I have been getting a lot of searches on “How to get my toddler to sleep” lately, and I thought I would give some new insight on a study I did with Johnson & Johnson a few years ago.
At the time my daughter was a baby and we were struggling with her getting a full night sleep, and just getting her to sleep in general.
I was lucky enough to get chosen for an in home sleep study for 2 weeks to see the effects of Johnson & Johnson baby bath products and my daughters sleeping patterns.
Well, guess what? After 2 weeks of the routine she was sleeping like a baby!! 
Now, how does this fit in with a toddler? The #1 way to get your toddler on a good sleeping schedule is routine. With the Johnson & Johnson method there is 3 easy steps before bedtime that you MUST do nightly…hence getting into a routine.
Step #1 – Bathe your toddler nightly (approximately the same time every night is best) using Johnson’s Bedtime Bath. These products are in purple bottles.
Step #2 – Stay in the bedtime mode with a soothing massage on your toddler using Johnson’s Bedtime Lotion or Massage Gel (which is new).
Step #3 – Send toddler off to bed, you may read a bedtime story and play soft music, but this should be a quiet time in the house.
These 3 steps DID work on my baby, and really, does work well on toddlers too. I think it really takes up to two weeks of doing the 3 steps nightly before you will see it really working and getting your toddler to go to sleep on their own. The key to this is you must do this every night, even after your toddler is in a sleeping schedule.
By the way, I am not affiliated with Johnson & Johnson in any way; I have had good personal experience with their products and giving my recommendation.
Let me know how it works for you!
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That sounds like a plan I could use. Altho my son isn’t prone to stand still when applying lotions or anything. He’ll scream bloody murder if you don’t let him do it himself. But the bathtime stuff I think I could do.
Thanks for a great article. I no longer have toddlers but do parenting classes and consultations so this will come in handy. I hope you don’t mind me sharing, and, of course, you will get the credit.
I found your blog via the blog party hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom.