“My daughter is 13-months-old and sleeps from 11 at night to seven or eight in the morning. She also has one or two 45-minute naps during the day. Is this enough sleep? How much sleep should she be getting?” Most 13-month-old infants sleep 11 to 12 hours a day, including naps, so your daughter is […]
Grinding Teeth
“My 12-month-old grinds his teeth while awake and sleeping what can I do to stop him and will it hurt his teeth?” In general, grinding the baby teeth is not a problem. It is often a sign of teething, very likely for a 12 month old. When he starts losing his baby teeth, the grinding […]
Father – Daughter Relationships
“I am a divorced father in the middle of a pretty bitter custody battle. I have two daughters, 6 and 7 years old. When the kids were young, and my ex and I were married, we practiced attachment parenting. We never spanked, my ex breast fed them until about 18 months, and we all slept […]
Does Breastfeeding While Lying Down Cause Ear Infections?
“After 10-11 months of nothing worse than a cold, my one-year-old daughter has had constant ear infections. I know that giving a child a bottle while lying down can contribute to ear infections, but what about breastfeeding while lying down? We have recently started co-sleeping full time to allow me to get more sleep, so […]
Is Breastmilk Nutritionally Useless After One Year?
“I am looking for a source of good, non-biased scientifically backed-up info on certain aspects of breastfeeding/breastmilk, and was wondering if you could help.. My daughter has just turned one, and is still fixated on breastfeeding. Although I instinctively think this is probably OK, I could do with something to backup my feelings, and to […]
Babywearing while Traveling
Benefits of Babywearing while Traveling Wearing your baby in a sling provides a safe, protective environment for baby when you are shopping or traveling in crowds. Walking through an airport with a toddler in toe is nerve-racking when you consider what could happen if you let go of his hand even for a moment (or […]
Bed to Crib: Moving Baby
How To Move Baby from Bed to Crib I let my 18-month-old fall asleep with me on my bed and then transfer him into his crib. Is this setting up a bad habit? No, it’s setting up to be a good habit. Remember that the goal of nighttime parenting is to create a healthy sleep […]
Sleepwear
How Should You Dress Your Baby for Sleep? As a general guide, dress and cover your baby in as much or as little clothing as you would wear yourself. If your newborn was premature, weighs under eight pounds, or is “small for date” (meaning baby born with less insulating body fat than he or she […]
The Nightcrawler
How to Keep Your Nightcrawler Safe We share sleep with our ten-month-old. She has just started crawling and climbing. How can we make our bed safe for her? Welcome to the world of nighttime juggling. Every parent and child need to work out a sleeping arrangement that gives all family members the best night’s sleep, […]
No Privacy!
Having Kids Doesn’t Mean No Privacy For Parents Will trying the family bed ruin our sex life and leave no privacy for parents? It has often been said that “a baby should not come between husband and wife, in bed or otherwise.” As parents of eight who have practiced the concept of sharing sleep, we […]
Fear of Overlying
Don’t Let the Fear of Overlying Prevent Co-Sleeping I want to sleep with our new baby, but I’m worried I’ll roll over and smother her. Is this possible? Should I have a fear of overlying? Each night all over the world millions of parents sleep with their babies and the babies wake up just fine. […]
Pets In Bed
Letting Your Pets In Bed When Co-Sleeping We have a cat that likes to curl up with us at night. Should we put a stop to this when baby comes? Sorry, your pet will have to find a new place to nap. If your cat nestles in next to baby, its fur could obstruct baby’s […]