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Toddler Terrors By Pamela White You wake in the middle of the night, heart pounding, the echo of a cry fading away. The cry starts up again and your groggy, sleep-deprived brain understands that a toddler’s bad dreams are a nightmare for parents, too. Just as adults need to dream in order to work through [...]

Contributor Information and Disclosures Author Kevin P Connelly, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Emergency Care, Virginia Commonwealth University; Medical Director, Paws for Health Pet Visitation Program of the Richmond SPCA; Pediatric Emergency Physician, Emergency Consultants Inc, Chippenham Medical Center Kevin P Connelly, DO is a member of the [...]

Few issues cause parents more anxiety than toddlers and sleeping through the night. Most babies are capable of sleeping through the night by the time they reach three months old. Some do not sleep through the night until they are much older. No matter when you got your baby to sleep through the night, it [...]

OK, first of all you need to be ready to sleep-train your 14-month-old. Please do not start until you are ready, body and soul. I suggest you pick the weekend to start the training, when hopefully neither you nor your husband needs to be at work. The first night, after some wind-down time, if your [...]

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 [...]

I Don’t Want to Go to Bed! 5 Common Sleep Problems in Toddlers By Melissa Granberry “I’m thirsty!” “I need to go to the bathroom!” “I’m scared of the dark!” Are these announcements part of your family’s “post-bedtime” routine? Or does your child slip into slumber peacefully, only to awaken hours later, searching the house [...]

The Mystery of Sleep Problems in Toddlers Sleep problems in toddlers are largely related to what is known and seen as opposed to what is not. This translates into many of the sleep difficulties in a toddler being about something that is known or seen by the toddler, or perhaps a past recognition issue. Scary [...]

Bedtime Routines for Toddlers Toddlers certainly have their own ideas about what they want or don’t want. Unfortunately, going to bed often falls into the “don’t want†category. Getting a cranky toddler to go to bed is no walk in the park. The best thing you can do is to establish a bedtime routine for [...]

Q. Can toddlers get too much sleep at night? Lately my 13 month old girl has been skipping naps during the day and sleeping a really long time at night. For the past to weeks she has frequently gone to bed around 5pm and slept until 8am (15 hours). Last night she slept from 4pm [...]

Bedtime for Toddlers 10 Steps to Sleep Without Tears By Dr. Laura Markham Toddlers don’t seem to have an off switch. Often, when they’re tired, they just reverberate faster, like an over-wound toy, until they crash. The bad news is that some kids seem to be born good sleepers, and some don’t. The good news [...]