Sleep

When Can Babies Sleep with a Blanket?

When Can Babies Sleep with a Blanket?

Keeping baby's crib empty is essential at the beginning—but when can a toddler ditch the sleep sacks and safely start using blankets?

Emily Senger

Would later school start times help teens get more sleep—and better grades?

Would later school start times help teens get more sleep—and better grades?

During puberty, your teen's body clock shifts. Here's how later school start times could help them get more sleep—and better grades.

Chris Deacon

Kids are sleep deprived and it's affecting their development

Kids are sleep deprived and it's affecting their development

Bedtime challenges, busy schedules and screens are depriving kids of sleep, leading to major setbacks in development and behaviour.

Claire Gagne

Letting your baby sleep in the car seat is super risky—here’s why

Letting your baby sleep in the car seat is super risky—here’s why

While a quick nap from point A to B is probably OK, the car seat is definitely not a place babies should regularly be sleeping.

Raina Delisle

How to survive your baby’s 4-month sleep regression

How to survive your baby’s 4-month sleep regression

The 4-month sleep regression is real—and it’s totally normal. Here's how to make it through this dreaded sleep-pattern change.

Kara Aaserud

Do babies dream?

Do babies dream?

A sleep doctor and a paediatric sleep consultant answer all of your questions about baby dreams, like what they dream about and why they cry in their sleep

Bonnie Schiedel

How much sleep do teenagers really need?

How much sleep do teenagers really need?

Teens are facing an 'epidemic of sleep deprivation.' Help protect your teen's sleep with physical activity, limiting screens before bed and more.

Wendy Hall

Would you help your teen with her interactive baby? This mom just laughed

Would you help your teen with her interactive baby? This mom just laughed

It only took a weekend of mothering fake baby William to leave this teen "crying real tears"—and all her mom could do was LOL and share the highlights.

Sherika Harris

What sleep deprivation does to your body—and your brain

What sleep deprivation does to your body—and your brain

Do you feel like a walking mom-zombie, staggering around in a fog of fatigue and broken sleep? This is how sleep deprivation wreaks havoc on your health.

Katie Dupuis

How to Get Kids to Stay in Their Own Beds—All Night Long

How to Get Kids to Stay in Their Own Beds—All Night Long

Does your preschooler leave his bedroom to crawl into bed with you at night? Here are tips to keep kids in their own beds until morning.

Lisa Fields

How to get extra hours of sleep the first week with your newborn

Postpartum care

How to get extra hours of sleep the first week with your newborn

Regaining energy after labour is important. Here are practical time-saving tips to survive those first bleary-eyed days and nights.

Jennifer Cox

Kid Talk: What happens when you’re asleep?

Kid Talk: What happens when you’re asleep?

From spying cats to monstrous dreams, kids reveal what really goes on when the lights go out….

Today's Parent

Good Night, Sweet Dreams: Bedtime Meditation for Kids

Good Night, Sweet Dreams: Bedtime Meditation for Kids

Good night. Sweet dreams. It's time to go to sleep. Tania Joy Antonio, author of The Affirmation Station, guides you through this bedtime meditation.

Today's Parent

Call this hotline and Mickey (and friends) will tell your kid it's time for bed

Call this hotline and Mickey (and friends) will tell your kid it's time for bed

When it's late and your little one just won't settle down, a bedtime reminder from their favourite Disney pal may be the perfect solution.

Kevin John Siazon

7 surprising things we learned from sleep researchers

7 surprising things we learned from sleep researchers

Sure, every parent is familiar with bone-crushing exhaustion, but there are still a few things we could all learn about sleep deprivation.

Karen Robock

7 ways to get the most out of your Gro Clock

7 ways to get the most out of your Gro Clock

A Gro Clock is an awesome tool that teaches early-risers to stay in bed a little longer. Here are some tips for using it.

Kim Shiffman

Why parents of older kids still don’t sleep

Why parents of older kids still don’t sleep

It’s not pretty what years of poor sleep does to a person, but there are ways to get your shuteye back on track.

Glynis Ratcliffe

5 easy ways to feel more energized in the morning

5 easy ways to feel more energized in the morning

Before you hit snooze for the second (or 70th time), try out these five easy tricks for feeling more energized in the morning.

Simone Olivero

Why is my newborn awake all night and sleeping all day?

Why is my newborn awake all night and sleeping all day?

Is your baby up all night? Don't worry, it's completely normal. Here's how to deal with your newborn's sleep patterns.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

How much sleep do kids need?

How much sleep do kids need?

New studies question how much shut-eye is really necessary for school-age kids.

Lia Grainger

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