Sleep & Bedtime |
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A Parents’ Easy Guide to Hypnotherapy and EFT
When my oldest daughter was five, she suddenly became afraid of drains; she was convinced she would be sucked down and drown. When she woke up...
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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...
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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...
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Bedtime for Toddlers: Ten Steps to Sleep Without Tears
Toddlers don't seem to have an off switch. Often, when they're tired, they just reverberate faster, like an overwound toy, until they...
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Nightmares & Night Terrors in Children
DEAR DR.PAUL: We have a 29- month-old daughter who has been having night terrors lately. She often wakes up in the middle of the night screaming. Needless to say, my wife and I haven't been getting much sleep...
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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...
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Pacifiers: Another Possible Cause of Ear Infection
DEAR DR.PAUL: I just read that a recent study suggested that children who use pacifiers get more ear infections. Is this true? Can anything...
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Button Down Healthy Sleep Habits for Special Needs Kids
More children than ever before are being diagnosed with special needs "neurobiological disorders" such as ADHD, clinical depression...
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Eight Best Sleep Strategies: What Every Parent Needs to Know
Sleep scientists have identified eight sleep strategies that are effective in encouraging healthy sleep habits in babies and young...
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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...
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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...
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My Sleep Book
Once your baby is over a year old, she begins to understand more about life. She is probably able to follow simple instructions, such as, "Please put this on the shelf." Most babies at this age...
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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...
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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...
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Dealing with "Monsters" and Nighttime Fears
It can be difficult to think straight when your crying child shakes you awake in the middle of the night frightened and tearful by a nightmare or...
