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Children often have sleep problems during the first year of life, including trouble getting to sleep, waking up in the middle of the night and having irregular sleep patterns. Remember that there are no definite right or wrong ways to put your child to sleep and that if you and your baby are happy with [...]

Sleep apnea in infants occurs in full-term babies under the age of one year and is also a risk for infants born before 34 weeks of pregnancy. SIDS and Sleep Apnea in Infants When babies sleep, unexplained lapses in breathing known as apnea lead to a diminished oxygen supply to the brain and heart and [...]

When a baby is in the mother’s womb, it is asleep for most of the time. When it is born, it still takes time to adapt to the fact that it is not in the womb anymore. Hence, it sleeps for more than 16 hours a day, till the time it turns about a year [...]

Lack of sleep are some of the most common problems parents face with their kids. Getting and keeping a child asleep at night is a major concern. Not only is the little one uncomfortable, but so are their mothers. Anyone who has ever had a young child or baby in the house is well aware [...]

You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Parenting of Multiples > Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers > Toddler Crying at Night Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers – Toddler Crying at Night Expert: James Windell – 5/1/2007 Question I am concerned about my boyfriend’s little 20-month-old daughter, as she has recently been awaking in the middle of the night crying loudly. She shares a [...]

You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Parenting of Multiples > Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers > Toddler not sleeping through the night Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers – Toddler not sleeping through the night Expert: M Kay Keller – 9/20/2006 Question Hello! I am a young mother of two wonderful boys. My youngest is 1 1/2 and he still wakes up in [...]

You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Parenting of Multiples > Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers > 4 year old sleep problem Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers – 4 year old sleep problem Expert: M Kay Keller – 10/17/2007 Question I am the mother of a 4 year old and 2 year old. My 4 year old was a preemie; she had GERD [...]

You are here: Experts > Parenting/Family > Parenting of Multiples > Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers > Toddler sleep issues Parenting–Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers – Toddler sleep issues Expert: Nanny for Newborns – 2/19/2007 Question Hi. Ever since we transitioned our two and a half yr old daughter from her crib to her toddler bed, she refuses to go to sleep without [...]

There is still quite a bit of controversy over whether or not parents should allow their infants and toddlers to sleep with them. Even the experts cannot seem to agree. Some contend that sleeping with parents is healthy and even beneficial for a child’s well being while others argue that co-sleeping increases attachment and poses [...]

I spent a lot of time researching books to help sleep train my triplets as infants. After months of sleepless nights for my husband and I, we finally came to the realization that we needed help from an expert. There was simply no way we could get these three babies to sleep at the same [...]