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healthy sleep habits

Why I Worked to Get My Baby To Sleep Through the Night by 8 Weeks Old

May 28, 2021October 16, 2017 by valplowman
Why I Worked To Get My Baby to Sleep Through the Night

You can get baby to sleep through the night even as young as 8 weeks old. Sleep is vital to growth and development. Read why and how to make it …

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Categories Night Sleep, Sleep Tags healthy sleep habits, sleep benefits Leave a comment

Sleep Needs and Difficulties for 7-12 Year Olds

September 7, 2020May 18, 2017 by valplowman
What you need to know about preteens and sleep

  The importance of sleep does not diminish as your child grows. Your child will still have an optimal amount of sleep to get at night and will also still …

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Categories Preteen, Sleep, Sleep Problems Tags healthy sleep habits, sleep totals Leave a comment

Preschoolers and Naps

September 7, 2020April 20, 2017 by valplowman
Preschoolers and Naps

In the preschool age group, “naps” vary among the children more than any other age group. One three year old may be done napping 99% of the time while the …

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Categories Naps, Preschooler Tags dropping naps, healthy sleep habits 4 Comments

What is a Sleep Transition (and How Does It Impact Naps)

June 22, 2021April 10, 2017 by valplowman
What is a sleep transition?

A sleep transition has a huge impact on naps and can explain why your baby is not sleeping longer than a 45 minute nap. Learn all about it here. When …

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Categories Sleep Tags healthy sleep habits, sleep patterns, sleep transitions 2 Comments

How to Use the Extinction Method for Sleep Training

May 6, 2021January 9, 2017 by valplowman
baby feet

Tips for using the extinction sleep training method to get baby to sleep well. Get great naps and great night sleep for baby. If you are interested in sleep training …

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Categories Sleep Training Tags CIO, healthy sleep habits 5 Comments

5 Vital Reasons to Establish Good Sleep Habits

June 22, 2021October 21, 2015 by valplowman
Baby girl sleeping on her tummy on a cream colored blanket

It is not convenient to put the work into great sleep habits for your baby. Here are five vital reasons you should put the effort required into this. It isn’t …

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Categories Sleep, Sleep Training Tags healthy sleep habits, sleep routine 3 Comments

Nap Hints

May 21, 2019January 24, 2013 by valplowman

image source The book  Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child is full of help on getting babies to sleep well for naps and night. On page 123, Weissbluth offers some ideas for …

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Categories Naps Tags healthy sleep habits 2 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.

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