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Is Your Child Struggling with Napping? Here's Help
If your child is struggling with napping, I recently wrote an article for the New York Times called, Your Kids
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Three Reasons to Ignore Your Child’s Annoying Behaviors
Sometimes, your best strategy for dealing with your child’s annoying behaviors is to ignore them. Here are three reasons
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Adventures in the No-Fly Zone: Toddler Sleep Problems
Does your child struggle with falling asleep? Sometimes, changing the time you put her to bed can make it much
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Eight Steps to Make Your Baby Sleep Better and Avoid Sleep Training
Let me be real for a moment— nobody WANTS to sleep train their child. Although it is both safe and
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Successful Sleep in Infancy: Flipping The Switch
Recently, a friend contacted me about some sleep difficulties she was having with her baby:
My 7 month old has
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How do I start a bedtime routine? My child has never had one.
A mom recently emailed me an interesting question. Her three year old has never had a consistent bedtime routine and
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An Open Letter to the Author of “Our Sleep Training Nightmare”
This is a response to this article, “Our Sleep Training Nightmare,” published in the New York Times 10/7/16,
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A Nice Sleep Training Success Story
I got a nice note from Emily over at Purely Diligent, who wrote about great success with sleep training her
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Sleep Training 2 Month Old Babies: Still Not a Great Idea
There is a pediatric group in Manhattan recommending cry it out sleep training to two month olds babies. I was
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sleep Training
I’'ve noticed some recurring themes in the comments I receive on my blog from desparate and tired parents.
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Sleep Training Doesn't Hurt Your Child
One of my most important jobs is giving families permission to sleep train their children because parents often feel very
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Is Your Toddler Screaming at Bedtime? Here's a Plan for You
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"Curtain Calls," Limit Setting and Bedtime Battles
Behavioral insomnia in children, part 2
"Bedtime" conjures up images of warm milk, cuddles, footie pajamas, and Goodnight
Parent Toolkit
Five Sleep Myths Some Pediatricians Believe
Sleep problems in children are some of the most common concerns which parents have, but frequently pediatricians (and other clinicians)
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Sleep Training in Early Infancy: Would You Do It?
“When we first told our in-laws what we were doing, they thought we were monsters. Now they think we’re
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Do You Want Your Kid to Be a Good Sleeper? Don't Cosleep
As a sleep doctor, and a parent, I have a problem with cosleeping. Cosleeping in infancy has been found to
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The Best Curtain Call Ever?
As a sleep doctor, I hear a lot of creative excuses that children come up with as the try to
Commandments of Good Sleep
Be A Bedtime Drill Sergeant
Like all parents, we have learned what works in our home through trial and error with our little boys, who