October - 2020

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Swaddling 101 (Part 1): How to Swaddle and Safety Considerations

The “Split” Night: Why some babies are awake for hours in the middle of the night, and how to change

Interpreting Night Waking

SPRING 2021: Daylight Saving Time Transition for Toddlers and Young Children

SPRING 2021: Daylight Saving Time Transition for Babies

It’s Magic! Using the ‘Spring Ahead’ Transition to Fix Early Waking

A Step-by-Step Plan for Navigating the End of Daylight Savings Time with Your Baby or Toddler

The Daylight Savings Time “Slam Shift”

How Do I Fix My Baby’s Early Waking?

Early vs. Late Bedtime—Which is right? Strategies to shift bedtime to solve common sleep problems

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

The “Four-Month Sleep Regression”: What Is It, and What Can Be Done About It?

Common Age-by-Stage Sleep Schedules

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Resource Topics

Toddler & Preschool 10 posts
Other Caregivers and Sleep 1 post
Sleep Blogs By Age 26 posts
Newborn 14 posts
Common Sleep Disruptors 12 posts
Twins & Multiples 3 posts
Sleep Training 5 posts
Nap Sleep 11 posts
Night Sleep 37 posts
General Topics 24 posts
Common Developmental Regressions 6 posts
Circadian Rhythm Disruptors 14 posts
Night Waking 3 posts
Sleep Products 4 posts
Daylight Saving Time 2 posts
Bedtime Problems 3 posts
Babies 3 posts

A Step-by-Step Plan for Navigating the End of Daylight Savings Time with Your Baby or Toddler

(Updated and revised from an earlier post.) On Sunday, November 1, 2020, at 2:00 am we will “fall back” and set our clocks back by an hour. This means 2:00 am will become 1:00 am by the clock. The following are steps to shift your child’s body clock gradually 1 hour later during the week before the time change so that after the change you are back where you started. (If you’ve waited until the last minute and have an older toddler or preschool-age child, see our “slam-shift”

The Daylight Savings Time “Slam Shift”

We know there are people out there who either just didn’t realize that the “fall back” DST transition was this weekend (in Europe, next weekend in North America) or who don’t feel like it’s a big deal (or who are too darn tired to care—hugs). However, it may become a big deal if your baby or toddler is up an hour early next week! For those of you who haven’t taken the time to adjust your child slowly, we present the “Slam Shift.” The Science The fall Daylight Savings time tra

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