Try to keep naps within your baby's «
wakeful window» of 1 - 1.5 hours to avoid an overtired baby.
-- Too big of
a wakeful window between afternoon nap and bedtime, I wouldn't go over four hours at his age, and
Remember that your child's naps are changing in the next few months, so take a few minutes to look at the appropriate nap and
wakeful window schedule for your baby:
In other words make sure the nap is after 12 p.m., and is long enough so that
the wakeful window after the nap is not longer than 4 hours (max 5 for a toddler / preschooler who is well rested).
Was there too big of
a wakeful window from her afternoon nap to bedtime?
You are right that
a wakeful window of 6 hours from nap to bedtime is too long for his age.