Do you have a little Houdini who has recently started escaping the crib? Or is the possibility of your kiddo escaping from their crib causing you to stay up worrying at night? If your little one is climbing out of their crib and you are convinced that it is time to transition into a big kid bed before either of you are ready, STOP RIGHT THERE!
Read MoreDaylight savings time is coming up quickly on November 7th, 2021. Most parents don’t mind it so much in the fall when they gain an extra hour, but it sends fear through people’s bones when they hear they are going to have to lose an hour of sleep! Every year I get a TON of questions asking for the best way to handle daylight savings time and children’s sleep.
Read MoreWe’re nearly there! Summer is just around the corner and family travel is a very real possibility in the coming months. Now is the time to start thinking about what you’re going to pack to make things easier while travelling with kids in tow.
Read MoreAs a mother myself, as well as a sleep consultant whose nine to five job consists of meeting with the parents of babies and toddlers, I’ve come to the inescapable conclusion that babies, as a rule, are complicated creatures.
Read MoreOn March 15th, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. our clocks will SPRING forward, that said, this time of year, I get TONS of questions about how to handle the time change with wee ones.
Read MoreHere’s me with my son when he was 8 weeks old. I was not okay. Yes i am smiling at the camera because that’s what we do in front of a camera but behind the scenes was tears A LOT OF TEARS.
Read MoreIt’s 2:00 AM, you’re sleeping peacefully in your bed, and you suddenly wake up, not entirely sure why, but as you start to gain awareness of your surroundings, you become aware, to your horror, that there’s someone in the room with you! You hear the sound of their voice, and they whisper those four words that chill every parent to the bone.
“Mom, I can’t sleep.”
Read MoreIt 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 sweet baby to sleep. They finally think they have accomplished the task and then the moment baby’s head and body touch the mattress, they are suddenly wide awake!
Read MoreThat’s right, I said it. Your baby will never sleep straight through the night.
And neither will you, for that matter.
In fact, pretty much anyone who isn’t heavily sedated before going to bed can expect to wake up multiple times in the night.
Do you yell at your kids?
Because hey, full disclosure, I yell at my kids. I lose my patience sometimes. My kids can push me to a point where I snap.
Read MoreThis, right here, is THE parental age-old question I get asked time and time again: “When will my baby sleep through the night?” I cannot tell you the number of times I get asked this question every single day by sleep deprived moms and dads desperately counting down the days until a full night of consolidated sleep by their little ones.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! Most of us will inevitably be traveling with our little ones. Traveling with my kids used to give me so much anxiety. I would lose sleep for days prior to our family vacations. I would think about how my kids’ sleep (or lack thereof) would make the holiday more work than it was worth.
Read MoreWe all love a beautifully designed nursery, fun wall decals, matching color palettes and inspirational quotes but what we often miss is the overall purpose of a nursery SLEEP. As a professional sleep consultant my job is to set the stage for healthy sleep habits as well as creating the best environment to promote relaxation. Let’s explore the 5 biggest tips I give to my clients when performing my nursery assessments.
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