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If you are reading this, there is a good chance that you're tired. You are not alone. Few parents escape the early years without struggling with some kind of sleep issue with their child.
While there are no easy answers to sleep questions, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to solving sleep challenges, there is lots you can do to start moving in the right direction. With sensitivity, patience, and consistency, you'll all be sleeping better soon.
Three On Sleep
Read three of the most common questions about sleep from birth to three. In this question-answer resource, we look at why:
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8-month-olds sometimes begin protesting at bedtime
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18-month-olds will nap at child care, but not at home
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3-year-olds start walking into your room at night, once they've moved into their "big kid" bed (and how to stop these night-time visits)
Tips on Getting Baby to Sleep
Provides general tips on helping babies learn to sleep through the night.
Sleep Safety
Outlines the basics around safe sleep practices for infants.
Sleep Myths—Read 'em and Yawn
Debunks common myths around babies and sleep.
Thinking About Co-Sleeping
Discusses how best to co-sleep safely with babies and toddlers.
Take Our poll!
Let us know what story lulls your little one to sleep.
Getting on a Schedule
I have an 8-week-old. Her eating and sleeping habits are all over the map, and everyone keeps telling me to "put her on a schedule." What does that mean and how do I do it?
Where should baby sleep?
Is it best if my 2-month-old sleeps in my room in a bassinet, or in her own room?
Nightmares
My two-year-old has had three nightmares in the past two months. Where are they coming from?
Newborns and Naps
My 3-week-old son wants to be held all the time. I can't put him down without him crying within 5 or 10 minutes. He sleeps with me at night, and only naps during the day if someone is holding him. Any suggestions?
Sleep-Training and Siblings
I am trying to sleep-train my five-month-old. His crying is waking up his three-year-old sister. What can I do?
What's Best for My Baby and Me?
By Claire Lerner and Amy Laura Dombro (2006)
This brief parent guide outlines a three-step process for decision-making around sticky child-rearing issues.
Bringing Up Baby: Three Steps to Making Good Decisions in Your Child's First Years
Claire Lerner and Amy Laura Dombro (2005)
Book shows parents easy, three-step approach for making child-rearing decisions in the first three years and beyond. Making decisions about your child’s sleep—co-sleeping, “crying it out”, etc.—is discussed as well.
Learning & Growing Together: Understanding and Supporting Your Child's Development
Jeree Paul and Amy Laura Dombro (2001)
Book explores several important parenting issues, including early childhood development milestones and what parents can do to support healthy development.
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