Toddlers - Bellmore,NY

Sounds like she is having a hard time adjusting to a new home. At this age its hard for children to adjust. They like things the same. 19 months is too young to drop naps. She probably has a hard time napping because she is stressed out. I know its hard but you have to remain calm and collected. Try doing fun things outside while it still not cold yet. Is there a farm nearby? What about a park? You can meet other moms and kids there and set up some play dates in the future. Also, go to garage sales and pick up some new toys for her. Clinginess in my opinion is a sign of anxiety and it will get better!

no reason to give up naps! my four year old still takes them 90% of the time - he can skip occasionally and be okay, but not all the time! if you have just moved, routine will be more important than ever to her. she will be happier if you keep the same schedule you had before the move. even if she doesn't sleep, lay her down for "quiet time". a key to avoiding the "terrible twos" is plenty of rest, food, and routine.

My two year old and seven year old both take afternoon naps (sometimes I do too ;-). Just keep a strict routine and she will fall in. Be forewarned though, there may be some resistance at first if the routine is far different from what you are doing with her now.

at 18 months she should be transitioning from 2 naps to only 1, but she definitely still needs the one nap in the afternoon, usually between 5-6 hours after she wakes, and they say 1-3 hrs of sleep. My daughter did 2 hrs at that age, and now at almost 3 only does 1 hr. It sounds like the move has affected her schedule a little. Moving takes a lot out of everyone, littles ones too. Just find the new nap time and stick with it to make it a constant, even if she resists in the beginning. Remember they get even more wired when they are exhausted. We do nap 30mins after lunch, but what ever works for you guys. And yes the park is great! I know at that age it's hard because it's a lot of work for Mom trying to keep up and make sure they don't fall and get hurt. But, just wide open spaces of grass where she can run, and you can chase her, kids love that! And falling in the grass is fun to them! That always allowed my daughter to get lots of exercise and burn off that exuberant energy! And when it's raining (or snowing for you) we do it inside! Have fun with your baby!

My 19 m/o still takes a nap. There are some days where she is wide awake, so I still make her lay down in the bed. Even if her eyes are open I look at it like she's resting, rather then tearing up the house. Most days though she naps for atleast 2 hours in the afternoon. Have you thought about checking into your community's youth programs, taking her to the library for fun time reading, or signing her up for a class at gymboree? Just a few ideas on entertainment. Good Luck!

My son is 19 months and he just dropped his morning nap last week. This change in his schedule seems to have made him a bit clingy etc. too. We would love it if he would have kept the morning nap, but we would lay him down and he wouldn't sleep anymore.
Anyway, to keep our son busy his favorite toys are his puzzles (wooden kind with cars, sheep etc stuff on them) any kind of car and stories...he loves reading. I too have felt lately that he is so sick of all of his toys. One thing that is always a hit his helping me cook. He helps me make dinner almost every night. He stands on a chair and hands me stuff and adds the spices to things etc. He does really well.
We have him in Gymboree once a week, otherwise we go to story time at the library once a week and lots of trips to the park. We also just signed up for open gym time in our town. It's super cheap and is just use of a gym during certain hours and they have toys available for your child to play with. At this age I think that is more than enough.
We try to do one outing a day, to the park or gymboree etc. Sometimes I take him to toys r us and we look at every truck in the place and then leave...
He also likes playdough you can make your own for almost nothing and it will keep in a freezer bag for weeks.
Sidewalk chalk is good, bubbles outside are good...
Good luck, I hope this helps!