Have you ever fallen asleep on a long car ride or even on a plane? I’m sure you have (especially if you are sleep deprived in any way, shape or form!) and let me ask how did you feel when you woke up? Did you feel energetic and refreshed? I'm guessing not. Why you ask? Isn’t sleep, the same no matter where it occurs? Not exactly. The same holds true for your baby. The best sleep for him occurs in his crib just like for you it is in your bed. All that considered though

For overtired parents who can’t seem to get their kids on a healthy sleep schedule, the promise of a magic pill can be pretty enticing. It seems that more and more parents are turning to melatonin as a Band-Aid for sleep issues with their children. Many parents are giving their babies melatonin to help them fall asleep at night, and I was one of those parents. Rewind to the time when my own daughter Anna was almost 2 years old. I was so desperate for her to go to sleep at n