While a newborn could sleep amid the chaos of New York City's Grand Central Station, «when your baby gets to about 5 to 6 weeks, she starts becoming aware of her surroundings,» says Brett Kuhn, PhD, the director of
the pediatric sleep clinic at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha.
To help your toddler cope with separation anxiety, create a bedtime routine that starts with snuggling and cuddling and gradually moves you out of his room, recommends Judith Owens, director of the
pediatric sleep disorders
clinic at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, in «Parents» magazine.