# SHORT NAPS - help

**URL:** <https://community.sleepfoundation.org/t/short-naps-help/1133>\
**Category:** Baby & Kids Sleep\
**Created:** [November 27, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://community.sleepfoundation.org/t/short-naps-help/1133 "2024-11-27T00:28:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![haibai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@haibai](https://community.sleepfoundation.org/u/haibai)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://community.sleepfoundation.org/t/short-naps-help/1133/1 "2024-11-27T00:28:08Z")

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My son is 9 months and all of the sudden refuses to nap longer than 30 minutes. I don’t know what to do. Has anyone been through this? How do I get him to sleep longer?

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**Author:** ![LoganFoley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/community.sleepfoundation.org/loganfoley/32/13_2.png) [@LoganFoley](https://community.sleepfoundation.org/u/LoganFoley)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.sleepfoundation.org/t/short-naps-help/1133/2 "2024-12-02T17:45:16Z")

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This is so tough. Sorry you’re going through this! It could be that your little one isn’t actually tired enough to need a full nap. My first recommendation would be to up their wake windows so you’re sure that sleep pressure has built enough for them to get a full nap. Even after a short nap, be sure they have a full wake window so you’re not perpetuating the cycle.

Come back to this thread if this doesn’t work after a week or two and we can chat through more options.