Every new parent has heard of safe sleep and how important it is for babies. Here is a quick safe sleep reference guide with practical tips for safe sleep for infants, young toddlers as well as older toddlers and on. Infant Safe Sleep (0-12 months) Here are the ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ of the ABC’s of …
Overtiredness is a baby’s worst enemy. And their parents’ worst enemy too. I know this is kind of a big claim to make. But I bet any parent who is dealing with an overtired or worse, a chronically overtired baby knows what I’m talking about. What is Overtiredness? Overtiredness is when our body gets beyond …
Before having kids, I remember rejoicing about the ‘extra hour’ of sleep we got at the ‘falling back’ daylight savings time change each year. (Or the extra hour my friends and I thought we should have the bars… but I digress.) Too bad kids don’t seem to understand the joy of sleeping in, let alone …
It is the holy grail of parenting questions. The one you are asking yourself when you are awake for what seems like the 17thtime at night. The question you are thinking to yourself, when the 5th person today asks you if baby is sleeping through the night yet and you are trying to refrain from jumping …
When I am talking to parents at the beginning of our journey together to get their little ones sleeping peacefully and independently through the night, I stress remaining consistent with all sleep routines and situations. To be honest, I probably sound a bit like a broken record. But whether it comes to the bedtime routine, …
Living Life and Sleeping Well: Making Exceptions to Your Child’s Sleep Routines Read More »
As a Baby Sleep Consultant, exhausted parents ask me this question a lot. It is an extremely important question that parents need to have answered. Our babies are completely dependent on us for getting the food they need, so making sure we feed them when they are hungry is important! The challenge is answering the …
When it comes to parenting there are a lot of philosophies, opinions and beliefs out there. This is great because every baby and every family is different, so we’ve all got to figure out what works best for our families. The responsibility we have as parents is A LOT. Not only do we want to …
Secure Attachment and Good Sleep: Can you have both? Read More »
I talk to a lot of parents who want their kids of different ages to share a room. Whether it is because there are only a certain number of available bedrooms, you want to maintain a guest room, another baby is on the way or just because, the reason doesn’t really matter. The process of …
Like most things in parenting, there’s not so much a “right or wrong” as opposed to a “right for your child.” I always encourage parents to do what is right for their child, because you know your child the best. However, there is a lot conflicting information out there about sleep and breastfeeding. I want to …
Mommin’ ain’t easy. Yup, this whole motherhood/parenthood thing is hard. It is a high-stakes game, where the outcome seems to depend on every little decision you make. With social media and Dr. Google, it is incredibly easy to access information about anything and everything parenting. It’s no surprise that parents feel overwhelmed, not good enough, …
