Temperature
6 articles
Signs of Being Too Cold During Sleep
Few things send a parent into a cardigan-and-extra-blanket spiral faster than touching a sleeping baby's icy little hand at 2am. The reflex makes sens...
How to Set Up a Child's Sleep Space
The cot setup is one of the rare parenting decisions where the safest choice is also the simplest and the cheapest. A firm flat mattress with a fitted...
Signs of Overheating During Sleep
Overheating is among the most significant modifiable risk factors for SIDS. It also reduces sleep quality by preventing the body temperature drop that...
How to Dress a Child for Sleep by Season
Dressing a child appropriately for sleep is one of the most common sources of parent uncertainty, and the answers are highly dependent on the room tem...
Setting Up a Sleep Environment for Toddlers: Room, Light, and Routine
A surprising amount of difficult toddler sleep is actually a setup problem. Light leaking around the curtains. A room that's two degrees too warm. A b...
Managing Fever in Children at Home: What to Do and When to Worry
Fever causes more parental anxiety than almost any other part of childhood illness, and a lot of that anxiety is built on misunderstandings. The tempe...