Let Baby Cry It Out: Yes or No? If only my baby could talk instead of cry I would know what she wants,” said Janet, a new mother of a fussy baby. “Your baby can talk,” we advised. “The key is for you to learn how to listen. When you learn the special language of your […]
Great Tips for Dancing With Your Baby Dancing with your baby snuggled close to you provides the kind of rhythmic motion and comforting contact that infants like. In baby dancing, style is as important as getting the steps right. Here are some tips that can make dancing with your baby more comforting and more fun. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Is Your Toddler Snoring? My three-and-a-half-year-old toddler snores loudly. Should I be concerned? Watch your child sleep. If he has periods of sleep apnea – stretches of 10 to 15 seconds where he doesn’t breath, followed by an intense catch-up breath – report this to your doctor. Sleep apnea and snoring at night may also […]
Is Your Child Having Night Terrors? Our daughter (age three-and-a-half) wakes up screaming almost every night, but she’s not really awake. Help! What is a Night Terror? Night terrors can be frightening for parents to witness. A child with typical night terrors awakens from a state of deep sleep, sits up in bed, lets out […]
Keep Your Midnight Visitor From Waking You Up My 22-month-old (who sleeps in a toddler bed) has taken to running out of his room and into ours at all hours of the night. How can I get him to stay put and go to sleep short of locking him in his room (which I obviously […]
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 […]
