How To Get Your Toddler To Sleep In A Big Kid Bed

Today let's talk about toddler nap transitions. Are you trying to figure out if your toddler is ready to drop their nap? 

So, when are toddlers ready to drop a nap?  I find usually kids are ready to drop their afternoon nap between 3 and 5 years old. All too often, I see families try to drop this nap too soon to improve bedtime which actually may be causing problems at night!

I am going to share a story about a recent client who reached out after going down the path of eliminating the afternoon nap too soon only to find it exacerbated their bedtime issues.

Why does dropping the nap too soon make things worse? Because sleep begets sleep.

Meaning, when kids are well-rested it’s easier for them to fall asleep.

So, how do you know when it’s finally time to drop the nap. Let me show you 3 ways to know for sure and why preserving the afternoon nap as long as possible will actually encourage your child to sleep better at night.

Resources

Learn more about Jessica and Awesome Little Sleepers.

Save your spot in my next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass at: ToddlerSleepMasterclass.com

Other resources:

• Join me on Instagram @AwesomeLittleSleepers
• The ONE thing you can start tonight to improve your toddler's sleep, click here
• Check out the blog
• Watch the YouTube channel 
• ‘Sleep Tight Without a Fight’ sleep course, click here
• My favorite sleep products, click here

Today I’m going to share my MUST-HAVE bedtime book for toddlers with you.  It’s my favorite book to use to help young children overcome separation anxiety.

✨ Get your very own copy of my favorite bedtime book for toddlers:

The Invisible String by Patrice Karst: https://amzn.to/3Vlu7ls

I’m going to show you my favorite book as well as an easy, sweet project to do with your children to help relieve some of that separation anxiety.

The concept of this book is that we are NEVER truly alone - that we are always connected to our loved one with an invisible string of love.

Have you ever read this book?  What’s your MUST-HAVE bedtime book to read to your kids?

Resources

Learn more about Jessica and Awesome Little Sleepers.

Save your spot in my next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass at: ToddlerSleepMasterclass.com

Other resources:

• Join me on Instagram @AwesomeLittleSleepers
• The ONE thing you can start tonight to improve your toddler's sleep, click here
• Check out the blog
• Watch the YouTube channel 
• ‘Sleep Tight Without a Fight’ sleep course, click here
• My favorite sleep products, click here

Trying to figure out how to sleep train without waking siblings up?  This holds so many families back from even starting to sleep train in the first place!

The truth is that ALL your kids should be able to fall asleep easily and sleep through the night without needing any help from you. 

Room sharing and toddler sleep training often go hand in hand, and I’m here to help you navigate them both.

Whether your kids share a room or a wall,  I’m going to show you 3 ways to protect your good sleeper’s sleep so you have the courage to fix your bad sleeper’s issues.  Because EVERYONE in your house deserves great sleep!

Resources

Learn more about Jessica and Awesome Little Sleepers.

Save your spot in my next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass at: ToddlerSleepMasterclass.com

Other resources:

• Join me on Instagram @AwesomeLittleSleepers
• The ONE thing you can start tonight to improve your toddler's sleep, click here
• Check out the blog
• Watch the YouTube channel 
• ‘Sleep Tight Without a Fight’ sleep course, click here
• My favorite sleep products, click here

Help! My toddler won't go to bed at night.  Have you ever uttered this sentence?

You’ve heard me say a million times that your toddler & preschool age child needs to be going to bed before 8pm. But for many families, their child just doesn’t seem tired before 9 or 10pm.

Kids 2-8 years old should be getting 10-12 hours of consistent sleep each night with no wake ups. And the younger the child, the more sleep they need at night. 

When kids don’t get enough good consistent sleep every night, they won’t settle at bedtime, resulting in the child getting “overtired”. This is just a sleep coach term that means your child isn’t getting enough sleep and it’s set off a bad cycle of poor sleep habits.

Late bedtimes can lead to overnight wake ups, getting up at 5am, skipping naps. Lots of sleep problems occur because kids are overtired.

When kids are overtired, it can actually mask the feeling of tiredness. This has to do with the levels of cortisol that is released when they aren’t getting enough sleep. 

So actually the MOST tired kids may show very few obvious signs that they’re sleepy.

But don’t worry, they’re probably giving off some secret sleepy signs that you can learn to spot which will help you pinpoint the right early bedtime. 

Resources

Learn more about Jessica and Awesome Little Sleepers.

Save your spot in my next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass at: ToddlerSleepMasterclass.com

Other resources:

• Join me on Instagram @AwesomeLittleSleepers
• The ONE thing you can start tonight to improve your toddler's sleep, click here
• Check out the blog
• Watch the YouTube channel 
• ‘Sleep Tight Without a Fight’ sleep course, click here
• My favorite sleep products, click here

The relationship between night time potty training and sleep can be rough. So, is night time potty training disrupting your and your toddler’s sleep?

**Free Toddler Sleep Masterclass**

Just because they’re learning how to use the potty, doesn’t mean they should forget how to sleep!

It might surprise you, but there’s actually no such thing as "nighttime potty training". Not really.

This video will cover why developmentally this is the case.

We will also cover the three most common ways nighttime potty training can ruin your toddlers sleep, how to know when your child is actually nighttime potty trained and what to change when they are.

I hope this nighttime potty training guidance will preserve sleep for you and your child!

Resources

Learn more about Jessica and Awesome Little Sleepers.

Save your spot in my next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass at: ToddlerSleepMasterclass.com

Other resources:

• Join me on Instagram @AwesomeLittleSleepers
• The ONE thing you can start tonight to improve your toddler's sleep, click here
• Check out the blog
• Watch the YouTube channel 
• ‘Sleep Tight Without a Fight’ sleep course, click here
• My favorite sleep products, click here

If you’re in the middle of toddler sleep training and you’re trying to get your 3, 4, or 5-year-old to fall asleep alone and stay in their own bed all night… you may be making one of these common mistakes.

I bet your kid keeps popping out of bed after lights out for a million unnecessary things or they’re trying to crawl in your bed at 2 am… 🥴

Many families find themselves in an awful but familiar dance at bedtime or during the night.

Watch this video to learn if you’re making one of these 3 very common sleep training mistakes AND learn how to fix them.

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Resources

Learn more about Jessica and Awesome Little Sleepers.

Save your spot in my next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass at: ToddlerSleepMasterclass.com

Other resources:

• Join me on Instagram @AwesomeLittleSleepers
• The ONE thing you can start tonight to improve your toddler's sleep, click here
• Check out the blog
• Watch the YouTube channel 
• ‘Sleep Tight Without a Fight’ sleep course, click here

My favorite sleep products, click here

Today I'm going to talk about simple strategies to prevent crib climbing. Learning important toddler crib safety tips, like how to prevent your toddler from crib climbing, is important for their safety.

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⬇️If you've already moved to a toddler bed but need help getting some sleep

Join my next Free Toddler Sleep Masterclass: http://AwesomeLittleSleepers.com/yt_masterclass

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Let's say that your 2-year-old climbed out of the crib last night. YIKES!

You’ve been dreading this day for a LONG time. You might think “Okay, it's time to move him to a toddler bed”

NOT SO FAST!

If you can keep your adventurous toddler SAFELY in the crib a little longer, you should do it. But we have to make sure they can’t climb out.

The freedom of the open toddler bed can be too much for young kids to handle. 

Switching kids out of the crib too early can cause lots of sleep issues– like refusing to stay put at bedtime, suddenly needing you to stay in the room with them or waking up overnight. Or if you’re already having sleep issues with your crib-sleeper, the switch to the toddler bed will just intensify issues you’re already experiencing.

Kids who don’t sleep well in the crib, will sleep even worse in a bed.

So, if you can SAFELY keep your child in the crib without climbing out, do it.

Resources

Learn more about Jessica and Awesome Little Sleepers.

Save your spot in my next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass at: ToddlerSleepMasterclass.com

Other resources:

• Join me on Instagram @AwesomeLittleSleepers
• The ONE thing you can start tonight to improve your toddler's sleep, click here
• Check out the blog
• Watch the YouTube channel 
• ‘Sleep Tight Without a Fight’ sleep course, click here
• My favorite sleep products, click here

Toddler bedtime routines can be difficult to create. When you’re looking for sleep help, you want to answers NOW! You want to know what to do immediately to make things better. 

Today I’m going to share one thing you can do to improve sleep TONIGHT! This simple change to your toddler bedtime routines will have a huge impact on how well your child sleeps.

Download your free guide here: http://AwesomeLittleSleepers.com/yt_onething 

Learn more about Jessica and Awesome Little Sleepers:

Save your spot in my next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass at: ToddlerSleepMasterclass.com

Other resources:

• Join me on Instagram @AwesomeLittleSleepers
• The ONE thing you can start tonight to improve your toddler's sleep, click here
• Check out the blog
• Watch the YouTube channel 
• ‘Sleep Tight Without a Fight’ sleep course, click here
• My favorite sleep products, click here

Today's topic is separation anxiety and sleep in toddlers.  Does your child's desire to have you near them cause lots of stalling and big emotions at bedtime?

My favorite bedtime book to help: The Invisible String by Patrice Karst: https://amzn.to/3EUBKKn 

Parents commonly refer to this as separation anxiety. 

I want to reframe this idea of toddler separation anxiety at bedtime and teach you a simple project you can do with your child to make bedtime run more smoothly.

First, I want you to understand that it’s 100% normal for child to have some separation anxiety - some clinginess and the feeling that they don’t want you to leave. It shows that your child has a healthy attachment to you and feels safe with you. 

But it’s also our job to help our kids understand that they are safe and can be happy when they are not with us - when they go to school, when they stay with a babysitter or when it’s bedtime. Our goal is to foster and develop a sense of independence in our kids as they get older. 

In this podcast, I will give you 3 things I want you to consider if you have a child who struggles being left alone at bedtime.

Resources

Learn more about Jessica and Awesome Little Sleepers.

Save your spot in my next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass at: ToddlerSleepMasterclass.com 

Other resources:

• Join me on Instagram @AwesomeLittleSleepers
• The ONE thing you can start tonight to improve your toddler's sleep, click here
• Check out the blog
• Watch the YouTube channel 
• ‘Sleep Tight Without a Fight’ sleep course, click here
• My favorite sleep products, click here

Parents always ask me, “Why can’t my toddler fall asleep without me?!?” 

I know it can sometimes feel like your toddler or preschooler is totally unable to fall asleep on their own. So you have to spend time sitting in their room just waiting for them to fall asleep so you can sneak out… That’s IF you don’t fall asleep in there too.

Well, today, I’m going to show you why this is happening and what you need to understand before your child can be an independent sleeper.

And if you're ready to improve sleep NOW,  join Jessica's next free Toddler Sleep Masterclass. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about the REST Method™️  and how to finally get some peaceful nights.

Reserve your spot now at ToddlerSleepMasterclass.com
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