Lots of parents assume that a night light is one of those baby essentials that every nursery requires. After all, a well-placed night light can reduce the fumbling usually associated with middle-of-the-night diaper changes and feedings. But is a night light distracting to your baby? Do you really need one? What kind of night light should you buy? Keep reading for our baby night light do’s and don’ts, as well as a list of our top 5 favorite baby night lights!Baby Night Light Do’s and
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Vacation With Baby/Toddler: How To Preserve Sleep AND Have Fun!
Summer is here, and that means vacation, baby! But as you may know, an overtired child can ruin even the happiest of vacations in a snap. (Just visit Disney World and you'll see what I mean....soooooo many crying and exhausted children in the Happiest Place on Earth!)But what if I told you that you didn't have to sacrifice vacation fun in order to keep your child sleeping well? And vice versa: you don't have to sacrifice your child's sleep in order to have fun during vacation. You can have
Traveling With A Baby or Toddler: Your Holiday Sleep Guide
The holidays are almost upon us, parents! And while the fun of holiday gifts and treats and parties and family time is certainly exciting, I know exactly what a lot of you are worrying over right about now: "How are all the late nights and schedule disruptions and long days spent at Grandma's going to affect my little one's sleep?"Not to worry, parents - we have done a ton of writing on this very topic! And to make your holiday preparations even easier, we've compiled all of those past
September Means Disney Savings!
Mary Waring, creator of the Disney saving’s site MouseSavers.com, knows a thing or two about how to save on a trip to Disney.“It’s wildly expensive,” she says. “It can cost you as much to go to Disney World for a week as it does to go to France. People have no choice but to find deals.”One of the best ways to score a Disney World deal? Go during the month of September. The park is far less crowded at this point in the year, since kiddos are back in school by Labor Day. This
7 Tips to Survive a Disney World Vacation with Babies and Toddlers
My family and I had the privilege of enjoying a Disney World vacation in September. Not only did I want to share a little of the "magic" of our trip, but I also wanted to share 7 tips to help you survive your Disney World vacation:1. Reduce pre-trip stress with a Disney Consultant and Disney's Magical ExpressDisney knows all too well that vacations with children can be very tiring and tedious. You have so much preparation and so much gear with which to travel - from Pack-n-Plays to
Sleeping in the Caribbean with Kids
My family and I just got back from a Caribbean vacation for a week (thank you travel points credit card!) and it was a wonderful, relaxing, beautiful, and MUCH-needed trip! Here is the good, the bad, the funny, and the ugly of our trip, where siblings had to share not only a room, but a bed, for a week, and the sun rises at 5 a.m. or so every day. There were some funny moments, too, since the world of a 3 year old is full of interesting combinations of events!The GoodThe Caribbean is a
Caribbean Style Black Eye
A week ago my family and I went to the beautiful St. Maarten for our much-needed summer vacation and I thought I'd share our experience, particularly how sleep played a part since this is a website about sleep (and okay because I'm obsessed with it). :D Thankfully, I had some frequent flier miles to pay for one of the tickets and we opted to have my younger son (now 18 months) sit on our laps, since it's the last chance before we are required to pay for him. Here's our summer vacation
Summer Baby Sleep Tips
I am feverishly finishing up the temperament quiz and wrap-up post for my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series, but didn't want to leave you without anything to read over your morning coffee (or spot of tea) on a Tuesday.After I posted my summer of sleep information a couple of weeks ago, I received several e-mail messages about this summer's travels by a few readers. The destinations sounded sooo nice! One reader was off to beautiful Greece (not sure this is where they are staying, but I
11 Holiday Baby Sleep Tips
With the holidays upon us, many parents wonder and worry about their baby or toddler's sleep, particularly during visits from family or holiday traveling. Here are several things to keep in mind for this holiday season.Visitors | TravelBaby Sleep and TravelingFirst and foremost, the holidays and traveling, in general, is a time to have fun and enjoy yourselves! So, try not to worry too much about baby sleep and schedules when you are supposed to be relaxing and having fun. I do have