Sleep and Young Children

This article addresses sleep issues that may be present with infants and toddlers at child care/preschool and at home.

This website provides strategies to put the most common bedtime problems to rest.

This website provides information regarding the importance of sleep for children, tips to help children get a full night’s sleep and sleep problems in children.

This article, geared towards families, explains why sleep habits are important and lists key sleep strategies to consider implementing at home.

This resource provides some ways caregivers can help create good sleep habits in babies.

This resource provides tips to help babies and toddlers develop good sleep habits.

This is a guide to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse on the topic of healthy sleep habits for children.

Explore these science-based sleep guidelines and tips to help your child is get the sleep he or she needs to grow, learn, and play.

This article explains the 2022 AAP policy on sleep to parents including: recommendations for a safe sleep environment and other ways to reduce SIDS risk.

Learn what happens during sleep, how much sleep children really need, and how you can tell if you child is or isn’t getting enough sleep in this article for parents.

This page contains information on napping for young children. Included is how much sleep children need (by age group), how to tell when children need a nap, how to help a child nap, and what to do if a child won’t nap. Also included is a 2 ½ minute video regarding sleep safety.