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Bedtime Guidelines


Transitional object: Bedtime means separation, and that can be made easier with a transitional object—like a doll, teddy bear, blanket or the like. This kind of object can provide a sense of security and control that comforts and reassures your child.



SOURCES:Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems, Richard Ferber, 1985. Sleeping Through the Night; How Infants, Toddlers and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep, Jodi Mindell, PhD, 1997. Helping Your Child Sleep Through the Night; A Guide for Parents of Children from Infancy to Age Five, Cuthbertson & Schevill, 1985. National Sleep Foundation's 2004 "Sleep in America Poll."