By Laura Leavitt
Tags:
anxiety
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babies
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cranky
,
naps
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parenting preschoolers
,
preschoolers
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routine
,
sleep
,
sleep issues
,
strategy
,
toddlers
,
toddler sleep issues

It is worth the effort to create a daily naptime routine.
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By Laura Leavitt
Tags:
anxiety
,
babies
,
cranky
,
naps
,
parenting preschoolers
,
preschoolers
,
routine
,
sleep
,
sleep issues
,
strategy
,
toddlers
,
toddler sleep issues

It is worth the effort to create a daily naptime routine.
» Read more
By Laura Leavitt

Weary mothers are often met with a barrage of seemingly helpful “sleep solutions,” from various family members and friends. Some suggested methods, while offering a possible system to attempt, may actually conflict with the mother’s natural parenting instincts. One such method, advocated by authors
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By Laura Leavitt

If you’re feeling sleep-deprived because of the nighttime waking habits of your little one, rest assured that you’re not alone. Getting your baby to sleep through the night is one of the most challenging, widely discussed, and hotly debated elements of new parenthood. Pretty much everyone agrees
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By Laura Leavitt

Dream feeding is the term adopted for a late-night feeding of a newborn. The main benefit of dream feeding is that it helps the baby sleep for a 4- to 5-hour stretch overnight, which allows mom to finally get some much-needed sleep. It's called dream feeding because the baby usually stays asleep through
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By Laura Leavitt

Dream feeding is the term adopted for a late-night feeding of a newborn. The main benefit of dream feeding is that it helps the baby sleep for a 4- to 5-hour stretch overnight, which allows mom to finally get some much-needed sleep. It's called dream feeding because the baby usually stays asleep through
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By Laura Leavitt

While new parenthood has its sleepless nights, there are actually ways to reduce your stress.
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By Laura Leavitt

Since the start of the Back to Sleep campaign in 1994, rates of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the leading cause of death in infants under 12 months of age, has dropped by a whopping 50 percent, as reported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The campaign has
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By Patty Malowney

It may not feel soon enough, but your baby will eventually develop sleeping habits.
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By Laura Leavitt

All babies have different temperaments, and no place is this more evident than in the crib. Some babies are content to sing, play, or sleep for hours in the crib; others see the highest crib bar as yet another challenge to overcome. If they’re truly interested in climbing out, some toddlers will try
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