Toddler Won't Nap

My twins did the same thing at that age so I would say it is normal. They wake up around 7:30/8:00 and would nap from about 1-3 and then go to bed around 8:30. I got a lot of advice from my mothers of twins club and some people told me to let them drop the nap but others told me that if I wanted them to still nap (of course I did!!) then to keep trying. It was hard, some days they would nap and other days they wouldn't, and that lasted for a few months but they are back on schedule with their naps and they are almost 3 now. I used to lay down with the crazy one (my son) in order for him to calm down and take a nap. Other times I would just put them in my bed with a video or read a book to them and just have some quiet time. Bottom line, keep trying, I think they still need it at this age and eventually he will be back on track.
Good Luck!!

24 months is surely on the early end of dropping nap time, but it DOES happen that early sometimes. I would still put him down for nap during the day...you can give him some books in there, toy cars, something he likes that is quiet to play with so he at least has quiet restful down time during the middle of the day and it gives everyone a little break from the stimuluses of the day. Is his moods okay? If so, maybe he is just weaning himself from nap, but at his age, I would guess he'll go back to naps again at least periodically, and that quiet time will allow him to drift to sleep if he needs it. Could likely be just a short phase with not napping. I have a 3 year old and a 23 month old. They sleep 8:30pm until 8am about. My 23 month old naps 1pm until 3 or 4pm. My 3 year old sleeps in periodically until 9 or 9:30am (especially on Saturdays when the house is quieter in the morning) and takes a nap once in a while, like maybe once a week or every other week. Hope this helps!

My daughter did that probably around the same age. She did however stay in her bed. Does your son at least stay in his bed? If so, then I wouldn't worry too much about him actually sleeping. Some kids go through that. Just allow him that time to unwind in his bed or crib. My daughter behaved so much better when she had her time alone in her room even if she didn't sleep. I began to call it her "quiet time" instead of naptime :) Then soon enough (a week later) she started to fall asleep again as normal. Now, she's almost 3 1/2 and sometimes she sleeps and sometimes she doesn't. But, since I need my breaks, I still make it routine for her to have her quiet time.
Just give him some books or small toys and leave the room. If he refuses just let him fuss it out a little longer each day. He may just fall back into taking naps.

if your son is sleeping that many hours at night, no wonder he doesn't want to nap! I know it's hard (for everyone in the house) to give up the nap time, but be thankful that you aren't waking up at 5am everyday! our 2 1/2 year old boy still wakes up 1-3 times per night and is up usually between 5am and 6am every day. if he sleeps until 6:30am, we consider ourselves lucky. and he goes to bed at 8pm.