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Strategies for the Toddler Who Won’t Nap

When is the recommended age that kids drop their nap? My two-and-a-half-year-old fights me most days. Help! Most moms need their toddlers to take longer naps or take naps for longer than some kids want to.  As a veteran mom and nap-needer, I have pondered the nap question a lot over the years, having had […]

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December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

Naptime Cuddling: Do or Don’t?

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Is Naptime Cuddling Setting Up a Good or Bad Habit? My two-month-old has no problem sleeping alone in her bassinet at night. However, the only way she’ll nap during the day is in my arms or in my lap. Am I setting up a bad habit by allowing naptime cuddling, and will she grow out […]

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December 9, 2020 December 9, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

Napping Suggestions for Sleeping Baby and Mama

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Tips to Enjoy Naptime My 4-month-old cosleeps and does very well in the evening. During the day I rock him to sleep for naps where he stays asleep for up to 3 hours. Ha! This is obviously “immobilizing” to say the least! He’s been like this since birth. Do you recommend just letting him grow […]

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January 21, 2019 January 24, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Steps to Achieve a Naptime Routine

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Achieving A Balanced Naptime Routine With Baby Question: What is the best way to achieve a balanced naptime routine? The reason I ask is because I’ve been a fan of your work, and loved the recent video with Hayden on co-sleeping and attachment parenting. I’ve been doing that so far with my now 1-month-old, but […]

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November 28, 2018 January 11, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Matching Sibling Naps

Help to Get Your Toddler and Baby to Have Matching Sibling Naps I have a toddler and a newborn. How can I get them on the same sleep schedule? This is a challenging situation, since toddlers and newborns have different sleep patterns and needs, and mothers of both a toddler and a newborn have reasons to […]

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August 29, 2013 July 17, 2017 Dr. Bill Sears

Child Refuses Nap

Longer Naps Even When Your Baby Refuses My 10-month-old child refuses to take a morning nap and usually doesn’t get more than a half-hour nap during the day. Both babies and parents need naps. Ten-month-old babies need at least a one-hour nap in the morning and a one-to-two-hour snooze in the afternoon. Between one and […]

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August 29, 2013 July 12, 2017 Dr. Bill Sears

Co-Sleeping with a Toddler and Newborn

Co-Sleeping with a Toddler and Newborn

Dr.Sears’ Suggestions on Co-Sleeping with Two Babies We are expecting our second child in a few short months, and we also co-sleep with our eighteen-month-old son.  How can we safely co-sleep with two babies? In reading your question, the first thought that came to my mind was where there’s a will, there’s a way.  You […]

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January 20, 2021 January 20, 2021 Dr. Bill Sears

Proper Positioning and Latch-on Skills

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Breastfeeding Basics: Latch-on Technique and Proper Positioning There’s a right way–and a wrong way–for baby to latch-on to the breast. When a latch-on is done correctly, mother’s nipples don’t get sore, and baby is able to get plenty of milk. Everyone is happier. The easiest way to learn about good latch-on is in a one-on-one […]

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December 21, 2020 December 21, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

12 Ways to Raise a Confident Child

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How to Raise a Confident Child Self-esteem is your child’s passport to a lifetime of mental health and social happiness. It’s the foundation of a child’s well-being and the key to success as an adult. At all ages, how you feel about yourself affects how you act. Think about a time when you were feeling […]

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December 21, 2020 December 21, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

Last Month of Pregnancy Physical Changes

How Your Body Feels During the Last Month of Pregnancy Your last month of pregnancy will most likely come with a little more discomfort and exhaustion. Hang in there; it’s almost over. This is what you can expect to experience in pregnancy’s final month. Feeling Bigger You may find the muscles in your abdomen hurt […]

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December 21, 2020 December 21, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

Nipple Confusion

Nipple Confusion

Understanding Nipple Confusion and How to Undo It There are some basic mechanical differences between how a baby gets milk from a bottle and how it gets milk out of the breast. Giving bottles or pacifiers to young, breastfeeding babies often leads to nipple confusion. Baby tries to use the bottle-feeding technique on the breast […]

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December 16, 2020 December 21, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears

Thrush

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Learn About What Thrush Is, How to Treat it and Breastfeeding With Thrush You are laughing and playing with your baby. She is laughing back at you; her mouth open wide. You notice a white patch on the inside of her cheek that wasn’t there before. You explore her mouth further and find the white […]

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December 15, 2020 December 15, 2020 Dr. Bill Sears
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