Once Upon A Bedtime

One of the BEST things you can do for your child is to keep a consistent, early bedtime. But why is that? What difference does it make?

Playing the Long Game: How Bedtime Now Affects Your Child Later | Once Upon A Bedtime Playing the Long Game: How Bedtime Now Affects Your Child Later The Science of a Consistent, Early Bedtime Cheat Sheet: Bedtime should be before 9pm until children reach puberty Maintain a consistent bedtime, including on weekends Bedtimes later than 9pm are associated with difficulty falling and st...

The University of Houston offers continued evidence that sleep restriction is directly linked to social problems later in life.

Proven ways to improve your child's sleep:

🔵 Set a regular bedtime, including on weekends, and gently enforce (rather than suggest) that this time be kept.
🔵 Encourage a bedtime routine, even with older children.
🔵 Dim the lights before bed, and keep the bedroom as dark as possible. For children with a fear of the dark, red night lights are less disruptive to sleep than blue or white.
🔵 Keep all electronics--television, phone, tablet, video games--out of the bedroom.

In Your Face: Children’s Expressions Tell the Story of Poor Sleep Emotional Expressivity After Sleep Restriction Forecasts Social Problems Years Later

Boppy lounger recall. Also, although they have not yet been recalled, in-bed sleepers such as the DocATot have been linked with infant deaths as well.

A: Alone. Baby should have his/her own sleep surface.
B: Back. Baby needs to be placed on his/her back to sleep.
C: Crib. Place baby to sleep in a crib or bassinet with a firm, flat mattress and no loose toys or bedding.

Baby deaths spur recall of 3.3 million Boppy and Pottery Barn infant loungers Federal safety regulators say the products are "simply too risky to remain on the market” after eight infants in five years accidentally suffocate in them.

Gain a day today, lose an hour next week. But most people don't realize is that it's not a matter of losing one hour. You're asking your body to behave more like a morning person for the next 8 months. Good luck.

Why the Spring Time Change is So Much Easier for Kids! | Once Upon A Bedtime On Sunday, March 8th, we’ll spring forward one hour. We think of it as losing one hour of sleep–but what’s actually happening is that you are asking your body to behave more like a morning person for the next 8 months of the year. Here’s why that’s pretty simple for kids, difficult for som...

Is it safe to give my baby melatonin to help her sleep? | Baby Sleep Advice for Parents & Kids Is it safe to give my baby melatonin to help her sleep? No. There is no evidence to support the use of melatonin in babies to help them sleep. Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland in

You want what's best for your child. You want to sleep. Can you trust that sleep training is a good option for you and your little one?

What Does Science REALLY Say About Sleep Training? | Once Upon A Bedtime What Does Science REALLY Say About Sleep Training? The sleep training debate is a passionate one, with many citing research to back their claims. Unless you have the drive to read through all of the research yourself, it can sound like the science backs both those opposed and those in support equall...