What should parents consider before hiring a baby sleep consultant?

What should parents consider before hiring a baby sleep consultant?

Mar 17, 2022

Your baby will have many influences throughout his or her life: teachers, coaches, grandparents, friends. Inviting a new one to join their life in their infancy can be a big decision. There are many things to take into account before hiring a sleep consultant. We...
4 Tips for Success in Sleep Training When You’re a Working Parent

4 Tips for Success in Sleep Training When You’re a Working Parent

Sep 23, 2021

Caring for a baby when you work full or even part-time is a challenge, so sleep training might fall to the wayside. Between getting to know your new little one, finding quality child care, and meeting the demands of your bosses and clients, you probably find yourself...
Sleep Training Methods

Sleep Training Methods

Jun 30, 2021

With so many different sleep training methods preached about by one parent as a miracle and another as the devil, how do you decide which is best for you? Some are passive, some are aggressive sleep training methods. Some websites tell you only the advantages. Others...
Ferber Sleep Method

Ferber Sleep Method

May 9, 2021

The Ferber sleep method – or Ferberization – falls under the umbrella of Cry It Out (CIO) sleep training. On one end of the Cry It Out spectrum is unmodified extinction, known for being more rigid.  On the other end is the gentler Ferber method, sometimes referred to...
Cry It Out Sleep Method

Cry It Out Sleep Method

May 7, 2021

When people hear the phrase “Cry It Out Method,” they usually think of babies crying themselves to sleep. Technically, Cry It Out is more of an umbrella term that encompasses several different sleep training techniques, though the two most common are Unmodified...
5 Things to Consider if You’ve Hit a Sleep Training Wall

5 Things to Consider if You’ve Hit a Sleep Training Wall

Feb 10, 2021

Going for long stretches without good sleep suuuuuuucks, and you probably feel at your wit’s end. You’ve read all of the books and articles, and you’ve tried the sleep training thing—Ferber method, cry-it-out method, etc.—without any measurable success. So what is the...