Does your child continue to fight naps and bedtime? Learn how to get an overtired toddler to sleep, back to a normal schedule, and sleeping through the night. My extended family hosted a reunion over a three-day weekend. Friday night meant my kids stayed with a babysitter so my husband and I could grab drinks with cousins. The following day was the main event outdoors at the park, while Sunday found us spending the entire day at the beach. With no naps on either Saturday or Sunday, on top of all the stimulation and "newness" of the weekend, my kids were plain exhausted. Molars, … [Read more...]

Struggling with an early riser? Learn what to do when your toddler wakes up too early crying every morning and won't go back to sleep. At first, the early wake ups started at 6am. But over the next few weeks, that wake up time has been getting earlier and earlier, sometimes as soon as 3:45am. Your toddler is simply up and ready to go. His tears might start out as whimpers, but then it progresses to full-on crying. You wake up every morning to screaming and crying instead of the coos and talking you'd hear from other toddler parents. Expecting him to go back to sleep in that state … [Read more...]

Ready to transition your child out of the crib? Learn the differences between a toddler bed vs a twin bed to make the best choice for you. Finding a place for our kids to sleep can come with endless options, don't you think? When they were infants, we didn't know whether to put them in a bassinet in our room or in a crib in theirs. And now that they're toddlers and fast outgrowing the crib, we wonder yet another question: Should they sleep in a toddler bed or a twin bed? For some, this might be an easy answer, depending on your circumstances. But for many others, you want to make … [Read more...]