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 a nap transition.) If you're struggling with erratic or shortened naps, don't worry - we can help! In today's article, we offer 10 quick tips that you can put to use
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7 Tips When Baby Won’t Nap
You know what's cute? A cooing, babbling baby who's grinning ear to ear as she holds onto her crib bars and jumps up and down on her mattress. So adorable! Except that it's nap time. And she's not supposed to be cooing or babbling or jumping. She's supposed to be SLEEPING, for Pete's sake, and giving her poor parents a break! Not so cute anymore, right? I know a lot of you can identify with that picture, because you have a baby or toddler who simply refuses to nap. You try
How and When to Nap (Sleep) Train Your Baby or Toddler
If there's one thing we've written A LOT about here at The Baby Sleep Site®, it's sleep training. Dare we say we're sleep training experts? ;) And usually, when we talk about sleep training, we're talking about sleep in general -- both nap time sleep and nighttime sleep. Today, however, we're going to consider the two separately. We'll compare nap training and night training, and we'll explore when it's best for nap training to happen. In Some Ways, Nap Sleep