Is your child ready to drop their day time nap?
If bedtime is a battle with your toddler, they may well be ready to drop their day nap. Annette Faamausilli from Serene …
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Is it time for your toddler to transistion to a big bed? How do you know?
How do you know when your toddler is ready to move to a big bed and what's the best way to make the transition? Dorothy Waide gives us her expert advice. As with anything to do with parenting, the decision on what age to move your child from a …
When your toddler doesn't 'sleep like a baby'
Just when you’ve got ‘sleeping like a baby’ sorted, along comes your toddler, and bedtime brings about some new learning curves. Dorothy Waide offers expert support. Parenting is a life-long journey and every so often our children remind us of …
10 steps for a successful transition from cot to bed
Moving to a big bed, away from the safety and security of the cot, can be a time of mixed emotions for your child. Because of this, he needs your help in making it a success. There's no set time when your child should start sleeping in a bed …
Help your busy toddler get the rest they need
OHbaby! sleep expert Dorothy Waide shares her advice on helping your active toddler get the rest he needs. We spend many hours wondering what is the right amount of sleep for our children. It is important to remember, however, that every child is …
Expert tips on navigating toddler naps
Toddlers are busy little people who need a lot of sleep... but don't usually want it! Read our extract from Sharlene Poole's latest book Toddler Whispering, and find out how to encourage your little one to nap well. The majority of toddlers are …
Solving toddler sleep issues
We asked OHbaby! sleep expert Dorothy Waide for her advice on solving your toddler’s sleep issues: SEE ALSO OUR EXPERTS SECTION FOR READER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM OUR SLEEP EXPERTS. If your baby is older than 12 months and still not sleeping …
Tips for helping your toddler adjust to daylight savings
This year’s daylight savings coincides with a large lunar eclipse so it may affect people more profoundly. Newborn babies are rarely affected with this change, but some toddlers and young children can really struggle with the change in routine and …
Teaching your toddler to self-settle
OHbaby! sleep expert and baby whisperer Dorothy Waide offers her tips on helping a toddler self-settle: 1. Allow enough time for their evening meal and bedtime routine. Avoid rushing a toddler, as this will just add stress to the evening. 2. Take …
Dealing With Bad Dreams & The Boogie Man
For some kids, going to bed is a scary business. Psychologist Dr Melanie Woodfield sheds some light. A child not sleeping due to fear of the dark, bad dreams or monsters perceived to be hiding under the bed poses a challenge for the whole family. …
12 Tips to managing bed wetting
With time and patience, nearly all children eventually stop bedwetting. Check out our excellent bedwetting solutions. In the meantime, here are some great ideas for making life easier for all of you during this phase: Think about how you …
How To Quit The Bedtime Battle
Strategies from OHbaby! sleep expert Dorothy Waide for getting your rebellious toddler into a successful going-to-bed routine. Are you one of those parents who dreads the evening routine and wonders where you have gone wrong? Do you wonder what …