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Naps

You want your baby taking great naps. These posts will help you get there. Be sure to check out my eBook on establishing great naps for birth-preschool years. If your little one is taking short naps, start with The Complete Guide to Troubleshooting Short Baby Naps. If you are wondering about dropping naps, start with Dropping Naps: A Quick Reference. I also have posts to help you with toddler nap issues, preschooler naps, and more!

What to Do When Your Toddler Cries at Nap Time

June 4, 2025August 23, 2018 by valplowman
Toddler crying in bed

What to Do When Your Toddler Cries at Nap Time. Ten common reasons toddlers cry before nap time and what to do each time. After going through all of the …

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Categories Naps, Sleep Problems, Toddler Tags crying, sleep regression 1 Comment

The Babywise Mom Nap Guide: How to establish successful naps from birth through the preschool years

November 20, 2024February 26, 2018 by valplowman
Baby sleeping

The Babywise Mom Nap Guide: How to establish successful naps from birth through the preschool years. Of all of the questions I get on my Babywise Mom blog, the topic …

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Categories Babywise, BabywiseMom, eBooks, Naps, Sleep Problems Tags 45 minute intruder, baby sleep, chronic short naps 6 Comments

The Best Ages for Dropping Baby’s Naps

January 23, 2025February 20, 2018 by valplowman
The Best Ages for Dropping Naps | baby naps | baby sleep | #droppingnaps

This post discusses the best ages for dropping naps for your baby or child.  Dropping a nap is always a little bitter sweet (along with a bit scary–are you doing …

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Categories Baby, Naps Tags dropping naps 3 Comments

How to Deal with the 45-Minute Intruder

January 14, 2025October 23, 2017 by valplowman

The 45-minute intruder is when your baby wakes up 45 minutes into the nap. The 45-minute intruder can be quite stressful for you as a parent. This is true whether …

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Categories Naps, Sleep Problems Tags 45 minute intruder 6 Comments

Tips to get solid twin naps

September 7, 2020April 13, 2017 by valplowman
Tips to create solid twin naps

By Kimberly Cartwright I hear all the time how lucky I am that all my children nap at the same time. I am blessed with decent sleepers, but that is …

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Categories Multiples, Naps Tags BFBN, Guest Post, twins Leave a comment

How to Know When Your Child is Ready to Stop Napping

January 23, 2025September 7, 2016 by valplowman

One of the biggest mistakes parents make with napping is allowing the nap to drop to no naps a day too early. It is not uncommon for parents to say, …

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The Cornerstone for Good Naps

January 28, 2025May 9, 2016 by valplowman
Optimal waketime lengths

If you want your baby to take a long nap, your baby cannot be awake too long. That is the first thing to know when you are working on fixing …

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Categories Naps, Wake Time Length Tags optimal waketime, printables 12 Comments
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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

Babywise Mom Nap Guide

Schedules and Sleep

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    Toddler Sleep Routines to Help Them Sleep

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    8 Steps to Get Your Child to Sleep In Later in the Morning

  • When To Stop the Dream Feed

    When To Stop the Dream Feed

  • It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

    It’s Okay If Your Baby Sleeps “Only” 10 Hours at Night

  • How to Dress Your Child for Better Sleep: Finding the Optimal Temperature

    How to Dress Your Child for Better Sleep: Finding the Optimal Temperature

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