In those early days of parenting, there’s nothing better than enjoying sweet snuggles with your baby as they snooze on your chest. In fact, in the newborn stage, the majority of your baby’s naps will ...

Getting a baby to sleep is not just about a schedule or a method. It is a marathon of decisions, logistics, emotions, and middle-of-the-night math that rarely gets noticed ...

New babies are famously inconsistent sleepers, waking up often — day and night — to eat. They might struggle to nap during the day or get back to sleep after a 3 a.m. diaper change. And of course, if ...

LANSING, Mich. — Six West Michigan emergency response agencies are now certified in safe sleep practices. In 2022, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) launched a program to ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the age at which a child can safely sleep with a "bedtime buddy" like a stuffed animal. From personal parenting philosophies to new products ...

Naps have several health benefits, especially if you approach it right. (Quinn Lemmers/Yahoo News; Getty Images) Most people have a complicated relationship with naps throughout their life. As a kid, ...

A mother of two has gained widespread attention for her unconventional approach to getting a full night's sleep, opting to co-sleep with her baby. She explained to Newsweek that her first child faced ...

Research fellow Emma Frey fits Miles Dumlao, 4, with an electrode cap to record his brain activity during a nap in the Somneurolab. A University of Massachusetts Amherst sleep scientist, funded with ...

In the intense debate over sleep training, even parenting books offer conflicting advice, with about two-thirds advising parents to use sleep training and one-third advising against it. But what does ...

When I get up in the morning, the first thing I think about is when I can go back to sleep. Sounds a bit depressing, but we do sleep for 1/3 of our lives. When we haven’t gotten enough sleep, we yearn ...