It can be frustrating to enforce boundaries around sleep or hear our children be upset during sleep training. As children will follow our lead on how they feel about sleep, it is important to guide them with our own positive attitude and grounded approach.

Upon visiting, touring and observing, parents or guardians can ask themselves….Can you imagine yourself bringing your child here every day and can you then imagine your child here? If you have answered yes to these questions, then you can look into all the details of enrollment and see if it is a good fit for your family.

A common misunderstanding about children’s bedtime is that it should be at the same time every evening -- for example, always 7pm. Yes, when day sleep is adequate, bedtime will often fall around the same time each day. However, when naps are mistimed, absent, or short, a flexible bedtime becomes a useful tool.

Do you struggle to get your child into bed and to stay in bed at bedtime? Here are some tips to make bedtime a little easier.

Once the decision to attend childcare has been made and you have chosen a center, you can begin thinking about the best ways to help your child, your family, and yourself through this transition.

A quality transition plan requires that the childcare center, the parents, and the teachers all work together to ensure the child will be successful. The child benefits most when the center, teachers and parents are all in agreement about how they will help the child acclimate.