Sleep Consulting Tips
Is Sleep Training Selfish?
Many new parents around 3 months of age start wondering if and when their new baby will sleep...
5 Mistakes Parents are Making with Their Child’s Sleep
With the right dose of vitamin ZZZ’s, your child can be better equipped to fight off colds,...
Spring Forward – Adjusting to Daylight Savings
This is quite possibly my favorite day of the year. Spring has sprunghere in the states, bulbs are...
Bopping Your Way Through the First 12 Weeks
I have a TON of newborn clients right now and the Boppy keeps coming up, so I thought I would...
Is this Another Sleep Regression?
As a sleep consultant, there is a popular question if you get a lot when a baby won’t sleep...
Creating the Perfect Nursery
When you first got pregnant, how long did it take before the “nesting” phase started? For me, it...
How Do I Dress My Child for Sleep?
Baby, it's cold outside....with the winter coming, it's important to ensure your child is dressed...
Transitioning from 2 – 1 Nap
Ready to move to 1 nap? The transition from 2 naps a day to 1 nap a day usually occurs sometime...
The Number One Bedtime Mistake
This week I wanted to talk a bit about the bedtime routine, and the number one mistake parents...
The Cure for Colic
Is there a Cure for Colic? OK, so I recognize that is a bold title, especially if you are reading...
My Baby Is Sick And Won’t Sleep
Today I want to give you some tips for handling sickness so that you don't derail all your...
Why are Toddlers like Fruit Stripe Gum?
What exactly do sleep and Fruit Stripe gum ???? have in common? When you are talking about...
How to Keep Your Baby Awake During the Bedtime Routine
Today, I have a question from Nadia. She writes, "I've been working on the Sleep Sense Program for...
Why are babies naps short?
The Curse of the Short Nap In conversation with tired parents as they are looking to work with a...
Is My Baby Sleeping Too Much?
Is there ever a time when your baby is sleeping too much? I know that might sound crazy especially...
No Toys in the Crib
If you're like most parents, you probably can't take more than a couple of steps in your house...
When Can I Night Wean?
When Can I Night Wean? I get asked this question a lot, and I have two answers for you about night...
7 Tips to Try to Improve Your Child’s Sleep
During my 10 years as a sleep professional, I've gotten used to people asking me what the secret...
How To Know When Your Child is Tired
It's not always obvious when a child is getting tired... Here's how to recognize "sleep signs" so...
Surviving Sleep Regressions
It’s here, the dreaded sleep regression - and things were going so well. You finally got baby on a...
How to Tell When Baby is Ready to Move to One Nap
Today our question comes from Susan and she's wondering, "How do I tell if my baby is ready to...
Toddler Anxiety & Bedtime Stalling
Toddlers are fascinating little humans, aren’t they? Watching them develop into thinking, creative...
How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Later
Today, our question comes from Marnie, and she writes, "My one-year-old is waking up at 4:00 AM,...
A Guide on Making a Nap Transition
Nap Transitions - Is now the right time? As a parent, this is one of the 345 questions that run...
Traveling with Baby – 5 Tips on How to Maintain Healthy Sleep Habits
When you're planning a family holiday with a baby, an important thing to consider is how your...
Attachment Parenting & Sleep Training
Boy, that’s A LOT to cover in a title. In my experience, attachment parenting, co-sleeping, room...
My Baby is Playing in the Crib At Nightime – What Should I Do?
Today I want to talk a little bit about playing in the crib. If you are a veteran of the Sleep...
Are Early Morning Wakings Derailing Your Sleep?
How to Keep Your Kids in Their Own Room & Out of Your Bed during those Early Morning Waking's...
Does White Noise Help Baby Sleep?
Hands up if this sounds familiar Your fussy baby finally falls asleep for her afternoon nap and...
The Secret to Longer Naps for Your Baby
Naps are an interesting beast. Most families I work with as a sleep consultant involve challenges...
Three Myths About Sleep Training
Do you want to know something that really gets me fired up? It's when Moms (either online or in...
Breaking the Nightly Bottle Habit
This week's question comes from Teresa. My 11-month-old goes to bed with a bottle and wakes for a...
Why Won’t My Baby Sleep?
This is a question I often asked my first son when he was an infant. I asked it in a sweet voice,...
5 Ways to Get Better Sleep as an Adult
5 Tips to Improve Your Sleep We’ve all done it, sacrificed our sleep to get something big done. We...
Is Co-Sleeping Dangerous For Your Baby?
There is no way to sugar coat it: SIDS is truly is a parent's worst nightmare. I remember worrying...
Crib to Bed Transition
Moving to a big boy or big girl bed is a very exciting time for a child. It is a huge milestone in...
Does Teething Affect my Baby’s Sleep?
Have you ever heard the story of Catherine O'Leary's Cow? Back in 1871, the Chicago Tribune...
Dropping A Soother
Before my last bundle of joy arrived, I spoke with my husband about soothers and whether or not we...
Getting Your Partner Involved
At the risk of generalizing here, it’s been my experience that there’s usually one parent who...
Getting Sleep Ready for Your New Baby
During the last few months of pregnancy, many women experience nesting big time! Getting the...
How To Drop One Nap
One of the nicest transitions I experienced with my firstborn was when we decided to consolidate...
Toddler Bedtime – Helping Toddlers Stay in their Bed
Reduce Stress, Reduce Anxiety and Help your Toddler to Sleep with Ease. Toddlers are fascinating...
How to Handle A Light Sleeper?
Is your baby a light sleeper? Does she wake up every time you so much as walk past her door? Does...
MY Baby Sleeps Through the Night! Does YOURS?
“My 8-week-old son sleeps through the night all by himself!”, says the mom sitting to your left at...
Is Sleep as Important as Diet?
I’m sure you can guess what my answer is to this question, since I am, after all, a pediatric...
Transitioning From Two to One Nap
The transition from 2 naps a day to 1 nap a day usually occurs sometime between 12 and 18 months...
Early Wakings Suck.
A Plan to Stop Kids from Waking before the Sun. “Go Back to Bed." - mumbles mom from under the...
Preventing Overtiredness
If there’s anything that can send your child’s sleep off the rails, if there’s an arch-enemy for...