Sleep

How many naps does your toddler need?

How many naps does your toddler need?

One nap or two? Or none? Here's what you need to know about how much sleep your toddler needs during the day.

Susan Spicer

How to survive when your toddler stops napping

How to survive when your toddler stops napping

Here are some survival tips for long days when your toddler stops napping.

Teresa Pitman

Nocturnal enuresis: How to cope when your kid wets the bed

Nocturnal enuresis: How to cope when your kid wets the bed

Bedwetting, or nocturnal enuresis, can stress out kids and their parents, but it doesn't have to. Here are some tips to help the whole family cope.

Abigail Cukier

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

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

This tired dad just wants his kids to shut up and go to sleep

This tired dad just wants his kids to shut up and go to sleep

This dad made his own version of Walk The Moon's hit single "Shut Up and Dance" about his kids not wanting to sleep and it's hilarious.

Jessica Spera

How to help your school-age bedwetter

How to help your school-age bedwetter

Nocturnal enuresis or bedwetting is common and completely normal. Here's what you can do now to help your child's journey toward nighttime dryness.

Nadine Silverthorne

Cutest bedtime routine ever—watch a dog put a little boy to bed

Cutest bedtime routine ever—watch a dog put a little boy to bed

This doggy bedtime routine is insanely adorable.

Davina Sinnatamby

His son didn't want a big-boy bed, so this dad built him the coolest bed ever!

His son didn't want a big-boy bed, so this dad built him the coolest bed ever!

This dad creates the ultimate IKEA hack for his son's big-boy bed.

Angela Serednicki

This book promised to make my kid fall asleep—but she's still awake!

This book promised to make my kid fall asleep—but she's still awake!

"By the end of the book, despite following the book’s instructions for intonation and speed of reading, my daughter was still wide awake. And not pleased."

Katie Dupuis

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

What to do when your toddler's afraid of the dark

What to do when your toddler's afraid of the dark

Is your kid afraid of the dark? A dependable routine eases a child's fear of lights out.

Holly Bennett

What to do when your toddler keeps waking up at night

What to do when your toddler keeps waking up at night

Your child used to sleep all night without a peep. Now he's waking up two, three or more times. Here's what you can do about it.

John Hoffman

Bedtime battles: Get your child to stay in her own bed

Bedtime battles: Get your child to stay in her own bed

Has your formerly sound sleeper started paying you visits in the night?

Erin Phelan

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

Toddler sleep: Your top questions answered

Toddler sleep: Your top questions answered

Is she ready for a big girl bed? Does she still need two naps? An expert answers all your toddler sleep questions.

Todays Parent

4 ways to help your kids live longer

4 ways to help your kids live longer

They’re tired, stressed, overscheduled, poorly fed—and some experts say they’ll be the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Freaking out yet? Here’s how to reverse the trend in your household help your kids live longer.

Brandie Weikle

Kids' sleepovers: Why I embrace the chaos (all the time!)

Kids' sleepovers: Why I embrace the chaos (all the time!)

Emma Waverman shares why she hosts sleepovers almost every weekend—and why you should embrace the fun (and chaos).

Emma Waverman

Babies who self-soothe are better sleepers

Babies who self-soothe are better sleepers

According to new research, babies who can settle themselves back to sleep are more likely to sleep through the night.

Jennifer Pinarski

My kids won't sleep, and I'm out of ideas

My kids won't sleep, and I'm out of ideas

What do you when you've tried every kids' sleep trick in the book? Katie Dupuis is at her wit's end.

Katie Dupuis