25 Nap Time Tips: How To Help Your Baby Nap Better and Longer

25 Nap Time Tips

We know, parents, we know – judging by what we’re hearing from many of you in our Helpdesk, naps are high on your radar! You want to know how to make them more consistent, how to make them longer, how to make each nap as restorative as possible! In short, you want to become the …

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Babywise vs. Baby Whisperer: Which Is Best For Your Baby?

Babywise vs baby whisperer

It’s a baby sleep book smackdown, parents! Today, we’re taking a look at two very popular baby sleep books: On Becoming Babyswise, by Gary Ezzo and Robert Buckman, and Secrets of a Baby Whisperer, by Tracy Hogg. We’ll examine the similarities and difference between the two books, but most importantly, we’ll provide the info you …

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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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Banish naptime battles and regain control of your day and sanity…starting right now!

Join over 10,000 families today! Banish naptime battles and regain control of your day and sanity…starting right now! Yeah, right! Not my baby. No matter what I did or didn’t do, he just wouldn’t nap. Or when he did nap, it took forever for me to get him down — and his sleep was still short …

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Baby Feeding Schedule: Rigid, Flexible, or On-Demand?

Figuring out your baby’s sleep schedule can be tough – very tough! – but you know what can be just as challenging? Figuring out your baby’s feeding schedule! While it’s true that a small percentage of families will struggle with sleep while not having any issues with feeding, we’ve found that sleep and feeding are …

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Top 15 Reasons Why Baby is Waking At Night

15 reasons baby is waking

Why is baby waking at night? Is it hunger? Discomfort? Something else? Use our checklist to figure it out! Top 15 Reasons Why Baby Is Waking At Night Hunger: Newborns need to eat around the clock, but even older babies need one (or possibly two) feedings at night. We generally recommend an attempt to night …

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How to Handle Your Toddler’s or Preschooler’s Nightmares and Night Terrors: Part Two

Handling your child's nightmares and night terrors

This week, we’re continuing our 2-part series about your toddler or preschooler’s nightmares and night terrors. Last week, we looked carefully at nightmares — when they begin, what causes them, and how we as parents can help our children through them. This week, we’re taking a look at night terrors. While night terrors may not …

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How to Manage Your Baby or Toddler’s Nap Transitions

nap transition

You know what frustrated me most when my oldest son was a baby and a young toddler? The fact that just when I’d worked out a nice, predictable daytime sleep schedule, he’d get a little bit older, and that would blow my perfectly-crafted routine to pieces. I’m positive a lot of you know exactly what …

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