By Elizabeth Pantley, Author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers & Preschoolers (McGraw-Hill)
We parents today have demanding schedules, and we juggle multiple tasks all day long. There’s too much to do, and never enough time to do it. The bedtime routine often gets slotted as one more “thing to do” after which we [...]
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By Elizabeth Pantley, Author of No Cry Sleep Solution
A good way to encourage good sleep is to get familiar with your baby’s sleepy signals, and put her down to sleep as soon as she seems tired. A baby cannot put herself to sleep, nor can she understand her own sleepy signs.
A baby who is [...]
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by Elizabeth Pantley author of The No-Cry Discipline Solution (McGraw-Hill 2007)
Does your child move at an excruciatingly slow pace? Do you find it frustrating when you need to get somewhere and you’re rushing about - yet you have to keep prodding him along? Children live according to a much slower clock than we adults [...]
Tags: directions, discipline, incentives, lists, miscommunication, Parenting, patterns, reinforce, schedule, sleep, slow down
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By Sylvia Brown, Author of The Post-Pregnancy HandbookUnfortunately, fatigue is part of the postnatal period. Although sleep deprivation is almost inevitable, utter exhaustion is avoidable. Here are a few tips and recommendations on how to manage your energy levels in the weeks and months after childbirth.
While some mothers feel “back on their feet” after just [...]
Tags: , birth, depression, energy, exercise, exhaustion, Health, hormones, nutrition, postpartum, Pregnancy, sleep, step-by-step, vitamins
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by Patti Teel
If you’re a parent, it’s important to realize that in order for your child to be physically and emotionally healthy as well as a successful student, it’s vital for him to get a sufficient amount of quality sleep.
As research continues to emerge, we are realizing that a good night’s sleep is as important [...]
Tags: attention, fade, Health, nutrition, Parenting, relax, routine, sleep, teach, technique
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by Patti Teel
Food has a huge impact on a child’s well-being. It can energize, increase hyperactivity or induce fatigue. Just as a lack of sleep can jumble a child’s thinking or cause learning problems, so can an inadequate diet. Each child is a unique individual, and it’s unreasonable to think that “one size fits all” [...]
Tags: , caffeine, carbohydrates, child, diet, eat, food, Health, nutrition, organic, Parenting, sleep, snack, sugar, temperament, water
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By Patti Teel
More children than ever before are being diagnosed with special needs “neurobiological disorders” such as ADHD, clinical depression, sensory integration dysfunction, autism and Asperger’s syndrome. Children with these disorders are very likely to have sleep difficulties. In addition, the problems that characterize the disorders will be greatly exacerbated by a lack of sleep.
I [...]
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by Armin Brott
As hard as it may be to imagine, there exists a rather basic parenting issue that regularly generates even more controversy than circumcision or the disposable-versus-cloth diapers-debate: whether or not to have your child sleep in the same bed as you and your partner.
Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on where you stand on the [...]
Tags: agree, arrangements, Baby, child, co-sleep, independence, safety, sleep
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by Armin Brott
For most adults, occasional nightmares are a normal part of life. But that doesn’t stop parents from feeling helpless when their children wake up screaming in the middle of the night. And the more frequently those nightmares happen, the more parents worry.
Before we go on, let me clarify two terms people sometimes use [...]
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden death of an infant under 1 year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history (Willinger et al., 1991).
SIDS is…
the major cause of death in infants from 1 [...]
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