Many parents have recently been asking how to handle daylight savings and their child's sleep schedule. Some parents who have babies on a very early schedule, i.e. going to bed at 6:30pm and waking at 5:30am, may consider not changing this schedule at all. With the time change the baby's bedtime will be 7:30pm and s/he will wake at 6:30am. If you decide to not change your schedule keep in mind that if your child begins to wake earlier and earlier, adjusting to the time change, that his/her bedtime needs to correspond. For those interested in adjusting their schedule I have recently written an article on how to do this. Please go to the following link:http://ezinearticles.com/?Your-Childs-Sleep:-Making-Adjustments-During-Daylight-Savings-Time&id=168206
If you have specific questions please enter in the comment section. I will be answering these questions for everyone in the next two weeks.

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Posted by Child Works at 08:32 AM | Comments (5333)

All parents look forward to that time when their child is sleeping through the night. After many sleepless nights, many parents work very hard to establish healthy sleep with their child and are so excited to be able to sleep themselves. Certainly all parents, once their baby reaches the developmental point of being able to sleep through the night, deserve to slumber sweetly as well. Unfortunately this is not always the case. After spending such long periods waking with their child it is hard for some parents' bodies to readjust. For many this is corrected within a week, but others struggle longer. The following link provides some advice on how adult's can achieve a good nights rest:
http:///www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060323_sleep_tips.html

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Posted by Child Works at 06:50 AM | Comments (4)

A recent client shared how different her child's mood was after only one week of implementing a healthier sleep schedule. Once her two year old daughter had a nighttime routine that provided an earlier bedtime for her, she slept in later in the morning. The mother was telling me what a great mood her daughter was in when she woke every morning. In her words she described her daughter as "almost excited!" Now mornings are fun and the battles of getting ready for the day have been eradicated.

Getting behind on sleep affects children differently, but it does have a significant impact. Many times parents do not realize how sleep loss affects their child. Once their child is well rested, parents then see a noticeable change in mood and behavior. It is important for parents to realize the far reaching effects healthy sleep has for their child.

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Posted by Child Works at 08:17 AM | Comments (0)

Many parents debate whether to have siblings share a bedroom even if they have space to separate them. There really is no right or wrong decision when it comes to sharing a bedroom. Some parents worry that a baby will wake the older child, but usually this is not the case. Toddlers and preschoolers quickly adapt to a frequently waking baby and sleep right through feedings that are done in the same room! The following is a recently written article on this very subject:
http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/05/ntstory.pl?-sec-Lifestyle+bailey.0320

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Posted by Child Works at 10:46 AM | Comments (1628)

Many times I have heard from clients that they were initially hesitant about moving forward with a sleep plan because it was a big financial committment--and it is! I just got off the phone with a client whose baby is going down easily and sleeping happily every night. They are so pleased and recently proclaimed to friend, "It was the best $300 we've ever spent!" Now that friend is excited about implementing sleep plans for both their 7 month old and 3 year old. We at Child-Works are so proud that our services are so valued!

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Posted by Child Works at 04:17 PM | Comments (504)