If it’s a Friday night, it’s their call – they can stay up all night if they want. If it’s a Saturday, they can stay up – but ...

From the earliest days of parenting, we’re told that bedtime should be calm and quiet in order to promote healthy sleep ...

Cassey Bly tells PEOPLE she and her husband first started co-sleeping when their oldest child, now 6, was a newborn.

When it comes to kids’ bedtime routines, we all have those little things that help make the process that bit easier – the set ...

Before-bed routines are important for children of all ages, says Lynn D'Andrea, M.D., director of the Pediatric Sleep Disorders Center at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, in Wauwatosa. "Kids ...

Effective Strategies to Teach Kids How to Establish Routines Establishing routines is essential for children as it promotes stability, security, and a sense of responsibility. Routines help kids ...

“Kids are climbing into the bed anyway. Might as well be comfortable ... “We call it a life hack, a parenting hack,” she says ...

Dr. Rebecca Greenberg Carter with the University of Maryland Medical System and Brittany Sheehan, pediatric sleep consultant ...

Some might find they’re going to bed later but still waking ... “Of course, kids being kids, setting up this sort of consistent sleep routine can often be rather tricky,” he says ...

This one seems counterintuitive, but trust me. If you are awake after 20 minutes of trying to fall asleep, it's best to get out of bed. The last thing you want to do is associate your bed with ...

Step #1: Get up when the alarm rings. The first step in the routine is to get out of bed when the alarm rings. I usually set my alarm earlier than necessary to give myself some extra lounging time ...