Toddler sleep

Expert advice to help your toddler sleep in their own bed, sleep through the night, take epic naps, bedtime routines, nap schedules

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Little Winks Sleep

Here are ways that you can set your toddler up for a smooth bedtime transition:

BEFORE THE ROUTINE:

🧸 Prioritize quality time - Connect away from screens: Over a book, calm play, or cuddles

🧸 Process the day - "Did you have a thumbs up day?" or "I noticed that you are getting really good at using the breaks on your bike!"

🧸 Remind toddler about bedtime expectations - "At bedtime, our family goes to the potty before changing into jammies."

DURING ROUTINE:

🧸 Use visual tools - An okay-to-wake clock or picture routine are a great help

🧸 Give 2 options - "Will you choose the Frozen pajamas or the rainbow pajamas?"

🧸 Stay consistent - If you lay down a boundary, follow through!

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Sleeping Through The Night

Go To Bed

Sleep Training

Tips to help your toddler go to bed without the battles

Here are ways that you can set your toddler up for a smooth bedtime transition: BEFORE THE ROUTINE: 🧸 Prioritize quality time - Connect away from screens: Over a book, calm play, or cuddles 🧸 Process the day - "Did you have a thumbs up day?" or "I noticed that you are getting really good at using the breaks on your bike!" 🧸 Remind toddler about bedtime expectations - "At bedtime, our family goes to the potty before changing into jammies." DURING ROUTINE: 🧸 Use visual tools - An okay-to-wake clock or picture routine are a great help 🧸 Give 2 options - "Will you choose the Frozen pajamas or the rainbow pajamas?" 🧸 Stay consistent - If you lay down a boundary, follow through!

Is your toddler anxious at bedtime? Does your toddler want you to stay with them until the fall asleep? Heck! They probably want you to sleep in their room all night! Or does your toddler want to sleep with you all night?

Certified Sleep Coach Anna McMillan is an expert in all things newborn, infant and toddler sleep and she has 3 tips for you that will help your toddler be less anxious around sleep.

-Create connection points throughout the day
-Do regulating activities together
-Give closed choices during the bedtime routine
-Keep it simple and consistent so they know what to expect (Bonus tip!)

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Bedtime Routine

How To Gain Confidence

Sleep Deprivation

Kids Sleep

3 Ways You Can Help Your Anxious Toddler At Bedtime

Is your toddler anxious at bedtime? Does your toddler want you to stay with them until the fall asleep? Heck! They probably want you to sleep in their room all night! Or does your toddler want to sleep with you all night? Certified Sleep Coach Anna McMillan is an expert in all things newborn, infant and toddler sleep and she has 3 tips for you that will help your toddler be less anxious around sleep. -Create connection points throughout the day -Do regulating activities together -Give closed choices during the bedtime routine -Keep it simple and consistent so they know what to expect (Bonus tip!)

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Toddler Bedtime

Sleep Routine

How to make toddler bedtime go smoothly

How is bedtime going for your toddler? If bedtime is a battle with your toddler, Certified Sleep Coach Anna McMillan has 5 tips that will help bedtime be enjoyable and go more smoothly. These will help your toddler be ready for the bedtime routine and settle into sleep.

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Toddler Bedtime Tantrums

Toddler Bedtime Routine Chart

Routine For Toddlers

Mommy Duties

Toddler Bedtime Routine

Biblical Motherhood

Bedtime Routine Chart

Tantrums Toddler

A Bedtime Routine For Your Toddler To Set Them Up For Great Sleep!

Your child's sleep needs change as they develop and age. While toddlers need much less sleep than they did as infants, ensuring they get that sleep consistently is important. They definitely benefit from a bedtime routine because they help your little one to understand the boundaries around sleep, they help your little one process the day, and they help your little one to feel secure going into their longest stretch of sleep. Read the blog for a great bedtime routine for your child😴

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When I Tell My Kids To Get Their Jammies On For Bed

I don’t know about you, but my visions of imaginary children at bedtime before I had kids included picturesque bubble baths, matching pajamas, a short story, kiss the head, and loving “goodnight” before closing the door😍 It’s not quite like I imagined. If you are struggling with bedtime, a great place to start is with a consistent bedtime routine that offers a couple of closed choices. ‌➡️Closed choices mean that you offer a couple of options, and your toddler chooses between those options (i.e. race car pajamas or Paw Patrol pajamas?)‌

Just when you think the regressions are finally done..😬

The 18 month regression is commonly misunderstood as a sleep regression, when really is has nothing to do with sleep at all. You may notice your baby seems to want to stay up longer, increased moodiness and shorter naps might be happening however, this is a developmental leap that they will pass through.

Activities you can do to help them through it:

🪁Pratice balance
🪁Blow Bubbles
🪁Practice words
🪁Encourage physical games

Babies at this age now understand how to make choices and how they want to behave. ( those choices aren’t always the best ones😅)

It’s important not to change anything and stick to your regular routine and practice lots of activities during the day👍

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What you need to know about 18 month old sleep

Just when you think the regressions are finally done..😬 The 18 month regression is commonly misunderstood as a sleep regression, when really is has nothing to do with sleep at all. You may notice your baby seems to want to stay up longer, increased moodiness and shorter naps might be happening however, this is a developmental leap that they will pass through. Activities you can do to help them through it: 🪁Pratice balance 🪁Blow Bubbles 🪁Practice words 🪁Encourage physical games Babies at this age now understand how to make choices and how they want to behave. ( those choices aren’t always the best ones😅) It’s important not to change anything and stick to your regular routine and practice lots of activities during the day👍

If you have a toddler you know how hard bedtime can be! It doesn't have to be that way! Certified Sleep Coach Anna McMillan gives you 6 strategies for making bedtime go smoothly and help your toddler settle into bed and feel safe, confident and connected to sleep through the night. Help your toddler go to bed without the tantrums, help your toddler stay in bed and not get up a humdred times before going to sleep, have time for yourself in the evening while your child sleeps peacefully

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Going To Sleep

Stay In Bed

Stragtegies to make bedtime go smoother with your toddler

If you have a toddler you know how hard bedtime can be! It doesn't have to be that way! Certified Sleep Coach Anna McMillan gives you 6 strategies for making bedtime go smoothly and help your toddler settle into bed and feel safe, confident and connected to sleep through the night. Help your toddler go to bed without the tantrums, help your toddler stay in bed and not get up a humdred times before going to sleep, have time for yourself in the evening while your child sleeps peacefully

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Wake Up With You

Build Trust

How To Build Trust Around Sleep With Your Toddler

Does your toddler have anxiety around sleep. Is bedtime a battle? Do you wake up with your toddler in your bed Every. Single. Morning? It doesn't have to be this way! Certified Sleep Coach Anna McMillan can help you build trust around sleep so your toddler feels safe and confident in their bed and will sleep through the night without the tantrums!

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Toddlers are never just playing quietly🤣🫣

I can't be the only one, tell me your best toddler stories👇! Parenting a toddler is not for the faint of heart. Just when we think they're playing quietly and we drop our guard, they're eating half a cake! Certified Sleep Coach Anna McMillan is an expert in all things newborn, infant and toddler sleep and can help you teach your little one to sleep through the night without crying it out!