How to get a 5yr old to wake later (Snippet)

Posted on April 29, 2013

How do you suggest I make sure my five year old sleeps to 7am?  She is waking at 6am and I’m finding that’s not enough for her now she is at prep.  Her bedtime is between 7pm and 7.30pm.  Is …
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Q&A: How to get a 5yr old to wake later

Posted on April 29, 2013

How do you suggest I make sure my five year old sleeps to 7am?  She is waking at 6am and I’m finding that’s not enough for her now she is at prep.  Her bedtime is between 7pm and 7.30pm.  Is …
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Q&A: Baby Doesn’t Sleep Through the Night

Posted on February 5, 2013

Why do some babies awake through the night and others sleep through the night. So many of my mothers group friends are relaying stories of their babies, all above 10 months old, now all sleeping through the night. My 11 …
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Q&A: Controlled Crying Is Ok

Posted on October 3, 2012

Is controlled crying the same as controlled comforting? I heard that research supports controlled comforting and was wondering if there’s a difference between the two. Georgie Often desperate sleep deprived parents finally opt for a sleep training method called ‘controlled …
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Q&A: Early Waking for 11 month old

Posted on August 2, 2012

I put my 11 month old to bed at 7 pm every day but can’t get her to sleep past 5.30am.  She has one daytime nap of about two hours (1pm to 3pm) and a smaller one of about half …
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Q&A: Midnight playtime – advice please?

Posted on April 14, 2012

My eight month old used to sleep 11 hours a night but is now waking up anywhere from midnight to 2am. I’m still breastfeeding and she isn’t asking for food. She just screams till I come in and then has …
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Expert Advice: Night waking 12 month old

Posted on March 21, 2012

At around the age of 12 months, a year down the track, quite a lot of parents who are dealing with a toddler who doesn’t sleep through the night become quite exhausted.  Up until now they hoped that their toddler …
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