Toddler Sleep: The Top 10 Sleep Training Questions Every Parent Asks


“Always get your toddlers and young children ready for sleep changes ahead of starting them. They’re just like us. They do well with information ahead of time.”
— Angelique Millette, PhD, Pediatric Sleep Consultant


Dr. Millette and the Fourth Trimester Podcast team up to answer the Top 10 Toddler Sleep Questions!

Here are the Fourth Trimester Podcasts Full Show Note:

1. How much do toddlers aged 2-4 need to sleep? – [00:05:39]

2. What is a typical toddler sleep schedule? When do they drop naps?  – [00:08:19]

3. Can sleep training work for toddlers?   – [00:13:40]

4. What can be helpful for toddlers in terms of peaceful evening routines?   – [00:30:04]

5. When should my baby/toddler move into their own room + how to prepare?   – [00:34:59]

6. When does fear of the dark start?   – [00:42:40]

7. Sleep clocks, baby gates, door monkeys… do they work? What age?   – [00:46:12]

8. How to know when to start night time potty learning?  – [00:51:37]

9. Nightmares/night terrors/night time tantrums?   – [00:56:24]

10. Melatonin? Is it safe?    – [01:04:45]

Angelique Millette

Dr. Angelique Millette is a parent-child coach, pediatric sleep consultant, and family sleep researcher. Dr. Millette’s diverse background includes training in child play, art, and nature therapies, child development and sleep, and work as a child psychologist. Dr. Millette’s commitment to children and parents spans twenty-five years and she continues to develop programs to meet families “where they are at.” Her approach allows her to work with diverse communities both nationally and internationally. Dr. Millette has developed The Millette Method™ a multi-disciplinary approach to family sleep and child behavior. The Millette Method™ does not follow one specific sleep or behavioral method, but rather uses a “tool-box” of different methods and approaches and takes into account various factors including child temperament and history, culture, family social support, access to nature/play, parental overwhelm, history of trauma, and parent/child mental health and wellness. Dr. Millette has worked with more than 15,000 families, and presents professional workshops to non-profits, government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, universities, and parents groups across the country and internationally. Dr. Millette also consults with juvenile products manufacturers in their development of innovative sleep and child development designs.

https://angeliquemillette.com
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