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You’ve tried all the usual ways to get your child to bed on time: sticking to a nightly routine; stopping them from eating and drinking well before bedtime, etc. However, none of these seem to work well so you’re caving in to the idea of getting a children sleep aid. Here are some facts that [...]

Natural Sleep Aids for Children There are many natural sleep aids for both children and adults. You should always check with your child’s physician before beginning any natural sleep regimen. Herbal remedies are often a good place to start for natural sleep aids for children. Some natural sleep aids for children can be mixed with [...]

Many parents struggle to get their children to sleep at night. Tons of sleep medications and drugs promise to be the best solution to this problem, but natural remedies can help children who are coping with insomnia. First, get to the root of the problem. Why is your child having trouble sleeping? Ongoing nightmares, fear [...]

Insomnia is an extremely common disorder in children, most often affecting children with autism, attention deficit disorder, and emotional disturbances. Stress and simple habits can also play a major role in childhood insomnia. Many parents are concerned about the implications that prescription or over-the-counter sleep aids may have on their children’s development. As an herbalist, [...]

You’ve done all that sleep habits stuff to make your child go to sleep or stay asleep. Nothing worked. Now you’re desperate enough to try some natural sleep aids for children but you don’t know where to begin. There are more natural sleep aids in the stores than there are prescription sleeping pills. Here’s a [...]

Rocking baby to sleep Moms View Message Board: Parenting Discussion: Archive July-December 2004: Rocking baby to sleep By Jackie on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 – 09:18 am: Do you or did you rock baby to sleep? Or did you just lay them down awake? I cant help it, I rock Faith to sleep each time, [...]

Eric writes: “I have been pouring over various entries in your blog for a while now and decided to ask you a few questions. Based on different books (Ferber, Weissbluth, etc.) and doctor recommendations, my wife and I tried CIO and it was miserable…for us and our son. It didn’t feel right and we were [...]

New parents face many challenges, among them getting a baby to fall asleep and stay asleep. An even greater challenge for some is deciding which advice to follow when well-meaning relatives and friends chime in with their theories about infants and sleep. Picking Up a Baby The question of when and if you should pick [...]

This is a very sensitive subject for many mothers, so please don’t be offended if you don’t like my idea (well, I suppose you are here for advice, right? ) Your daughter is plenty old enough to cry it out. You probably should have done this months ago. What is great about the “tough love” [...]

From the time my oldest child was born in 1997, the pursuit of a good night’s sleep has been a constant in our home. My son has never slept well (and still doesn’t) and I have looked into several natural sleep aids to help him enter into Dreamland. While there are many options available for [...]