Wake windows
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Wake Windows by Age: How Long Should a Baby Be Awake Between Naps?
The concept of the "wake window" has become one of the most practical tools in infant sleep management, used by sleep consultants and informed parents...
Age-Appropriate Wake Windows
Of all the tools parents pick up in the first two years, wake windows are probably the most useful. They beat fixed clock schedules because they track...
Sleep Schedule for Children Aged 18–24 Months
At 18–24 months the schedule itself is simple — one nap, one bedtime — but the timing carries a lot of weight. A nap that goes 30 minutes too late, or...
Sleep Schedule for Babies Aged 6–12 Months
The 6–12 month period is when most babies move from "scattered with a few good stretches" to a recognisable schedule. The change is mostly driven by o...
Sleep Schedule for Babies Aged 0–3 Months
Most parents looking for a 0–3 month "schedule" are looking for the wrong thing. A newborn doesn't yet have the biology to run on a schedule — the cir...
How to Choose the Right Bedtime for a Child
"What time should bedtime be?" is the most-asked sleep question in pediatrician inboxes, and it has the most slippery answer: it depends. It depends o...
How Infants Respond to Overtiredness and Overstimulation
An overtired baby and an overstimulated baby look almost identical from across the room: fussy, rigid, crying past the point of exhaustion, and someho...