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End Bedtime Battles For Good
If bedtime feels like a nightly battle of endless requests — more water, more hugs, more everything — this episode is for you.
Dr. Cathryn breaks down what’s really happening in your child’s brain at bedtime and why those stall tactics aren’t defiance but biology. You’ll learn simple, science-backed ways to calm your child’s nervous system, fill their “connection cup,” and finally make bedtime smoother, happier, and shorter.
In this episode:
Why separation at bedtime triggers anxiety for toddlers
How connection, not control, helps kids settle
5 simple ways to fill your child’s connection cup
What to do when your toddler is wired and wild before sleep
How to co-regulate and end bedtime battles for good
Resources:
Toddlers Made Easy course
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If bedtime feels like a nightly battle of endless requests — more water, more hugs, more everything — this episode is for you.
Dr. Cathryn breaks down what’s really happening in your child’s brain at bedtime and why those stall tactics aren’t defiance but biology. You’ll learn simple, science-backed ways to calm your child’s nervous system, fill their “connection cup,” and finally make bedtime smoother, happier, and shorter.
In this episode:
Why separation at bedtime triggers anxiety for toddlers
How connection, not control, helps kids settle
5 simple ways to fill your child’s connection cup
What to do when your toddler is wired and wild before sleep
How to co-regulate and end bedtime battles for good
Resources:
Toddlers Made Easy course
Follow me on Insta
Get Dr. Cathryn's emails packed with big-hearted tools, developmentally-strategies, and practical tools straight to your Inbox.
Get Dr. Cathryn's bestselling book, Toddlers Made Easy
Sponsors:
Acorns Early
Kidsy
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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