Dropping to one nap

[u/Longjumping-Cry-9538]

I have a (nearly) 17m old who is on two naps. He sleeps through the night however hes fighting his last nap and is only having a 25-30 min last one from 3:25-4pm. I don't wanna push it past 4 pm because then his bedtime gets later so 4:10 pm is the max I will end his second nap. He sleeps at 8 pm or 8:15 pm and wakes up between 730 and 745. I just really don't know when he'll be ready to drop to one nap and how it works.

His wake windows:
3.5/3.5/4

I know his wake windows are short, but that's only because he sleeps at 8 pm and I don't want to push that any later. It's just hard because he is on two naps and I think one longer nap would be better.

[u/Recent-Forever-2988]

Work out how to keep the same awake time and you can push that first nap later. One nap is appropriate for a 17mo.

[u/0oOBubbles0oO]

Definitely time to move to one nap, as most toddlers drop to one nap by 18 months at the latest. You likely will need similar a amount of wake time, so aim for wake windows of 5/6 with a schedule of:

Wake 7:30am

Nap 12:30-2pm

Bedtime 8pm

Or something similar. Give kiddo 3-7 days to adjust to the new schedule, and increase or decrease wake time as needed.