Topic
Naps and schedules
Naps, wake windows and bedtime timing.
- Early morning waking during Ferber: what counts as night and what counts as morning During Ferber, treat wakings before your set wake time like any night waking, then start the day the same way each morning. Here is how. Night wakings · Naps and schedules
- The Ferber method for naps: how it works and why it takes longer You can use the Ferber method for naps with the same timed check-ins as at night, but naps often take longer to improve. Here is how to do it. Naps and schedules · The method
- Daylight saving time and a newly sleep-trained baby Clocks fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Shift your sleep-trained baby's schedule 10 to 15 minutes a night in the week before, or adjust after. Naps and schedules · Setbacks and regressions · Night wakings
- Bedtime fading: a gentler first step before Ferber Bedtime fading moves bedtime later, to when your baby actually falls asleep, then earlier in small steps. How to do it, what a 2016 trial found, and its limits. Comparing methods · Getting started · Naps and schedules
- Ferber and daycare naps You can do the Ferber method while your baby naps at daycare. Focus on bedtime and nights at home, share your routine, and plan for short-nap days. Naps and schedules · Setbacks and regressions