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Tips & Tricks for Better Sleep from Your Children's Mattress Experts

At 5 Little Monkeys, we're proud to have created a revolutionary children's mattress designed to give kids exactly what they need for perfect sleep – but our mission goes beyond that. We're passionate about ensuring that children everywhere get the restful sleep they need to grow and thrive, and while the 5 Little Monkeys Sleep System is central to that goal, we also want to serve as a resource for all your sleep-related questions and needs. Feel free to take a look through our blog for tips, tricks, and advice on getting better sleep for your little one. And if you haven't already, try the 5 Little Monkeys Sleep System for 100 days, completely risk-free!

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How to Wake Your Kids Up Without Yelling

How to Wake Your Kids Up Without Yelling

5 Little Monkeys, we're deep believers in the power of a good night's sleep. Proper, restful sleep is vital to a child's growth and development, helping to promote both emotional and physical health. Unfortunately, though, the modern world isn't always designed with kids in mind – especially when it comes to wake-up times in the morning. While children and teens naturally tend to sleep in more, school often begins at 8am or earlier. That can make waking up hard, and the process may be even harder if your child is sleeping on a world-class children's mattress that they don't want to leave. So to help out, we want to provide a few simple tips on how to wake kids...

The Ultimate Toddler Bedtime Routine

The Ultimate Toddler Bedtime Routine

At 5 Little Monkeys, our mission is to help kids everywhere get healthier, more restful sleep. As parents ourselves, we've seen firsthand just how important sleep is to the health, development, and overall happiness of a child, and we've created a purpose-built sleep system designed to supercharge any child's sleep. But great sleep requires more than a great children's bed, and an effective bedtime routine is one of the most important elements. If you find yourself fighting to get your toddler to bed every night, here are our tips on creating the ultimate toddler bedtime routine.

How to Create the Perfect Bedtime Routine for Toddler's

Is bedtime a nightly battle between you and your toddler? Trust us: it doesn't...

Toddler Sleep Regressions: A Guide

Toddler Sleep Regressions: A Guide

Teaching your child healthy sleep patterns is a process, and often a long and difficult one, at that. And sometimes, just when you've finally established a routine where your child is getting to bed on time and getting all the sleep they need, they suddenly fall out of the routine. Sometimes, this stems from a change like a vacation, a sickness, or another break to the pattern, but it may also be a developmental milestone called a sleep regression. At 5 Little Monkeys, we strive to be a resource to parents everywhere for helping kids get better sleep – so here's our guide to toddler sleep regressions.

What Are Sleep Regressions?

A sleep regression is a sudden, often unprompted...