Good morning! This week is all about toddlers! Whether you have one now or you'll have one soon, we have
tips on early waking and toddler tantrums. Plus check out this week's Family Features!
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How Whitney Finally Got Her Toddler to Sleep Through the Night
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Whitney is a loving, engaged mom whose adorable little girl was, at first, sleeping. But then a double-ear infection struck, along with the 18 month sleep regression, and everything fell apart. Learn how Whitney, with our help, was able to get her
daughter sleeping through the night - for the first time in her life!
Sleeping Child
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"I just
have to tell you.....YOUR PLAN HAS BEEN WORKING!!!!! I can't even believe I'm saying this, but Penelope is SLEEPING!!!!! I'm still in shock and don't believe that it's real quite yet! We followed the plan you [laid] out for us EXACTLY as you suggested and were very consistent ... last night, NO CRYING and asleep almost immediately!!! Last night, she slept for 6 whole hours straight! I fed her, then she slept another 3.5 hours! Her naps have been improving significantly, too!
It is amazing that everything that you said would happen, has been happening. I can't believe that we've come from co-sleeping and waking up every 45 min to Penny sleeping in her crib, in her own room for the entire night. AND SHE'S HAPPY!!!!
Thanks so much!"
-- Sophia J., Minnesota
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Q: Well my [5 year old] twin boys have no problems with sleeping over the night but feeding over the night. [They] will wake up
two or three times and [go] to the toilet then will take their feeding bottles on the table near the bed which i always filled with milk or cereal baby food. If they don't [find] any food in their feeding bottles they will wake me up and demand food which i must give then they will go back to bed themselves. Sometimes the food in the bottle will not be finished so I used to check them and remove it from their mouth while they are sleeping and place it on the table
again. So when will they sleep continuously over the night without feeding? What age or what [can] I do? Any help?
A: Many people think that children will outgrow all of their sleep problems and, eventually, they likely will but as you can see it's impossible to predict when. At 5 years old, this is firmly a habit with the bottle more than anything else. I recommend bottle-weaning completely (day and night) and night-weaning your boys as leaving nipples in their
mouths at this age can be very bad for their teeth and consistent disrupted sleep for them isn't good for them, either. There are several ways to wean your boys from their bottles, but you might start with their least favorite and work your way up to all night.
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Toddler Waking Up Too Early? 5 Tips To Help
Early waking can be a particularly tough problem to tackle with toddlers, since they're so much more mobile (and often more strong-willed) than babies. Read on for our 5 sure-fire tips to solve early waking fast.
5 Tips For Handling Your Toddler's Tantrums.
In today's article, we explore why our toddlers throw tantrums (especially at sleep time), types of tantrums, and offer 5 tips on how to deal, depending on what type of tantrum you're seeing.
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Hello,
You know, I can totally see how parents end up with big kids in their beds. My 11 year-old used to ask me to sleep in his bed often when he was younger. This from a child who has never co-slept, except for a few random times when he was sick, or had a nightmare.
I'm not sure what caused the sudden interest in me sleeping in his room, but in case you're just joining us, I am not a good co-sleeper, and neither are my kids. I remember one time my son kneed me in the stomach abruptly (in his sleep, of course) and then practically pushed me off the bed with his little feet, trying to stretch out. Not
to mention it was summer, and I get really hot when I sleep! After a night of co-sleeping, I usually feel like I was in a fight or hit by a truck. I never feel very rested, and my boys don't seem well rested either.
For those reasons, I had to tell my son that he needed to sleep in his own bed - but it's hard saying that! I feel bad - it's tough being the parent sometimes! But then, I remind myself that I need to do what's best for my entire family, and in my family's case, it's best if we don't co-sleep. My kids and I sleep better in our own beds,
and when we're all rested, we're all much happier!
I hope this will encourage you to keep on doing what you know is best for your family. In your case, co-sleeping may be best; for others of you, it may be time to work on sleep coaching, because that's what is best in your case. Whatever your situation, know that you are not alone when you sometimes feel bad or guilty for doing what you
know is right.
I hope reading through our weekly newsletter has helped you realize that you are not alone, and that there is hope, and a light at the end of the tunnel. Forward this to a friend, so they know they're not alone, either!
Until next week,
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