Sleep – Tips for Helping Toddlers and Preschoolers Sleep



Back to Sleep: The Best Bedtime Position for Baby
Rule number one in infant care: Put Baby to sleep on his back! Here’s why …

6 Reasons Why Your Child Needs More Sleep!
Is your little one burning the midnight oil? Find out why your child needs …

Bedtime Rituals and Routines
With fanfare and flourish, a designer kiss or a bear hug, here are some …

Nap Problems, Solved!
Solutions to the most common napping issues for tired babies and toddlers.

Why Do Babies Rub Their Eyes?
Does eye-rubbing mean your child is just tired? Or could it signal …

7 Toddler Behavior Troubles (and Tips for Managing Them!)
Shortly after your child begins to walk, an amazing chapter …

Bedwetting (Enuresis)
Is your child having trouble staying dry at night? Dr. Sadler offers …

Bedtime Routines for Little Ones
Establishing a bedtime routine provides a predictable pattern your child …

Bedwetting in Children: Understanding the Urinary System
Around the age of three, most children begin to stay dry during the night, …

How Moms Can Make the Most of Baby and Toddler Naptime
For babies, naptime is a chance to refresh and recharge those little …

How to Get Your Toddler to Sleep
Is bedtime the source of arguments and tears in your household? Develop a …

From Crib to Bed: Taking the Plunge
What’s a mom to do when her twin toddlers begin throwing themselves over …

Is Your Child Snoring?
As innocent as it may sound, snoring can indicate serious illness. Find …

Month 21 Worry: Why Does My Toddler Wake Up Screaming?
It was a triumph when you got your child to sleep through the night during …

Real World Routines: How to Balance Routine and Spontaneity
How important are routines for children? How should parents establish a …

Raising Healthy Sleepers (Beyond Infancy)
Sleep is vital for our general well being, both during childhood and …

Nightmares and What to Do about Them
Nightmares and night terrors can cause enormous distress to children and …

Bedtime Battles: Behind Your Toddler’s Misbehavior
You’re tired and you know your toddler is too. Why does this basic need …

Sleep Tight
It’s not so much what we do at night to get kids’ into healthy sleeping …

Sleepwalking: Understanding this Common Childhood Sleep Disorder
Have you ever been startled to hear footsteps in the night, only to find …

Solving Sleep Problems in Your Young Child
If the title of this article caught your eye, you may already be …

Things that Go Bump in the Night
Nightmares and night terrors can be frightening to both the children who …

Time for a Big Kid Bed?
Do you think your little one is ready to transition from her crib to a …

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  • Clara Edwards: Our daughter had been an erratic sleeper (much of it our fault, in retrospect) and frequently ended up...
  • Emilio Gonzalez: Ferber does a good job of describing what happens when you sleep. Apparently everyone wakes up in...
  • Roberta Reid: I guess my main problem with Ferber was the way that it’s an exact, rigid theory or philosophy....
  • Amber Laws: We were careful to put him in bed before he was completely asleep so he could adjust to the idea of being...
  • Debbie Hubbard: Good luck.posted by dragonsi55 at 7:07 AM on September 29, 2006
  • Douglas Witherell: This idea that you can have a child sleeping quietly in three days is more to appease the parents,...
  • Robert Spangler: The “Cry it out” method didn’t work on him — what did work was something...
  • William Aguilar: The thing is, children are not interchangable. For varying reasons, some kids sleep well righr away...
  • Robin Kelly: We got a baby massage book and started “bedtime” about 30 minutes before we put him down for...
  • Jessica Miller: That being said, rdurbin already wrote down everything I wanted to say–especially the part...
  • Justin Schultz: An idea? To appease us? We spent many months with various techniques that didn’t work, Ferber...
  • Linda Allmon: The second one was a preemie (about 7 weeks) and it literally took years for him to settle into a good...
  • Tara Mccandless: But they do, frequently, until their child is asleep. Have you read any other part of it than the...
  • Darrell Jones: I agree with the being present and patting on the back and telling him it is night night time while...
  • Todd Mcclelland: I think even if you don’t use his process, he’s got a lot of interesting things to say...