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SIDS safe sleeping guidelines
To reduce the incidence of SIDS and fatal sleeping accidents in Australia, SIDS and Kids educates the public in safe sleeping practices for babies. Here are their guidelines.

Your baby's changing sleep habits
As your child gets older, you’ll find their sleep needs change. From their time as a newborn, through to toddlerhood and beyond, children need good sleep to help them develop and stay healthy.




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Not sleeping like a baby: new parents lose 50 nights' sleep in first year
News that comes as no surprise to mums and dads everywhere.

Five ways to improve your baby’s sleep cycle
As any parent will testify, sleep can rule your world when you have a new little one, and there will almost certainly be a period when a full night’s rest seems a distant memory.

How to create a better sleep space for your newborn baby
Safe sleeping for babies can be an anxiety-fraught topic for new parents, but the good news is we know more than ever before about minimising the risks of your little one’s all-important slumber time. These advisable sleeping practices are simple to remember, and can help put your mind to rest during those early days.

A sleep expert's guide to handling the end of daylight savings
Winding back the clocks doesn't have to be a nightmare for parents.

Beyond controlled crying: a new way to get babies to sleep
In studies of controlled crying, babies fall asleep sooner and wake less. However, it's not for everyone.

The truth about baby sleep school
I couldn't help wondering, would it work?

The (nightly) debate had by parents everywhere
He wakes up for the crying baby?

The $40 'miracle cure' for colic
Australian pharmacist swamped with orders.

Your catnapping newborn is not 'broken'
Promises to "fix" a wakeful baby are misplaced.

Sleep guru's advice for adjusting to daylight saving time
Just when you've got your bub into a regular sleep routine, daylight saving time comes around and everything is turned upside down.

Disagreement over children's bedtime is bad for your relationship
Lots, in fact most, of us have been there.
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