You may be anxious to begin sleep training your little one, but you’ll have much better success if you wait until your baby has hit a few important milestones. After 16 weeks, a baby’s circadian rhythm has usually developed, and most children at this age will sleep more during the night hours than the day. By this time, your baby will also be able to practice self-soothing and go for longer stretches without feeding.
Nighttime Sleep
Nighttime sleep plagues most new parents, and a lot of parents as the weeks, months and years go on. Joan lends her experience and training to help families get more sleep.
Baby Sleep Tips: Helpful vs Unhelpful Sleep Associations
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
Establish a Morning Routine for Better Baby & Toddler Sleep
Most parents know that an early and consistent bedtime, along with a bedtime routine, are the essential ingredients for a good night’s sleep. Did you know that your morning routine is just as important in the development of your baby or toddler’s sleep/wake cycle? Read more
How to Deal with Night Terrors & Nightmares
It’s easy to confuse night terrors and nightmares, especially if your child has never experienced either of these scary sleep disturbances. They’re actually quite different from one another. Learn the facts about both and how you can help a child experiencing either night terrors or nightmares.