Sleep
Sleep is incredibly important to maintain well-being for both children and parents. Sleep routines can also be a valuable time for connection. Helping children set their biological clocks, empty their emotional backpacks, and get enough exercise during the day can all help develop healthy sleep patterns. And when that isn’t enough, here’s how to help young children learn to relax into sleep, without leaving them to cry.
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Helping Your Toddler Learn to Put Himself to Sleep
Toddlers need enough sleep to rise to the developmental challenges filling their lives. The good news is that falling asleep is a habit, and all kids can learn it!
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Bedtime Routine for Kids Who Have a Hard Time Falling Asleep at Night
Some kids just have a harder time relaxing and falling asleep than other children. Here are 7 bedtime routine tips to help them get the rest they need.
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Teaching Your Baby to Put Himself to Sleep
Here's how to teach your baby something priceless -- how to put herself to sleep AND to go back to sleep on her own when she wakes in the night.
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The Case Against Ferber Sleep Training
There are kinder, gentler ways to teach babies to put themselves to sleep. Here's what Ferbering is and some of the problems with this method.
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Getting Your Preschooler To Sleep
Top ten tips to help your three to five year old settle into bed peacefully and stay there all night long.
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Infants and Sleep
What the experts say about infants and sleep and real advice about how you can get some zzz's without letting your baby "cry it out."
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