Whether your early-riser is a wee babe or a great big toddler, one thing is certain: early waking is rough! The timing of your baby or toddler's morning wake-up sets the tone for the rest of the day, AND it sets the pace for the day's sleep and feeding schedule. That means a way-too-early wake-up call can wreak havoc on what could have otherwise been a perfectly fine day. Clearly, early rising is a problem that needs fixing! What Is "Waking Up Too Early", Anyway? Now, remember that
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Holiday Recovery 101 – Getting Your Baby or Toddler’s Sleep Back On Track
December was a whirlwind. You shopped up a storm, performed magic in the kitchen for your houseguests, went to all of the holiday parties, drank your share of the wine and watched the ball drop. What’s left? Picking up the pieces! With the close of the holiday season comes a stark reality: "normal" life has resumed, and your family is off-schedule, tired and cranky. If you’re lucky, getting back to your normal routine will be a piece of cake, with just a little nudge. But for many of us, it will
How to Get Your Baby Through Daylight Savings 2010
The end of Daylight Savings, when we turn our clocks back one hour, is probably one of the biggest worries for parents of young babies. I start getting questions about the time change up to a month ahead of time and understandably so. If your baby is already waking too early, just the thought of your baby waking an hour earlier is enough to make the calmest parent have a few butterflies. If you're like me who obsesses about sleep (how else could I write about this every week?), it wouldn't be
Phew! Daylight Savings is Behind Us
The end of Daylight Savings is always the source of worry for many parents, especially when their baby is waking too early. I thought I'd take the time to tell you how ours went and see how yours went, too. Thankfully, our daylight savings went fairly smooth this year. I personally use option 3 when it comes to daylight savings in our house. My boys are just too unpredictable to use another option. On Saturday night, I put the boys to bed around 9:20 p.m. which was a little late for my 21