About two thirds of the time.
Up to what age should an older child take a nap during the day?
Always until four years old, and if possible longer.
At what age may an infant go all night without feeding?
At five months a child should not be fed or nursed between 10 P.M. and 6 A.M. At two years a child can easily go from 6 P.M. to 6 A.M. without feeding.
How should a baby be put to sleep?
The room should be darkened and quiet, the child's hunger satisfied, and the child made generally comfortable and laid in its crib while awake.
Is rocking necessary?
By no means. It is a habit easily acquired, but hard to break, and a very useless and sometimes injurious one. The same may be said of sucking a rubber nipple, or "pacifier," and all other devices for putting children to sleep.
What are the principal causes of disturbed sleep?