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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.

Quit room-sharing with your six-month-old: You'll both sleep better for it

Quit room-sharing with your six-month-old: You'll both sleep better for it

Despite earlier infant sleep guidelines, new research says keeping your baby in your bedroom past six months leads to less sleep and harmful bedtime habits.

Karen Robock

SIDS deaths are now considered "undetermined": What parents need to know

SIDS deaths are now considered "undetermined": What parents need to know

Medical examiners have replaced the term SIDS with “undetermined,” but parents can still take precautions to keep babies safe.

Jessica Leeder

Touchscreens are bad for toddlers’ and babies’ sleep

Touchscreens are bad for toddlers’ and babies’ sleep

A study found that kids aged from six months to three years old lost 16 minutes of sleep for every hour they spent using touchscreen devices.

Jill Buchner

Sleep-deprived parents: Check out this baby cot that simulates a car ride

Sleep-deprived parents: Check out this baby cot that simulates a car ride

Classic car company Ford has developed a baby cot that mimics a car ride to save sleep-deprived parents.

Amy Valm

How to move your baby to the crib without waking him up

How to move your baby to the crib without waking him up

Yay! Baby's finally asleep. Now what? Here are four ways you can move him to the crib without interrupting his sleep.

Today's Parent

Ask a sleep consultant: What parents need to know about newborn sleep patterns

Ask a sleep consultant: What parents need to know about newborn sleep patterns

We asked a sleep consultant to tell us what surprises her clients the most when it comes to their newborn's sleep patterns. Here's what she had to say.

Today's Parent

7 simple holiday sleep solutions

7 simple holiday sleep solutions

Holiday visitors and late-night parties can throw little ones off their sleep routine. Use these tips to keep your family healthy through the holidays.

Ann Douglas

Ask Dr. Dina: How can I keep my sleep-trained baby on track during the holidays?

Ask Dr. Dina: How can I keep my sleep-trained baby on track during the holidays?

Dr. Dina Kulik

What you need to know about the new safe sleep guidelines for babies

What you need to know about the new safe sleep guidelines for babies

Some of the newest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics may surprise you. From bed-sharing to pacifiers, here's what you need to know.

Ariel Brewster

What you can do to reduce the risk of SIDS

What you can do to reduce the risk of SIDS

Closely following sleep guidelines is the best way to keep your baby safe. Here's everything you need to know about SIDS and safe bedtime practices.

Karen Robock

Study: Parents STILL aren’t following safe sleep guidelines for babies

Study: Parents STILL aren’t following safe sleep guidelines for babies

A new study finds that an alarming percentage of parents still let their babies sleep with crib bumpers, loose blankets or stuffies.

Ariel Brewster

Why won't my baby sleep?

Why won't my baby sleep?

You want your little one to sleep, but she just won't settle. Instead of resorting to panic, read these tips on baby sleep.

Today's Parent

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