Wake

The second element to the Babywise routine is "Wake." Official wake time includes feeding time, dressing time, bathing time, playing time...all time awake in between naps is your waketime. Because "Eat" can be so involved with so many questions, there is a post entirely dedicated to the Eat portion of the routine. Visit this page for help on the "Sleep" portion of the routine. These posts will guide you through the other elements of "wake" you will encounter as a Babywise mom. You will also like Your Babywise Baby: First Year Overview . 

Discipline

• See the Discipline Index for all posts on discipline

Free Playtime

• Free Playtime 
• The Importance of Free Play Time {and ideas for fitting it in}

General Info

• Baby Whisperer: Learning Triangle 
• Childproofing vs. Houseproofing
• How to Organize a Playgroup
• Playtime: Don't Over Stimulate 

Independent Playtime:

• Independent Playtime Overview
• Baby Whisperer: Playing Independently
• Benefits of Independent Play 
• In Action: Love of Independent Playtime 
• Word to the Weary: Independent Play
• Baby Whisperer: Playing Independently
• Falling Asleep During Independent Playtime 

• Great Toys to Encourage Independent Playtime

• How To Child-Proof Your Space for Independent Playtime

• How To Get Your Child to Happily Play Alone
• Independent Playtime
• Independent Playtime is Not...

• Independent Playtime for the School-Aged Child

• Independent Playtime Lengths 
• Ransacking During Independent Playtime
• Resistance to Independent Playtime 
• Roomtime 
• Roomtime--Your Invitation
• Room Time Setup
• Starting Independent Playtime Late
• The Timer
• Won't Stay in Independent Playtime
• In Action: Love of Independent Playtime 

Learning Time

• Babies and Learning: Begin As You Mean to Go On
• Factors that Influence Learning 
• Learning Activity of the Day
• The Learning Process 
• Preschool From Home

Newborns

• Adding Waketime to Your Newborn's Day 
• Baby Whisperer: Learning Triangle 
• Newborns and Waketime: A Slow Process
• Playtime: Don't Over Stimulate 
• Waketime Length for Newborns

Reading

• A Simple Way to Teach a Love for Reading
• Read 30 Minutes a Day
• Reading Aloud: Start From Birth
• Reading to Infants
• Reading to Toddlers
• Reading to Preschoolers
• Reading Aloud to Children

Schedule

• Babywise Sample Schedules: The First Month
• Sample Babywise Schedules: The Third Month
• Sample Babywise Schedules: The Second Month
• Sample Babywise Schedules: The Fourth Month
• Baby Whisperer: Four Hour Schedule
• Combo Schedule is Okay
• Dealing With Disruptions To Your Routine
• Eat/Wake/Sleep Cycle
• Essential Elements to Any Routine
• Four Hour Schedule: More Thoughts
• Getting a Consistent Schedule   
• Helpful Routine Information
• How to Have a Routine for Your Baby and Still Have a Life
• If You Want a Routine to Stick, Stick to the Routine
• Importance of Structure
• Let Your Schedule Serve You, You Don't Serve Your Schedule
• Planning Your Schedule
• Planning Your Schedule for Multiple Children
• Reader Four Hour Schedule Questions
• Reader Sample Schedules 0-12 Months Old
• Sample Schedules 
• Schedules Can Be Hard 
• Schedule Overview: The Newborn Weeks
• Shifting Your Schedule {Time Change, Time Zones,
• The Babywise Four Hour Schedule
• The Key Element To Starting a Routine
• When to Move to a 4 hour Schedule

Structured Playtime

• Blanket Time Info
• How to Keep Kids Happy and Engaged During Learning Time
• Roomtime 
• Structured Playtime
• Structured Playtime With Siblings
• Tummy Time  

Toys and Supplies

• Baby Stuff I love: Art Time 
• Best Toys for Baby: Ages 0-3 Months 
• Best Toys for Baby: Ages 4-6 Months 
• Best Toys for Baby: Ages 7-9 Months 
• Best Toys for Baby: Ages 10-12 Months 
• Best Toys for Baby: 0-12 Month Update
• Best Toys for Baby: 12-18 Months 
• Best Toys for PreToddler: 12-18 Months Update
• Best Toys for Toddler: 18-24 Months 
• Best Toys for Toddler: 2 and Up
• Best Toys for Toddler...2.5 and Up
• Best Toys for Preschooler: 3 and Up
• Favorite Toys 2013
• Favorite Toys 2014

• Favorite Toys 2015: Christmas Gift Ideas

• Favorite Toys 2016

  Favorite Toys 2017

• Outside Toys Worth the Investment (All-Star Toys)
• Out With the Old, in With the New (toys) 
• Toy Review: Bath Toys
• Toy Review: Boy Toys
• Toy Review: Building Toys
• Toy Review: Gender Neutral
• Toy Review: Girl Toys
• Toy Review: Little People
• Toy Review: Puzzles
• Toy Review: Toys for Baby
• Toy Rotation
• Toys in Bed 

Waketime Length

• Adding Waketime to Your Newborn's Day 
• Balancing Time With Children
• The Cornerstone for Good Naps
• Extending Waketime 
• How To Calculate Waketime Length
• Playtime: Don't Over Stimulate 
• Optimal Waketime Lengths 
• Optimal Waketime Lengths for Toddlers (12-24 Months)
• Overstimulation 
• Spending Time with Baby/Child  
• "Upcited"
• Waketime: Length, Extending, and Calculating
• Waketime Length for Newborns
• Waketime When Baby Wakes Early 
• Waketime When They Wake Early

• What to Do When Baby's Awake Time Is Before Feedings

• What To Do When Your Baby Wakes Early But Isn't Hungry