Sleep & Bedtime

  • Go to Sleep!

    Go to Sleep!

    If you were to take a poll of the number of Canadian parents who were awake late last night, you might be surprised. They weren't up past their bedtime because of an interesting movie on TV or because of a...

  • Nighttime Parenting - Babies and Sleep

    Nighttime Parenting - Babies and Sleep

    I have come to the conclusion that there is a very real difference between day and nighttime parenting. Although most parents feel fairly confident within the first few months as day time parents, feeling...

  • Early Bedtime Means Better Baby Sleep

    Early Bedtime Means Better Baby Sleep

    In their efforts to encourage their baby to sleep better, one approach that many parents use is to put their baby to bed later in the evening. They think, "If he's "really tired" he'll sleep...

  • When Your Baby Wakes Frequently to Breastfeed or Bottle-feed

    When Your Baby Wakes Frequently to Breastfeed or Bottle-feed

    If your baby is waking up every hour or two to breastfeed, bottle-feed or locate his pacifier, you may be wondering just what it is that causes him...

  • The No-Cry Sleep Solution

    The No-Cry Sleep Solution

    Congratulations on the birth of your new baby. This is a glorious time in your life. Whether this is your first baby or your fifth, you will find this a time of recovery, adjustment, sometimes confusion and...

  • Let Your Sleeping Baby Sleep!

    Let Your Sleeping Baby Sleep!

    When your baby wakes in the middle of the night, you probably have a routine to get him back to sleep. For Coleton and I, it was breastfeeding. I used to nurse him until he was totally asleep. Every hour, we had...

  • Sleep & Babies

    Sleep & Babies

    Erratic Sleep Patterns A long day of parenthood is finally drawing to a close. You abandon your plans to fold that last load of laundry, heading for bed instead. You no sooner fall into a deep sleep when you're...

  • Sleep Baby Sleep

    Sleep Baby Sleep

    Are you wondering if your baby will ever sleep through the night? For many families with a newborn or young baby, bedtime can be the most stressful time of the day, but it doesn't have to be that way. Babies are...

  • Fear of the Dark

    Fear of the Dark

    I was afraid of the dark as a child. The moment my head hit the pillow at bedtime I was sure I could hear pounding footsteps coming towards me, at the time, I was convinced a monster was coming up the...

  • Crib, not beside mom, safest place for baby to sleep

    Crib, not beside mom, safest place for baby to sleep

    TORONTO (CP) Many new parents may think their bundle of joy is happiest snuggled between mommy and daddy in the family bed, but Canadian...

  • Just sleep, for cryin' out loud!

    Just sleep, for cryin' out loud!

    While most of us are enjoying some of the sunniest days of the year, many bleary-eyed parents still struggle with their longest nights. Childhood sleep issues — from the perpetual battle to get the...

  • Newborn Babies and Sleep

    Newborn Babies and Sleep

    Congratulations on the birth of your new baby. This is a glorious time in your life. Whether this is your first baby or your fifth, you will find this a time of recovery, adjustment, sometimes confusion and...




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