycare they still nap; at home they won't." "Every morning: 5 a.m."

Nap transitions are among the most opaque sleep changes in early childhood. The timing varies widely between children, and nothing you did caused the transition to happen — or to stall. This article maps the nap transition timeline and the structure behind early morning waking.

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