Mindell, Ph.D. If you are the parent of a toddler or preschooler, you may be wondering: When do kids stop napping? This is a confusing topic, because the answer isn’t totally straightforward.

Once the hippocampus is fully developed, napping is less necessary, which is why kids tend to drop their final nap around preschool age (Ganesh et al.,2024). Consistent with this theory ...