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While you may feel you’re suddenly the parent of a whirling dervish — or Superman, who can get by without any sleep at all — it sounds like you have an overtired toddler on your hands. That’s right: Even though he fights it like the dickens, he’s really in need of a serious nap. He’s [...]

Yep, I’ve been there too, the last poster gave some excellent suggestions. She was less fussy, that when we were more attentive to burping and minimizing gas. My daughter would not take a pacifier ( I don’t personally like them ), but now at 6 months she finds her thumb and that helps soothe her [...]

Hi Just reading the messages on here regarding this issue. My lo is 6mths old. He pretty much sleeps through the night from about 7-7 as long as he’s eaten all his meals during the day! lunchtime nap however is a different story. We;re doing the Gina Ford routine so he sleeps for 30 mins [...]

Ready to Stop Co-Sleeping? How to Get Your Toddler Out of Your Bed You’ve enjoyed your time as a co-sleeping family, and now it’s time to reclaim your bed as your own. But your toddler is putting up resistance, and no one’s getting a good night’s sleep anymore. After all the time you’ve spent co-sleeping, [...]

First, start out by understanding that while children are generally resistant to change, they are also extremely adaptable. So you should definitely expect some resistance, but don’t give up hope that the change is ever going to happen. With gentle guidance – along with consistency – you can help your children learn almost anything. When [...]

This article is from the WebMD Feature Archive Five Natural Remedies to Stop Snoring Here’s a classic one-liner: The wife says to her husband: “Do you know that snoring causes a lack of sleep? MINE!” Snoring is the butt of many jokes, but it’s no laughing matter to the millions of adults who snore and [...]

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, [...]

When was the last time you woke up and felt renewed, refreshed, and excited to get into your day? That’s what Matthew Kelly, author of The Rhythm of Life, wants you to experience — not occasionally, but every day. The most important issue regarding sleep is when you sleep. Why do so many people feel [...]

The causes of snoring: Identify the cause to find the cure Have you ever sneezed one day from allergies then sneezed another day from a bad cold? Snoring is like that. In other words, not all snoring is the same. Everyone snores for different reasons. When we get to the bottom of why we snore, [...]

Sleep and Fussy Babies Sleep and Fussy Babies Many parents of fussy babies complain that their little ones are unpredictable when it comes to sleep. They may have trouble falling asleep, may wake often at night, refuse naps, or take very short naps. Living in the midst of all this unpredictability can be very taxing [...]