Napping

If your baby has trouble sleeping during the day, check out these solutions to 11 typical naptime problems.

How much sleep does your baby need? When will your child sleep through the night? How many naps are normal now? Check out our age-by-age sleep guide.

... to nap was a no-brainer. I simply assumed that each day at 1 p.m., I'd put my baby in his crib, where he... as the perfect diaper bag. Soon enough, I discovered the ugly truth about a baby's peaceful nap: What should be a...'s not as difficult as you fear. Here's everything you need to know about what makes a nap work, what can ruin it...

...Select nap times that fit your child's schedule. "Think about your baby's day, and try to time his... naps logically," says Dr. Deb Lonzer, MD, chair of the department of regional pediatrics... similar pattern. If so, just follow your baby's lead -- but if not, you should select the nap times...

Are you a slave to the baby monitor? Breaking your child's bad sleep habits is one of the most important things you can do for his health -- and yours.

...Until about 18 months, taking two naps remains standard practice. If your child gets up at a... in the morning in addition to her afternoon nap. Around her second birthday, she may need just the afternoon nap... which one nap is not enough but your child no longer needs two. Some children do well if a period...

An age-by-age guide to get baby into a daily routine that will help her sleep soundly at night, too.

There's nothing worse than a tired, cranky toddler refusing to snooze. Relax! We've got the sleep solutions to send him off to dreamland.

All babies will fall asleep eventually. Some just need a little more help than others.

Most babies are ready to sleep through the night by 3 to 4 months -- if their parents let them. Learn how these common mom-and-dad errors can turn your baby into a poor sleeper.

...Oddly enough, children this age don't turn their nose up at napping because they suddenly need.... Consequently, your child's need to nap may come and go as his body adjusts to a more adultlike sleep pattern... to doze off easily. No matter what's got your toddler's nap schedule out of whack, your main concern...

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You don't have to cry it out to eliminate your baby's nighttime wakings. Kim West, author of "Good Night, Sleep Tight: The Sleep Lady's Gentle Guide to Helping Your Baby Go to Sleep Must-Know Advice from the Sleep Lady" and "The Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook", explains how to implement her Sleep Lady Shuffle -- and have the whole family snoozing better in two weeks.

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