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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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

I agree with andreabeth about the tonsils. My sister had tonsil troubles when she was around three. She had huge adnoids as well. She snored, she squirmed, she tossed and turned all night and occasionally would stop breathing (apnea) for a minute or so and wasn’t getting really good sleep. She wasn’t even doing a [...]

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 [...]

Refusing to nap: Why it happens and what to do about it by Jodi Mindell and S. Jhoanna Robledo Why 2-year-old’s fight naps Every parent knows this scenario: Your child gives all the signals that she’s exhausted and needs sleep — she yawns and rubs her eyes, flops on the floor, and bursts into tears [...]

The Seven Most Common Nap Trapsby Cathryn Tobin, MD Have you been tripped up by any of these situations? Nap Trap #1: “My baby wakes up the instant I put him down.” He shouldn’t fall asleep in your arms in the first place. Remember the rule: to bed semi-awake. Nap Trap #2: “My baby refuses [...]

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 [...]