Naps

Naps change every few months in the early changes, and eventually they go away all together! That’s why it’s important to have support and a plan for navigating them. That’s where Joan comes in!

Eliminating Naps for Your Preschooler

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How do you really know when your preschooler is ready to eliminate naps? It’s the first question we have to answer as we head down this path.

While some parents feel their preschooler is ready to go without daytime sleep before the age of three, they’re just not ready before three. Sure, there may be an occasional day when “life” gets in the way and they seem to manage without a nap, but don’t let that fool you into believing they can go nap-less on a regular basis. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 50% of kids are still napping at age four and many still at five.

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Understanding Your Baby’s Nap Schedule

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Newborns sleep a lot! But newborns turn into babies they begin to expect more of a nap schedule. As a parent, their sleep needs and schedule can start to feel overwhelming, time consuming and a little confusing! There are three naps, then two naps, and when should they be sleeping? But you are not alone, through the baby nap schedule confusion, you have Joan Becker Friedman, certified pediatric sleep consultant. In this video, Joan gives a 3 minute overview of nap schedules, including when they should happen, how they should happen, and, most importantly, how to help your baby get his or her best possible sleep on their nap schedule! At the end of this three minutes, baby naps will feel a little less confusing.

Not what you were looking for? Need more support? Reach out about customized baby and toddler sleep consultant services for your family today! You all deserve great sleep.

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Baby Sleep Tips: Helpful vs Unhelpful Sleep Associations

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When that first baby arrives, most of us don’t think about sleep associations. During those early weeks, you feed, rock, swing or bounce and your little one will usually fall asleep. You may also be swaddling your baby and turning on that sound machine, too. All those things are sleep associations, and in the beginning they’re great because your baby needs you to be actively involved in the process of falling asleep. By the time babies are a few months old, however, they’re a little more independent and very capable of falling asleep without you being so actively involved. Read more