When you have a baby or toddler, getting enough sleep can seem impossible. But sleep is essential for every member of your family, including yourself. You need sleep to keep your energy levels up and your brain functioning, and your kids need sleep to be their best as well. So if your family is having a hard time getting enough sleep, here are a few tricks to improve your bedtime habits. Keep Everyone on a Consistent Schedule If you are a parent, you already know the importance of
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Newborn Baby Sleep and Feeding Schedule
When you understand your newborn’s sleep patterns and habits, you can start to establish a little more structure in your daily life and build a little more confidence in your decisions and actions during the baby’s first days. While newborns can’t stay on a strict sleep or feeding schedule – mostly due to their many growth spurts in these early months – these sample newborn sleep and feeding schedules can guide you through these stages and make sure everyone is getting the sleep and nutrition
3 Steps For Implementing a Back-to-School Sleep Schedule
It's the most wonderful time of the year! And no, readers, I ain't talkin' about Christmas. ;) It's back-to-school season! Here in the U.S., school starts soon, and that means those of us with school-aged kids are counting down the days until our big kids are back in the classroom. Not that we don't love our big kids, of course -- we do! But by August, most of us could use a break from them. Because we parents can only endure so many rounds of "I'm bored! There's nothing to do!" before we
6 Must-Have Products for Better Baby and Toddler Napping
Baby naps are, by far, one of the most talked about and searched topics here at The Baby Sleep Site®. We all want our babies and toddlers to take longer, more restorative naps, don’t we? After all, “sleep begets sleep” and a baby who naps well is more likely to sleep well at night, too. So what can we do to encourage our babies and toddlers to get the naptime sleep they need? There are a few tools you need to encourage better napping in your baby or toddler. First and foremost, you
Feeding Schedule or Feed on Demand?
There are different theories about daytime feeding and the link to nighttime sleeping. Babywise is one of the books that popularized the thought that if you can help a baby go longer between feeds during the day, the baby will sleep longer stretches at night. But, attachment parenting advocates recommend feeding on demand, when your baby is hungry. Which method promotes better nighttime sleep? Feeding Schedule The benefits of a feeding schedule is that it is predictable for both parents
Your #1 Nap Question
I goofed had a technical difficulty, so I apologize for the incomplete post on Tuesday. I didn't want you to miss adding your question, so here it is again. I will be writing a series of posts on baby and toddler naps and implementing schedules in the very near future. You might have reviewed some of my sample schedules on the site and have some questions or you have other questions about naps or sleep schedules. Please let me know via e-mail info (at) picknicksbrain (dot) com or post a
Toddler Sleep and Feeding Schedules
This article outlines the average toddler schedule, including feedings, naps and night sleep. If your toddler is having trouble napping, you may be interested in my toddler nap tips. Two Nap Schedule | One Nap Schedule | No Nap Schedule Toddler Schedules: How Much Sleep Do Toddlers Need? I think of a "toddler" as a 1 to 3 year old, which is a wide range. And, sleep needs change in that time-frame. 1-year-olds typically sleep 11-12 hours at night and 2-3 hours during the day made up of
When Can I Put My Baby on a Schedule?
Many people wonder when they can put their baby on a schedule. Today's sleep quick tip is that babies will vary, but the average age that I recommend to start trying a sleep schedule is around 6 months old. Depending on how consistent they are, how sensitive they are to becoming overtired and how over-tiredness affects their napping will drive when a schedule is comfortably achievable. Of course, many people try schedules sooner and some will succeed, but if pushing them to be awake too long