Safe Toddler Sleep: When Can Your Toddler Use a Pillow?

This is a guest post written by Judith McLean When your toddler is ready to make the transition from crib to their first bed, it’s a milestone often accompanied by lots of exciting decisions, from selecting new bedroom decor to choosing the right bedding. It’s usually only once you’ve decided on the bed and bought …

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How to Transition Twins Into Toddler Beds

How to Transition Twins Into Toddler Beds

Finally, a date with your couch and your favorite Netflix show. You’ve chased the kids through the park and inhaled bits of your own dinner in between cramming broccoli bits into their mouths. They’ve been wrestled into jammies after a visit to the splash pad (also known as the bathtub). Your twins are in bed. …

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7 Tips for Taming Toddler Sleep Problems

7 Tips for Taming Toddler Sleep Problems

Whether your child was an awesome sleeper as an infant or has never slept well, many toddlers will have trouble with napping, sleeping through the night, or simply staying in bed at least sometimes. The problems that plagued your household when your itty bitty baby needed endless cuddles and round-the-clock feeds might be long behind …

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Are Montessori Floor Beds Bad For Baby’s Sleep?

Montessori Floor Beds & Baby's Sleep

There’s no shortage of theories out there about how to best raise a child. In fact, there are over 60,000 book titles in Amazon’s ‘Parenting’ category! But while many of those titles (and their authors) will be forgotten over time, a few may stand the test of time. Here’s one such time-tested theory: the Montessori …

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When and How to Transition From Crib to Toddler Bed

Transitioning your toddler to a big kid bed

When to transition your toddler from crib to bed will involve several factors you need to consider. This post will help you decide when is the right time and give you tips on how to do it. When To Transition From Crib to Toddler Bed First, let’s talk about when to transition your toddler from …

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How to Handle Your Toddler (or Baby!) Climbing Out of the Crib

How to Handle Your Toddler (or Baby!) Climbing Out of the Crib

“He pulled a jailbreak!” Those were my friend’s words one morning, when I met her for coffee. She looked frazzled and a little panicky. It turns out her 18 month old toddler had climbed out of the crib the night before, and had nearly scared his poor parents to death. Not that her experience was …

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How Crib Toys and Baby Mobiles Affect Your Baby’s Sleep

A very common question is whether it’s okay to put toys, baby mobiles, or aquariums in your baby’s crib. The concern is that baby won’t sleep and would rather play with her toys. This article will discuss whether there is concern about having toys in your baby’s crib and how it may or may not …

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