How to Get A Toddler To Sleep: Latest Episodes

Today let’s talk about ways to calm your kid down before bedtime. It’s a problem that every parent has faced - hyperactive toddlers at bedtime!

Suddenly, your kid morphs into a little energizer bunny right when it's time to go to bed.

So, what can you do to help your child calm down???

Let’s dive into my 3 TOP TIPS for getting kids to sleep.

And you don't want to miss the bonus tip I have for you at the end – it's going to help jump start calm evenings in your house. Here we go!

Help! My stubborn kid won’t nap. As kids move into the toddler/preschooler stage, they can get more stubborn than before. This can make toddler sleep training tough!

Listen to the end to make sure you hear all these great ideas to get your toddler nap schedule back on track.

Are your kids afraid of the dark?  Being scared of the dark is common.  Here’s how to help kids overcome fear and be confident, solo sleepers.

Danielle is a parenting coach who helps the parents of strong-willed children like their kids again. 💗 She is the founder of PARENTING WHOLEHEARTEDLY and has a podcast of her own called FAILING MOTHERHOOD, full of great parenting tips and relatable stories.

So if you deal with big emotions from your child at all times of day, not just bedtime, listen to this episode.

Is it too late to sleep train your toddler? Nope!

In this episode, I’m going to share 3 sleep training tips to teach you why I think sleep training can actually be easier with older kids.

There’s 3 reasons why sleep training is not only POSSIBLE but IMPORTANT for older kids.

If you have a events coming up that will keep your child up past their ideal bedtime. The ultimate goal is to keep your toddler up late without disrupting their sleep schedule or sleep routine.

Happy toddler = Happy adults

So, here are 5 TIPS on how to enjoy evenings and keeping your toddler up late without ruining their sleep schedule and having them turn into little monsters! 👺

Do toddler daycare naps ruin bedtime in your home?

Perhaps your toddler has stopped napping on the weekends and goes to bed at night pretty well. But your child is napping at daycare during the weekdays, and suddenly, bedtime has become a disaster!

I hear this complaint from families all the time.

The challenge is: many daycares are required by state laws or licensing to offer a nap, so it can leave parents in a bit of a pickle.

But there are ways around this.

Listen on for tips to help your toddler become an awesome little sleeper.

For most families, they see massive improvement in a matter of days. This could mean reduced bedtime battles, less tantruming, fewer or easier overnight wake ups.

In fact, some families have ALL their sleep problems fixed in a matter of days. While other families may take up to 2 weeks or even longer.

There are 2 factors that can impact how long sleep training will take with your child which I cover in detail in this podcast episode.

The most common toddler sleep problems are bedtime drama like stalling or neediness… kids being scared of something or everything AND waking you up in the middle of the night… or maybe multiple times.

So, why won’t your toddler sleep? Especially when you know how tired they must be!

👉 Toddler sleep problems are caused by 1 of 3 things - or a combination of these.

Let’s dive into them today so you can get started fixing them!

The goal?  An early bedtime for your toddler. You might know that your kid should be going to bed earlier. But there’s so much to do in the evening, it may feel impossible! 

If your evenings seem to drag on and on… this video is for you.

Here are 3 hacks to speed up the evening so bedtime can happen earlier and more peacefully.

Ready to hear my BEST vacation sleeping tips for toddlers? Use these 7 tips for traveling with kids.

What is the deal with 2am wake ups?  Night Wakings are tough.  When your 3 year old wakes up at night, it’s time to get some sleep training help.

There are typically 3 main causes of frequent night waking… and the last one is probably the culprit at your house.