Does your child protest going to bed? Does he have trouble sleeping through the night? Learn why children resist sleep and how bedtime routines can help. Plus, coping with nightmares, sleep walking, and more.
Baby's Broken Sleep – What's it all About? You probably think of sleeping as an instinct not a skill. After all, sleep comes naturally and we don't need to think about it to make it happen. But at this age, your baby still has to master the skill of passing smoothly between light (active, dream-filled) sleep and deep sleep. This is why young babies stir and make noises at regular intervals during the night - as they progress from one state to the other they semi-awaken. So be sure that your infant is fully awake and really needs you before jumping out of bed to attend to him during the night.
How much sleep does your baby need? How can you help him fall asleep and stay asleep through the night? What about daytime naps? Here's what you need to know about sleep and your child from birth to 3 years.
While you may think of sleep as a time of rest, your baby's brain is really quite busy processing information as she snoozes. To understand how your baby learns during sleep, read on!
While everyone needs rest, sleep is especially important for your baby. Learn how sleep affects your child's moods, his immune system, his ability to interact with you, and more!
My 6-month-old daughter has been sleeping through the night since she was 2-months-old. Lately she has been going to bed at 10 p.m. and waking up about 10:30 a.m. She takes two one-hour naps during the day. Everyone's telling me she's sleeping too much. Should I be concerned?
My 9-month-old bangs his head on the side of the cot and on the wall when I carry him, and he hits his head with the remote control. These aren't hard bumps. Should I worry?
I have a 16-month-old son who is an early bird. He wakes up at 4:30 a.m. It doesn't seem to matter whether he goes to sleep at 7:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m.; he always wakes up with the sun. He has dark curtains in his room and I've tried to leave him to go back to sleep, but he just carries on crying until I go to him. By 8:00 a.m. he will be so grouchy and tired that he falls asleep before breakfast. He is a healthy, breastfed boy who sleeps through the night. He has a feed before bedtime and then again when he wakes up. We usually try to give him some toys to play with, but in the end he just gets cross with us for not getting out of bed and playing with him. What can we do to make him wake up at a more reasonable hour?
