It is common that parents come to me because their baby wakes up every time they try to put baby down. No matter how gently, slowly or quietly they put baby down, they suddenly wake up! It can be so frustrating for parents. It is an exhausting endeavor. Parents work so hard to get their …
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The 5:00 AM, or earlier, morning wake up calls from our children are THE. WORST. I truly don’t consider 5:00 AM morning yet, and I know a lot of the parents I talk to don’t either (or at least they don’t want to). Even as a Sleep Consultant helping many, many families with early morning …
The Why, the When and the How to Use an Early Bedtime to Help your Kids Sleep Well I get a lot of questions on how to avoid the cycle of overtiredness for babies, toddlers and little kids. An early bedtime is a great tool to help your child get caught up on sleep. For …
Sleep has tons of benefits, and if you’ve been here before you know I am a HUGE fan. (obviously 😉 ) During cold and flu season, getting adequate sleep is even more beneficial because sleep helps boost our immune system. Right now, we currently have an even bigger threat with the unknown coronavirus, COVID-19 impacting …
Yup, it is almost that time of year. Again. If you are thinking ‘didn’t we just deal with a time change? How can it possibly be time for another one!?’, well I am right there with you. Unfortunately, I don’t really get a say on Daylight Savings Time, so here we go again. The “Spring …
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, …
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