Q: Can blackout curtains cause toddler sleep problems?

Should you use blackout curtains so your toddler can sleep in? Should you use them for your toddler’s daytime naps?

Blackout curtains: a useful tool for toddler sleep as long as you avoid certain circadian rhythm pitfalls

Blackout curtains can support sleep for adults if used correctly, but are they getting in the way of your toddler’s good sleep habits?

When two people ask the same thing on the same day, I know it’s a timely topic! So thank you to the community members asking to know about best use of blackout curtains for toddler sleep.

Should you use blackout curtains to help toddlers sleep?

There are 2 reasons I do recommend blackout curtains for toddler sleep in certain situations (those are that the end of the post).

But first, why might you not want to use them?

One of the tricks about blackout curtains is they tend to stay closed past sunrise unless someone wakes up to open them.

This can lead to extended morning/daytime sleep patterns, especially i…