8 Month Old Wakes Every 2-3 Hours
Request for sleep advice
Dear Sleep Store
I have been a customer of yours since my first son was born in July 2007, and you have many wonderful products. Something that
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routines
Adjusting to and from daylight saving time
Newborn babies are usually not affected by the start or finish of Daylight Saving. However, older babies and children can be affected for a week or two and you may have
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Travelling with Baby Guide
Travelling With a Young Child
Travelling with a baby, toddler or young child can be an adventure in itself! Maintaining a routine on holiday can be hard, but many of your usual items
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The Sleep Store Sleep Plan
Here's the plan we use in our sleep workshops to help parents identify why their baby doesn't sleep through and what to do about it!
Current situation
How often does yo
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Tips on helping your child nap well in childcare
Whether you’re returning to work for financial reasons, your own sanity or to further your career, the decision to put your child into childcare is always a tough
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Should my Newborn Have a Routine?
If you read some baby books, you would have your baby in a strict routine from day one, with set times to feed and sleep. But the majority of newborns haven't read the s
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Verbal reassurance (VR) sleep training
There are many different ways to encourage your baby to sleep better, and many different reasons why parents feel the time is right to encourage more sleep. At The Sleep
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Does My Baby Need a Routine?
Another of the big baby questions! If you read some baby books, you would have your baby in a strict routine from day one. At The Sleep Store, we believe a structured ro
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Solving sleep problems after holidays
It's extremely common for sleep problems to develop either during or after holidays, even with children who have previously been exce
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Awake times for babies & toddlers
Some parents prefer to use awake times rather than nap times to judge when their baby is ready for sleep. You can use this as an alternative if your baby or toddler only
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6 Month Old Now Hard To Settle
The baby sleep problem
"I was wondering if you could help me, my little boy has been a great sleeper for 6 months, I was able to put him down for his day sleeps and at
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Sample Routines From Sleepy Planet
Guidelines for Children from Birth through Age 5
4 TO 6 MONTHS
11 to 12 hours of night sleep; 3 to 4 hours of nap sleep (2 to 3 naps)
Bedtime 7:00 PM
Waketime
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2 Year Old Bedtime Battles & Night-Waking
I am at loss as to what to do with my 23 month old son. We are transitioning to a big bed from the cot (new baby due in 11 weeks!) He is not too bad at going to sleep
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