October, 2007 Archives

My daughter’s naps are too short…

Posted by: Mara Nusspickel, October 14, 2007 in 5:07 am

My daughters naps are too short...Hi Mrs. Pickle,
I have a sleep question. My daughter, Hailey, is 11 months old and takes two naps. Her naps are usually around 9am and 1pm. But, for some reason each nap is not very long. I have read that a “good” nap is at least one hour but Hailey’s are not that long. How can I figure out how to get her to take better, longer naps?
Frustrated,
Elysa

 

Dear Elysa,
 
Short naps are often a concern of many parents. First, it is great that you are putting your daughter in for her two naps at age appropriate times. Often poor timing can be the cause of a too short nap. Second

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