Picture this. You've just settled into a nice, predictable daytime sleep schedule, you're feeling good about life, and then, before you know it, your baby gets a little older and blows your perfectly-crafted routine to pieces. I’m positive a lot of you know exactly what I’m talking about (even those of you who've never been able to establish a nap schedule.) The first few years of a child’s life are full of changes, and those changes add up to mean ever-shifting sleep patterns and
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10 Naptime Tips You Can Use Today
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 right now in order
10 Must-Know Baby and Toddler Nap Facts. (#7 May Surprise You!)
We've written quite a bit about baby and toddler naps here on the blog, so if you've been following our site for a while, you've had the chance to read a lot of baby and toddler nap tips and tidbits. But, some of you are new moms or new to The Baby Sleep Site® and we strive to educate all of our parents on the importance of good sleep and how to achieve it! Today, we're presenting you with 10 must-know facts about your baby's or toddler's naps. Think of it as your nap "cheat sheet". ;)
7 Tips When Baby Won’t Nap
Today's post will give you 7 tips to use when your baby won't nap, so let's get to it! 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
How Daycare Impacts Your Baby’s Sleep Schedule and Habits
When it comes to daycare, many parents have no shortage of questions, ranging from “What’s the staff to child ratio at this facility” to “How on earth am I going to beat traffic and manage a 5:30 p.m. pick-up time?!” But here’s one question you may not have thought to ask yourself: “How is daycare going to affect my child’s sleep?” Some Babies Sleep Better at Daycare Than They Do At Home Most daycares operate on a schedule for all children, including infants. If you haven’t adopted a
5 Things You Need to Know About Baby and Toddler Naps
We've written quite a bit about baby and toddler naps here on the blog, so if you've been following our site for a while, you've had the chance to read a lot of baby and toddler nap tips and tidbits. But, some of you are new moms or new to The Baby Sleep Site® and we strive to educate all of our parents on the importance of good sleep and how to achieve it! Today, we're presenting you with 5 must-know facts about your baby's or toddler's naps. Think of it as your nap "cheat sheet". ;) And
Your Toddler’s Sleep Regressions Explained
Toddler sleep regressions - what are they, when they happen, and how to help your toddler sleep? Today's post will explain everything you need to know about toddler sleep regressions. Baby and toddler sleep is an ever-shifting, ever-changing thing, isn't it? Just when you think you're done with sleep training, done with nap time drama, done with night wakings -- you find out you're not. Something happens (an illness, a bout of teething, a vacation, etc.), and everything falls apart. And
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
How to Manage Your Baby or Toddler’s Nap Transitions
You know what frustrated me most when my oldest son was a baby and a young toddler? The fact that just when I’d worked out a nice, predictable daytime sleep schedule, he’d get a little bit older, and that would blow my perfectly-crafted routine to pieces. I’m positive a lot of you know exactly what I’m talking about (even those of you who've never been able to establish a nap schedule.) The first few years of a child’s life are full of changes, and those changes add up to mean