Help Your Baby “Sleep Through The Night”

Infant peacefully sleeping on back during nap time

Understanding baby wake windows, if wake windows are “evidence based” or not, and if you should or shouldn’t use wake windows for your baby or child.

Most children will hang onto their nap until between 2.5-4 years old, though for some who are lower sleep needs it might be even younger. High sleep needs nap lovers may continue napping well over 5 if given the chance!

Are you wondering which audioplayer to purchase for your child but overwhelmed by the choices? We love our audioplayers not only as a screen-free option for entertainment but also as a super helpful bedtime and naptime tool. In our home we have both the Yoto and Toniebox players and love them both for different reasons. In this blog post, we’ll compare three fantastic devices that bring the joy of audiobooks to children: the Yoto Player, Yoto Mini, and Tonie Box.

It can feel like a minefield trying to understand baby naps, attempting to stick to unrealistic schedules, comparisons to other babies, and Instagram posts. Here are my top suggestions for navigating this.

But let’s break down stroller naps further to understand the risks and how to keep our little ones safe when napping in the stroller.

While there are common ages babies and toddlers tend to go through nap transitions, it’s really best to look for the signs vs. waiting for an arbitrary age. Every child is different!

So, you have a toddler who won’t nap anymore, BUT, they are also a level-5 disaster by dinner time. Sound familiar? This can be one of the hardest transitions in the first few years of parenthood because it is largely a battle of wills. We want them to nap. They seem to NEED to nap. […]

What are sleepy cues and how can we use them to help get our baby to sleep easier? Do you know your baby’s sleepy cues? When babies are tired, they do some pretty distinct things to let us know! Every child’s cues will be a little bit different, but in general there are some cues […]

When I taught Kindergarten, we referred to the afternoon period after lunch as “rest time.” My little cutie 4 and 5-year-olds would grab a blanky and pillow plus their little bin of books and find a cozy spot. I’d turn the lights down and play soft classical music. About 99% of them fell asleep even though they SWORE they weren’t sleeping but just “resting their eyes.”