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What to Do when Your Toddler Wants to Play Instead of Sleep

Aug 09, 2020

Is your toddler not sleeping because he wants to play instead? Discover effective tips to get your child to finally go to sleep (without the power struggles!). My son knew it was time for bed. We went through our bedtime routine of taking a bath, changing into pajamas and reading four books. Except once he was tucked in bed... he wouldn't sleep. He wasn't crying—in fact, he was playing, talking, and even getting out of bed. I'd already reminded him a few times that it was time to sleep, but he wouldn't listen. Each time I walked in, I'd find him playing instead of tucked in bed. And … [Read more...]

How to Stop Toddler Bedtime Tantrums

Bedtime

Jun 21, 2020

Bedtimes for children can be a challenge for many parents. Here's how to stop toddler bedtime tantrums, from resisting sleep to not staying in their room. For the past week, your toddler has complete meltdowns about bedtime. She's fine with the idea of going to sleep, and will happily take a bath and read books. But as soon as you leave the room, the tantrums begin. She'll whine, scream, and throw just about every excuse to get you to prolong the bedtime routine. She's even gotten out of bed and figured out how to open the door to her room. What had once been a relaxing end to the day … [Read more...]

10 Things You Should Do when You Transition from a Crib to a Toddler Bed

Sleeping

Jun 10, 2020

The crib to toddler bed transition can be a challenge for many parents. Learn 10 things you should do when you make the switch. For each of my kids, the decision to transition to a toddler bed happened when they each climbed out of their cribs. One fell on the floor and cried while another landed on his feet, wondering how he got there. And the other somehow straddled the edge of his crib, hooting and hollering, "Mama look, horse-y!" You may have found yourself in the same predicament, shocked and scared to learn that your toddler can now climb out of his crib. Or perhaps you're … [Read more...]

What to Do When Your Toddler Keeps Getting Out of Bed

Sleeping

May 17, 2020

Struggling when your toddler keeps getting out of bed in the middle of the night? Learn 7 effective tips to help your child stay in bed and sleep through the night. Getting your toddler to stay in bed all night has been a challenge. You've tried positive reinforcement, crafted a rewards chart, and even threatened with punishment. Still, every night, he ends up sleeping in your bed (and hogging up the space). Sure, you run through the bedtime routine, and he'll even fall asleep after you've turned off the lights. But at least once a night for the past several weeks, he'll wake up … [Read more...]

Why I Regret Rocking My Baby To Sleep

Infant

Apr 12, 2020

When I was pregnant, a co-worker advised, "Don't get in the habit of rocking your baby to sleep — he'll get used to it." As I nodded my head and smiled, all I could think was, "Cruel woman! How could she suggest such an idea?!" Well... six months, two broken knees, and many sleep deprived nights later, I knew why. (I'll get to the broken knees later.) After bringing my baby home, I realized he would doze off after a few moments of bouncing and rocking in my arms. He even only fell asleep in mine—a fact I took great pride in back then: "Only mama has the special touch!" I used all … [Read more...]

The Biggest Reason Your Baby Will Not Sleep (Even After All This Time)

Infant

Feb 25, 2019

Wondering why your baby won’t sleep through the night, even after all this time? Discover the #1 reason your baby will not sleep — and how to get past that hurdle. This isn't getting any better, I thought. Our usual go-to strategies—swaddling, bouncing on a yoga ball, nursing—were no longer working. My baby was fast outgrowing the swaddles, or simply bursting through them within minutes. Bouncing on a yoga ball now had to be a serious workout instead of subtle movements. And nursing worked only if he didn't stir the minute I put him down. Had this been happening during the earlier … [Read more...]

One Easy Hack to Help Your Baby Sleep Longer at Night

Breastfeeding

Jul 12, 2018

Want to help your baby sleep longer? Learn 3 dreamfeed tips to help your baby sleep and make dreamfeeding work for you and your family. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of MomCozy. All content and opinions expressed are my own. It's the sound every exhausted parent dreads: the cry of her baby at night. Maybe you'd just gone through your entire bedtime routine only for the baby to cry soon after. Or perhaps she wakes up in the middle of the night, expecting to be fed (never mind that you had just fed her). Your baby could even be sleeping in shorter and shorter cycles … [Read more...]

How to Teach Your Baby to Self Soothe

Infant

Jun 09, 2016

Frustrated when your baby doesn't fall asleep on his own? Learn how to teach self soothing techniques for babies to sleep with these effective tips. I was running out of ideas. My six-month-old son was fast outgrowing many of the sleep gear my husband and I had been relying on to help him sleep. The swaddle—even in extra-large—wouldn’t stay on all night. He looked squished in the swing and was getting way too heavy for me to rock in my arms, even while bouncing him on a yoga ball. This didn’t even include the exhaustion of nursing him throughout the night—the one surefire way he’d … [Read more...]

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