How Rigid Should Your Baby’s Nap Schedule Be?

We talk a lot here at the Baby Sleep Site™ about how all babies are different (that’s why we don’t believe in any one-size-fits-all solutions for baby sleep problems!) Here’s something else we believe: parents are different, too! Talk to 10 different sets of moms and dads, and you’ll likely uncover a variety of parenting …

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Is Your Baby Shy? Is Your Baby an Introvert or Extrovert? And, How That Affects Your Baby’s Sleep

Your baby’s temperament will have a huge influence on the way you put your baby to sleep and/or sleep train. But, there are other facets of your baby’s personality that may influence your baby’s sleep (or lack thereof), too. This article will talk about shy babies, introverts, and extroverts and how that may or may …

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Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Wrapping It Up

Welcome to the final article of my Baby Temperament & Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. During this series, we have reviewed 9 temperament traits that make up all of our personalities and seen how they might affect the way …

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Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Mood

Welcome to Part 10 (and our final temperament trait) of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss your baby’s mood as a baby temperament trait. In the next couple of weeks, I will …

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Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: First Reaction

Welcome to Part 9 of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss your baby’s first reaction as a baby temperament trait. At the end of the series, I will give you a quiz …

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Handling The Sleep Training (Or Lack Of!) Guilt

  A parent recently mentioned to me something about her mom making her feel guilty about the things she was doing to help her baby sleep and I thought this would be a good article topic to write about. There are co-sleeping parents whose loved ones believe in cry-it-out and don’t understand why they wouldn’t …

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Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Energy

Welcome to Part 8 of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss energy as a baby temperament trait. At the end of the series, I will give you a quiz to determine your …

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Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Regularity

Welcome to Part 7 of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss regularity as a baby temperament trait. At the end of the series, I will give you a quiz to determine your …

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Baby Temperament and Sleep Series: Adaptability

Welcome to Part 6 of my Baby Temperament and Sleep Series. If you are just joining us, you may want to start with Part 1, where I define baby temperament. This article will discuss adaptability as a baby temperament trait. At the end of the series, I will give you a quiz to determine your …

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