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Getting your baby to sleep through the night can be a challenge. We're here to help you navigate baby sleep training, safe sleep guidelines, and naptime.

Study: Cry-it-out sleep training will not harm your baby

Study: Cry-it-out sleep training will not harm your baby

Want to try CIO sleep training, but worried about potential risks? New research shows that letting your baby cry it out will not damage your kid for life.

Sasha Emmons

How to Survive Sleep Deprivation

How to Survive Sleep Deprivation

Sleep deprivation is no joke for new parents. Here are Citynews reporter Galit Solomon's tried-and-tested tips for how to cope.

Galit Solomon

Is swaddling safe?

Is swaddling safe?

A new analysis says swaddling increases SIDS risk for infants who are side- or stomach-sleepers.

Ariel Brewster

4 tips to help your light sleeper get some shut-eye

4 tips to help your light sleeper get some shut-eye

Has your once-slept-like-a-rock baby suddenly turned into a light sleeper? Try these tips so your babe (and you) can finally rest easy.

Teresa Pitman

9 new mom lessons from my first year of parenting

9 new mom lessons from my first year of parenting

"Am I doing it right?" A new mom shares some pragmatic and surprising takeaways from her first year of motherhood, from mom judgement to breastfeeding apps.

Ariel Brewster

8 ways to deal with your high-needs baby

8 ways to deal with your high-needs baby

Does your baby cry a lot? Is she not adaptable? You might have a high-needs baby. Here's how to deal.

Cathie Kryczka

Watch this magical (and fast) way a mom puts her baby to sleep

Watch this magical (and fast) way a mom puts her baby to sleep

This mom may have discovered the simplest trick in the book—so it must be magic! Right?

Jessica Spera

5 steps to introducing a baby bedtime routine

5 steps to introducing a baby bedtime routine

A consistent baby bedtime routine is essential for quality sleep. Here's how to start one in five basic steps.

Karen Robock

New study: Look beyond the sleep environment to prevent SIDS

New study: Look beyond the sleep environment to prevent SIDS

Babies should sleep in a crib without pillows, blankets or bumpers, but a new study suggests that this isn’t enough to keep them safe from SIDS.

Claire Gagne

Sleep solutions for all ages

Sleep solutions for all ages

Learn how anxiety may be behind your child's sleep problems and get age-by-age strategies to help your little one (and you) drift off.

Mary Vallis

Study: "Crib bumpers are killing babies"

Study: "Crib bumpers are killing babies"

Along with blankets, pillows and stuffed animals, crib bumpers pose a risk to babies and should not be used.

Claire Gagne

The Best White Noise Machines for Babies 2023

The Best White Noise Machines for Babies 2023

Many parents rely on white noise for baby sleep assistance. Here's what experts say to look for, and which machines are best.

Kalli Anderson

5 ways to maximize naptime

5 ways to maximize naptime

Quick– baby's finally asleep! Here's how to maximize naptime.

Today's Parent staff

Target recalls Circo nightlights due to fire hazard

Target recalls Circo nightlights due to fire hazard

Check your child's nightlight as Targets recalls Circo nightlights collection.

TP staff

Crib recall: Bednest Bedside Cribs

Crib recall: Bednest Bedside Cribs

Crib recall! Bednest Bedside Cribs are being recalled in Canada after an infant death was reported in the UK.

TP staff

Recall (expanded): Ikea VYSSA crib mattresses

Recall (expanded): Ikea VYSSA crib mattresses

Health Canada has announced a crib mattress recall—the Ikea VYSSA (in various models). The date range of the affected products has been expanded.

Today's Parent

Half of babies still sleep with unsafe bedding

Half of babies still sleep with unsafe bedding

Despite the link between extra bedding and SIDS, parents aren't getting the message when it comes to the safest sleeping environment for their babies.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

Feeding, sleeping, playing: Common baby questions answered

Feeding, sleeping, playing: Common baby questions answered

New to parenting? Dr. Joelene Huber has all the answers to the most frequently asked questions about baby development.

Joelene Huber

New mom: My baby won't sleep!

New mom: My baby won't sleep!

What's a sleep-deprived mom to do when her newborn won't close her eyes for more than three hours a night?

Roma Kojima

Fussy baby: Is it colic?

Fussy baby: Is it colic?

All babies fuss. But is it colic? Discover the signs and symptoms.

Colleen Seto

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