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Nap Time! Kids sleep patterns change overtime. While your baby may have needed two naps a day, you may find that as he progresses in his toddler years, one short nap in the afternoon is more than sufficient. Putting him down for regular naps is important to his health and development. Establishing a regular nap [...]

Nap times are special times for parents. That’s because it is the one time during the day that you have a break and can relax or do some much needed cleaning up. Parents go to extremes to keep naptime sacred. They post notes on the door telling visitors to go away until a certain hour [...]

How to Help Your Toddler Nap Exactly one week after their second birthday, Paul Goodian’s twins gave him a Sunday- afternoon surprise. “I had just put Carrie and Eric down for their nap and was settling in for some quiet time of my own,” says the Livingston, New Jersey, father, “when two excited voices behind [...]

Most children under the age of 1 take two naps a day — usually one in the morning and another in the afternoon. By 18 months, most have given up the morning nap but still need an afternoon snooze to make it through dinner without a meltdown. Even when you’ve kissed the morning nap goodbye, [...]

No More Morning Nap: Changes in Toddler Sleep Habits For months, you’ve cherished your child’s morning nap. That’s when you have some brief yet precious time to yourself to either get things done (laundry, bills, e-mail…the list never ends) or have some rare “me” time (pop in that yoga DVD, have an uninterrupted phone chat, [...]

This is one a series of frequently asked questions about babies and sleep answered by Ann Douglas, author of Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage. For answers to other baby sleep questions, consult the archives of this blog and the baby sleep questions FAQ [...]

Are you worried about the safety of you and your family at night? If you are, you’ve probably been wondering about do it yourself home security. It’s not as difficult as it used to be, and far more affordable than you may think. In fact, you can get a top level system for less than [...]

What is guaranteed to drive your toddler crazy? Four little words, “It’s time for bed”! These words are enough to turn any toddler into a argumentative little being. If you’re a parent whose toddler won’t sleep, you know what I’m talking about. So what can you do to get that toddler into bed? Instead of [...]

I seem to be in the minority here, but Charlotte has just recently started moving to one nap a day. Â She was taking two good naps a day up until the past month or so. Â She goes to MDO three days a week and takes okay naps – after I picked her up, [...]

Motion sleep, late naps, and more “Going for a drive to help my baby nap is such a lifesaver. Can I keep doing it?” Yes, but experts caution not to make it a daily habit. Motion sleep, whether it’s in a car, swing, or stroller, isn’t as restorative as crib sleep because it doesn’t allow [...]