Tag: naps
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Avoid Night Time Sleep Problems With Day Time Naps
Many parents get so confused about why their baby is waking up multiple times a night and struggling to get back to sleep. What they don’t realise though, is the impact that day sleep has on those nights and the fact that if you nail those naps, night time sleep can quickly resolve itself. How…
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Three tips for better daytime naps for baby
Sometimes naps are the best thing ever. One, two or maybe three glorious hours of peace, quiet and, most importantly, almost child-free time. Bliss! It’s no wonder parents look forward to baby nap time so much and why we’re so fiercely protective of it too! What happens if your baby decides that nap time isn’t…
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Three ways to keep baby’s naps on track
Helping your baby stick to their sleep routine by being better informed about baby sleep Some babies love their naps, while others really struggle to go down when there are exciting things happening around them. Whether your little one sleeps well or is a reluctant napper, we have three ways to help your keep your…
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Three Reasons Why Your Toddler Wakes at Night
Why is your child waking up at night and having disturbed sleep? We take a look at some of the reasons behind it and how you might help your child get better sleep. Toddlers are all different; sometimes we just can’t figure them out and so it’s impossible to list all the reasons why your toddler might…
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Naps on the go
Team SnoozeShade are huge advocates of sleep on the go, and as we descend into autumn we feel its more important than ever to spread the word to new parents across the land. The SnoozeShade was invented so that mums and dads could take charge, stay social, and keep naps on track too. Here’s a quick…
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Using your SnoozeShade After Summer
When the sun starts to get weaker each day, we have to admit that summer is probably on its way out. In fact, quite the opposite! Yes, the leaves are changing colour and starting to fall, but SnoozeShade is not just for sunny days.
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Kim West – The Sleep Lady Shuffle
Kim West (aka The Sleep Lady) has helped parents the world over get their babies sleeping through the night. Kim’s methods are gentle and baby-centred, so if you can’t bear to spend evenings standing outside the nursery door listening to crying, this might be the sleep plan for you. Her Sleep Lady Shuffle is suitable for babies from six…
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Using your SnoozeShade as a blackout blind
There are a number of factors that need to be aligned in order for the average human to fall asleep. When it comes to babies, these factors can seem more than a little precarious, and we parents tend to spend a lot of time and energy obsessing over it all in the pursuit of better…
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Elizabeth Pantley – The No Cry Sleep Solution
Elizabeth Pantley’s book ‘The No Cry Sleep Solution’ proposes ‘gentle’ methods for parents to help their child get to sleep by themselves. Pantley is a believer in attachment parenting so if you are too, this might be a good place to start with sleep training. Here’s how it works: She concentrates largely on the problem of…
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Help Your Baby to Nap Longer
Nap time is probably THE best time for parents. That small space of time in a busy day where you can actually put your feet up, catch up on social media without feeling guilty, do some exercise, or even take a nap yourself. Bliss, right? But what if your little one didn’t get the baby…