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Sleep-Training, Room-Sharing & More, Oh My!
This parent needs help keeping their older toddler in their own bed and stop them from roaming the house during the middle of the night and disrupting everyone’s sleep.
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How Not to Play Your Toddler’s Nighttime Games
What should you do when your toddler winds up in your bed after waking in the middle of the night? We have been-there-done-that advice on how to handle this common parenting issue.
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Sleep Regression Concessions
Is it ever okay to temporarily divert from sleep and bedtime routines during regressions? Yes, but beware of pitfalls and warnings!
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Sleep Regressions and Cry It Out
For the past two weeks, I have been letting my toddler scream himself to sleep during this 18-month regression. But, it’s not working. We need a better sleep solution for all of us.
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The YouTube Video Sleep Crutch
A toddler now needs to watch a certain YouTube video every night in order to fall asleep. How bad is this sleep habit? How does one break it?
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More Toddler Sleep Shenanigans
A toddler who is now in a bed is waking up much earlier. Is this a new sleep schedule? We have advice on getting the toddler to stay in bed longer.
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Night Wakings and Early Wakings
A toddler is getting up in the middle of the night and now super duper early, too. Everyone in the house is sleep deprived. What can be done?
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The Super-Early Sleep Regression
A mom needs help deciphering her toddler’s nighttime sleep problem. Is this a sleep regression and what should she do about it?
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The Toddler Pajama Game
How does it work with transitioning toddlers out of the Zippadee Zip into pajamas for a restful night sleep?
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My Four Year Old Won’t Go To Bed!
A previously excellent sleeper now won’t go to bed for hours. What happened and what can be done to help this young child improve their sleep?
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Another Case of New Sibling Sleep Regression
What does new sibling sleep regression look like, how do you handle it, what are the pitfalls and more advice?
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How To Get Your Potty Training Toddler Back to Sleep
How do you help a potty training toddler go back to sleep after he wakes in the middle of the night to poop? We share some strategies.
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Morning Wars: The Toddler Who Won’t Wake Up
Early morning mom desperately needs strategies for getting her toddler to wake-up so that she and her husband can make it to work on time.
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The Toddler Nap Transition
Your toddler is fighting naptime. Maybe s/he doesn’t need it any longer. How to tell if your toddler is ready or close to ready to drop his/ her nap.
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The Premature Crib-to-Bed Transition
A mom made a mistake and prematurely moved her young toddler to a toddler bed and now needs to decide whether she should move her back to her crib.
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Serving Up a Toddler Co-Sleeping Eviction Notice
How to you evict your toddler from your bed in the nicest way possible.
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Playing the Bedtime Stalling-Tactic Game
A parent turns to Amalah for help with probably one of the oldest toddler tricks in the book… using the potty as a bedtime stalling tactic.
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The High-Energy Early Rising Toddler
An early morning toddler riser is wrecking havoc on his family’s sleep schedule and sanity. Is his high energy typical and a function of his sleep situation or something else?
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The Kid Who Sleeps in the Closet
A young child prefers to sleep in his bedroom’s small closet rather than his new big boy bed. The mom wonders whether she should be concerned?
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On “Scheduling” Big Milestones and Transitions
A mom turns to Amalah about tackling some big toddler transitions like potty training, weaning, and transitioning from a crib to a bed. Is there an ideal developmental time to “schedule” and plan for these milestones?