Nap Training Archives

Dropping the Last Nap – 1 Nap to 0 Naps

Going from 1 nap to 0 naps is perhaps the most daunting of all the nap transitions. It can be really challenging to know if it’s really time to drop a nap. Especially when you’ve already endured nap regressions before at around one or two years of age. Once you’re considering losing naptime completely, you [...]

By Rachel Malkin|2022-02-15T14:43:37-08:00January 3rd, 2022|Categories: Naps|Tags: nap regression, Nap Training|1 Comment

Why Sleep Train for Naps and Nighttime at the Same Time

One of the biggest mistakes I always try to keep parents from making when sleep training is separating nap and night training from one another. Some popular sleep training methods even advocate for doing nights first, then days! As you can already tell, I have strong feelings about the correct way to approach this. Read on [...]

By Natalie|2019-05-22T12:51:51-07:00January 28th, 2019|Categories: Naps|Tags: 14 mo - 3.5 years, 3-6 months, 7-14 months, Nap Training|5 Comments

Potty Trainer Sleep Trains

I have a guest blogger! Diana (below) sleep trained her daughter using The Baby Sleep Trainer Program + Support, and she in turn, helped my associate, Rachel, potty train her 3 year old boy. Read on for her experience, and also check out Rachel's experience with Diana's PooLogix program too! <3 -- I would like [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-06-14T15:00:51-07:00November 2nd, 2018|Categories: Opinion|Tags: Crying, Getting Baby to Sleep Longer, Nap Training, Sleep Regression|0 Comments

Is My Baby Getting Enough Sleep?

I’m grateful for the opportunity to shed some light on this question since the answer is relatively straightforward. Assuming we are not talking about newborns, the guidelines I’m about to put forward apply to all kids through elementary school age. Children “should” sleep about 10–12 hours overnight. And for babies and toddlers who still nap, [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-05-24T15:01:00-07:00July 3rd, 2018|Categories: Newborn, Sleep FAQs|Tags: 0 - 14 weeks, 14 mo - 3.5 years, 3-6 months, 7-14 months, Getting Baby to Sleep Longer, Nap Training, Toddler|0 Comments

Sleep Training Methods: Which is Best for Your Baby or Toddler?

Many parents wonder, which is the best sleep training method to use on my baby? I think it’s normal that families, mothers in particular, spend a lot of time researching different baby sleep training methods. We live in a time where we have such a huge amount of information available to us 24/7. Sometimes, if [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-06-17T15:02:24-07:00April 9th, 2018|Categories: Getting Started|Tags: 14 mo - 3.5 years, Crying, Getting Baby to Sleep Longer, Nap Training, Science of Sleep, Sleep Regression|2 Comments

Cry It Out for Naps

When families come to me sleep deprived and ready for help, they are almost always more concerned with nighttime sleep than daytime naps. While naps are likely hard on Mom or Dad, it’s the repeated nighttime waking that can really affect an entire family’s health and well-being. However, the big irony is that nighttime sleep [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-07-03T16:07:13-07:00February 28th, 2018|Categories: Naps|Tags: Crying, Nap Training|128 Comments

Why Won’t My Baby Nap?

As a sleep coach, I get a lot of short, general questions, which often require me to ask a number of follow up questions. This question, “Why won’t my baby nap?” is one of the ones I get most often. The truth is, there might be many reasons your baby isn’t napping. I think parents [...]

By Natalie|2019-06-19T14:29:12-07:00February 5th, 2018|Categories: Naps, Newborn|Tags: Getting Baby to Sleep Longer, Nap Training, Sleep Regression, Toddler|4 Comments

Nap Troubleshooting

Nap troubleshooting could be a ten part series. I’ll do my best to cover the most common issues that plague naps for every age. Before we go any further, please take a look at this blog post that discusses how to know how many naps your child should have by age. Photo Credit: Minnie [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-06-21T13:26:58-07:00July 24th, 2017|Categories: Naps|Tags: Getting Baby to Sleep Longer, Nap Training, Sleep Disruptions|53 Comments

Toddler Sleep Issues

Even though infants have their share of sleep issues to work through, toddler sleep issues are nothing to balk at. While toddler sleep issues present themselves in different ways than infant sleep issues do, they are often (but not always) rooted in the same predicament. What? A child’s inability to fall asleep unassisted. Here I’ll [...]

By Natalie Willes|2021-01-12T13:20:58-08:00July 20th, 2017|Categories: Troubleshooting|Tags: Getting Baby to Sleep Longer, Nap Training, Toddler|18 Comments

The Myth of “Transitioning” Away From Sleep Props

As many of you have already noticed, there is a TREMENDOUS amount of conflicting information floating around about babies and sleep. One of the biggest misconceptions is this idea of “transitioning” or “phasing out” sleep props. For the purpose of this discussion, a sleep prop is anything your child uses to assist them to fall [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-06-26T14:33:13-07:00June 26th, 2017|Categories: Getting Started|Tags: Nap Training|15 Comments

Sleep Training – Twins Edition!

You know those useless pieces of advice everyone seems to continue to dispense about parenting? Things like, “Sleep when the baby sleeps.” And, “The dishes can wait.” And, “No screen time before the age of 2!” (Okay NO ONE follows that one, *no one*.) Well, that whole thing about absolutely having to get twins on [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-06-26T14:38:25-07:00June 6th, 2017|Categories: Success Stories|Tags: Nap Training, Siblings|0 Comments

Toddler Nap Transitioning from 2 Naps to 1

Last Updated . Of all the nap transitions that take place, going from 2 naps to 1 nap can be the most daunting. The age range when this transition occurs can vary widely. In some cases is can occur as early as 12 months of age. And in other cases not occurring until 20 [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-11-12T14:21:58-08:00May 15th, 2017|Categories: Naps|Tags: 14 mo - 3.5 years, 7-14 months, Nap Training, Toddler|195 Comments

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