Naptime: 10 Simple Tips You Can Use Today

10 Naptime Tips You Can Use Today

Naps that are too short, or naps that are erratic and don’t follow any kind of predictable pattern, can sure get a parent down. It’s especially frustrating when your baby or toddler has been napping well but then naps suddenly go into a tailspin. (Hint – this often happens during a sleep regression, or during …

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Your Baby’s Short Naps Explained

Your Baby's Short Naps Explained

Catnaps. Mini-naps. Micro-naps. Whatever name you give them, short naps can feel like the bane of your existence as a mom or dad. It may seem like you spend an eternity trying to help your baby fall asleep at nap time, only to have her wake 20 minutes after you lay her down. Not exactly …

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5 Bad Nap Habits Your Baby May Develop

5 Bad Nap Habits Your Baby May Develop

Did you know that your baby can develop habits at lightning-fast speeds? It’s true! Even though she cannot walk or talk yet, she can develop a deeply-rooted habit very, very quickly. This explains why, after just a few days of rocking your baby to sleep, she will come to expect to be rocked. And this …

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7 Tips When Baby Won’t Nap

7 tips to use when your baby won't nap.

Baby & toddler naps are important for growth & development. What if baby won’t nap? Learn 7 tips to help with your baby or toddler’s naps!

How Rigid Should Your Baby’s Nap Schedule Be?

How Rigid Should Your Baby's Nap Schedule Be?

Your baby’s nap schedule can depend on how flexible you and your baby are and whether you and baby need plenty of consistency to sleep well.

How and When to Nap (Sleep) Train Your Baby or Toddler

How and when to work on naps

If there’s one thing we’ve written A LOT about here at The Baby Sleep Site®, it’s sleep training. Dare we say we’re sleep training experts? 😉 And usually, when we talk about sleep training, we’re talking about sleep in general — both nap time sleep and nighttime sleep. Today, however, we’re going to consider the two separately. …

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FREE Guide: Five Ways To Help Your Child Sleep Through the Night

Tired of night wakings? Start with 5 proven steps that have helped millions of parents.