bedtime advice plz

[eblindauer]

so i have two boys one just turned 3 in april and the other will be 2 in october... my almost 2 year old will sleep forever which is sweet... but my 3 year old wont sleep for anything it doesnt matter what time i put him to bed hes up before 8. and i dont get it. i dont mind 8 for wake up time, but its waring on the lil one. i have tried bedtimes from anywhere between 8pm and 11pm and he still gets up before 8 no matter what. i dont think he gets enough sleep for he still needs naps and most kids are getting to the point of being out of naps by now... so just wondering what technics you guys use and suggestions please. thanks

[thommymama]

Hey, my little one is only 1 but I've been a nanny for years and have also been doing a lot of reading about sleep lately.  It doesn't seem to me that anything is wrong with your 3 year olds sleep.  Waking up at 8 sounds like sleeping in to me when I think about my own baby and also all the toddlers and children I have known.  If your son is going to bed at 8 that is 12 hours which is a good night!  I have been reading that it is great to keep your kids napping for as long as they are willing and that some kids will continue to nap once a day until 5! Is there a reason you can't set up your older son doing something quiet while your younger child continues to sleep?

[eblindauer]

nope as soon as he wakes up he wakes up his brother. so he could wake up at 6am and wake him up before we know hes up. but hell never have 12 hours a sleep a night. if he goes to bed at 9pm hes up usally between 6 and 7am.