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Feb 2024
13m 58s

REVISIT: Overcoming Bedtime Fears

Dr. Cathryn
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Is your toddler’s desire to delay dozing off driving you to distraction? Bedtime fears usually start at around two years and may last several years. They happen very commonly because children spend their days in imaginative play, and it is tough for them to turn that off at bedtime.  Even though there are many valid reasons for your toddler to fight at bedti ... Show More
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