Napping

How To Transition Your Toddler From Naptime To Quiet Time

How To Transition Your Toddler From Naptime To Quiet Time

If getting your toddler to settle for a midday nap has been a struggle, they might be ready to drop the nap and try something new: daily quiet time.

Lindsay Zier-Vogel

Is your child ready to stop naptime?

Is your child ready to stop naptime?

Your child may be ready to lose his snooze. But are you? Here's how to know when your kid is ready to stop nap time.

Stacy Irvine

What nap schedule is right for your baby’s age?

What nap schedule is right for your baby’s age?

Whether your baby is just settling into a nap schedule, going from two naps to one, or dropping the nap entirely, here’s what you need to know.

Shana Westlake

Yes! Sometimes It's Okay To Wake A Baby From A Nap

Yes! Sometimes It's Okay To Wake A Baby From A Nap

You struggle so much to get your little one to sleep, but it turns out there are some cases where it’s best to wake a baby from a nap.

Colleen Fisher Tully

Snooze control: An age-by-age guide to naps

Snooze control: An age-by-age guide to naps

Baby fighting naps? When do babies transition to one nap? Read our age-by-age guide to naps.

Teresa Pitman

6 tips for getting your baby to sleep in a crib during naptime

6 tips for getting your baby to sleep in a crib during naptime

When you're ready to transition your baby to nap in her crib, here’s how to get her to sleep with as little fuss as possible.

Claire Gagne

The 2-3-4 nap schedule that will get your baby to sleep

The 2-3-4 nap schedule that will get your baby to sleep

Parents swear by this regular nap routine that promises to help finally nail down a baby’s sleep schedule with naps separated by 2, 3 and 4 hours.

Vanessa Milne

Got a baby with serious bedtime FOMO?

Got a baby with serious bedtime FOMO?

They turn at every noise and won't calm down when you rock or bounce them. How to handle your FOMO baby fighting sleep with every ounce of their being.

Kate Daley

5 steps to get your baby on a sleep schedule

5 steps to get your baby on a sleep schedule

There's no predicting when a newborn will sleep, but as your baby gets older, he can develop a routine. Here's how to establish a baby sleep schedule.

Claire Gagne

Sleep and feeding schedules for your baby and toddler

Sleep and feeding schedules for your baby and toddler

Wondering what to expect for your baby’s ever-changing sleep and feeding routines? We have expert sample schedules to cover you from birth to toddlerhood.

Bonnie Schiedel

Sleep and feeding schedule for your nine- to 12-month-old baby

Sleep and feeding schedule for your nine- to 12-month-old baby

How’s your baby sleeping? Teething and new routines and skills can wreak havoc on your baby’s old routines, but they still need solid rest. Here are some sample sleep and feeding schedules for your nine- to 12-month-old.

Bonnie Schiedel

Sleep and feeding schedule for your six- to nine-month-old baby

Sleep and feeding schedule for your six- to nine-month-old baby

Welcome to the second half of the first year! If your baby’s sleep and feeding routines haven’t changed drastically yet, they’re about to. Here are some sample sleep and feeding schedules for your six- to nine-month-old.

Bonnie Schiedel

How to deal with a catnapping baby

How to deal with a catnapping baby

Exhausted from your little catnapper? Here's what to do when your baby refuses to snooze for long stretches.

Emily Rivas

Your baby: 5 months old

Your baby: 5 months old

Rolling, babbling, grasping and giggling, your 5-month-old can do it all. And if you’re lucky, they’re also getting the hang of that sleeping thing.

Today's Parent

Your baby: 12 weeks old

Your baby: 12 weeks old

Your baby is no longer a little tree frog, curled up on your chest, and is so much more alert and responsive. The next three months will fly by.

Today's Parent

Your baby: 5 weeks old

Your baby: 5 weeks old

Learning night versus day and other fancy new skills, plus the 1-month checkup. Here's what you need to know about your 5-week-old.

Today's Parent

Your baby: 7 weeks old

Your baby: 7 weeks old

Baby communication, meeting other parents and working on good sleep habits. All about life with a 7-week-old.

Today's Parent

This exhausted mom at her kid's soccer game is all of us

This exhausted mom at her kid's soccer game is all of us

It was her kid's last game of the season, but she was so, so tired. Here's to the moms who know when they have to take some time for themselves.

Kevin John Siazon

How to transition your toddler from two naps to one

How to transition your toddler from two naps to one

When is a toddler ready to drop one of two daytime naps? Here's how to know when your kid is ready—and how to survive the transition.

Corinna Vangerwen

Are your kid's daycare naps ruining bedtime?

Are your kid's daycare naps ruining bedtime?

Your kid is taking forever to fall asleep at night, so you want to drop the nap—but the daycare has enforced quiet time. Here's how to handle it.

Jen Cutts