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The Top 5 Reasons Sleep Training Fails: How to Troubleshoot Sleep Training

(Revised and updated from an earlier version.) This is a really emotional blog for us because, unfortunately, there is a lot of really terrible, downright inaccurate baby sleep advice out there, and it makes us so frustrated. Because of misinformation, partial information or misguided advice, many families find themselves in a worse sleep situation after “sleep training” than when they started. Or, they find themselves feeling stuck in the middle of sleep training and not making any progress. If you follow our blogs, you know that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching your baby to sleep through the night, and there is a fairly wide range of normal expectations. Here, we’ve co

Common Age-by-Stage Sleep Schedules

(Revised and updated from an earlier version.) It's common for parents to worry that their little one isn't getting enough sleep, but few are taught what to expect in that regard. Having a sense of “what’s normal” is an important first step in developing a plan for improving your child’s sleep. You want to be sure you are asking your baby or toddler to do something he or she is capable of doing! In the summer of 2016, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine established new guidelines for the amount of sleep 0-5 year olds should get each day: Infants 4–12 months: 12–16 hours total in 24 hours Children 1–2 years: 11–14 hours total in 24 hours Children 3–5 years: 10–13 hours total in 24 hours A

The Secret to Naps (which includes forgetting most of what you've read anywhere else)!

If you've been following the Naps 101 series on our blog and can't get enough of it, then you'll be happy to know that we've published an e-book, The Secret to Naps: Nap Training Guide for Babies 6-12 Months, which comprehensively covers the topic of naps! Naturally, we review the science behind naps and why your baby may be doing the things he or she is doing, but what we love most is how this guide offers parents eight really easy, doable steps to improve naps without a single day of "sleep training." Of course, some tenacious little ones may need a little extra nudge in the right direction, so in true Baby Sleep Science fashion, this guide also contains several detailed options for nap sl

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