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Top Sleep Tips for Adults
Many adults struggle to sleep well regardless of how well their children sleep.
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How to Help Your Anxious Child Fall Asleep Independently!
Co-regulation is the process where an adult helps a child manage
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Why You Should Implement Natural Consequences
Different parents have different schools of thought on implementing consequences for toddlers
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How to Help Your Toddler Adjust to Their New Sibling!
Congratulations! If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve either
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Are You Overly Sensitive To Your Baby's Cries?!
It’s common knowledge that sleep deprivation is part of the new-parent package.
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Early Morning Wake-Up Checklist!
Early Morning Wake Up Checklist! Little one waking up before the crack of dawn? Here’s my best tips to fix it!
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5 Reasons Your Kids Need MORE Sleep!
As parents, we tend to get complacent about sleep, both for our kids and for ourselves
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Are You Addicted To Your Baby Monitor?!
One accessory that most parents deem as a necessity is the baby monitor!
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Is My Child's Sleep Issue A Schedule Problem?!
When I encounter a child who is sleeping poorly, there are usually tweaks to be made to their sleep schedule.
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WILL MY NEWBORN RUIN MY OLDER CHILD'S SLEEP?
First off, congratulations! You’ve either just welcomed a new baby into the house, or you’re about to shortly.
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WHAT TO DO ABOUT FALSE STARTS AT BEDTIME?!
What to do about false starts?! The situation where you put your baby down for bed and then they promptly wake up 20-30 minutes later.
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IS IT TIME FOR YOUR TODDLER TO DROP THEIR NAP?
Has the dreaded time come? This is a hard transition for toddlers AND parents!
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My Best Toddler Sleep Tips!
Toddlers are a whole new ball game when it comes to sleep! All of a sudden, you have a tiny human with a mind of their own
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Should I Move Baby If They Look Uncomfortable?
Babies tend to find comfort in some pretty awkward looking positions!
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IS SLEEP TRAINING SAFE?!
As the parent of a new baby, the number of questions you probably find yourself asking are endless!
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SPRING FORWARD SLEEP TIPS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS
I truly envy Hawaii and Arizona this time of year- two states that do not observe Daylight Saving Time!
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Is Your Child's Sleep Affecting Your Marriage?!
In honor of Valentine’s Day, this month’s blog is all about the way that our children’s sleep can absolutely impact our relationships!
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Why Do My Child's Naps Suck?!?!
Whether your child attends daycare full-time or is home with you all day
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Have an 80/20 Summer Balance
Summer is here! I love summer. I love the longer days and the fun activities.
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How Iron Affects Sleep
Today I’m talking about a relatively new theory but one that I find very interesting!
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My Baby Wants to Party at 3am!
Is your little one waking up in the middle of the night?
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Baby won't lie down!
So your baby has learned to stand up! Congratulations on this fun milestone!
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What To Do About Daycare
Combining sleep training and daycare can be tough, I won’t lie.
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Independence Day- Big Booms & Your Child's Sleep!
I LOVE the 4th of July! It's always been a favorite holiday. But the older I get, the more
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Is This The Right Time To Sleep Train?
There are two things I can pretty much guarantee you when it comes to teaching your baby to sleep through the night.
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QUARANTINE SLEEP SURVIVAL GUIDE
So I think we can all agree that these are extraordinary times, and as such
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Getting Sleep Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic
I decided against doing a sleep topic this month like usual.
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Sleep and Spring Forward!
Seriously, WHY is DST still a thing?! I truly envy Arizona this time of year. But, nothing we can do about it! Sigh.
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Getting Your Toddler To Eat
Stepping away from the sleep-related posts, I’d love to take a minute to discuss another super frustrating parenting topic- food!
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5 Myths You've Read About Your Child's Sleep
No matter if you’re a stay-at-home-mom, a working mom, or somewhere in between, your kids are on your mind 24/7.
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EASING FEAR OF THE DARK
“Mom, I’m scared.” Fear of the dark usually starts to show up around the 2-yearmark
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HANDLING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME- FALL BACK
Daylight Saving Time for Fall Back is coming up Sunday, November 3rd!
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OVERCOMING JET LAG
Are any of my friends traveling to a new time zone with kiddos?
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JUGGLING MULTIPLE BEDTIME ROUTINES
A couple years ago, pre sleep-consultant days, I literally posted on my personal Facebook page that bedtime by myself with a toddler
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SLEEP REGRESSIONS CAUSED BY DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES
As a mother and sleep consultant, spending so much time observing and hearing about young kids
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Can You Co-Sleep and Sleep Train?
I get it. I really do. After all, I’m a mom myself. There’s just something so beautiful about sleeping next to your baby, that it almost seems crazy not to.
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NIGHTTIME TRIPS TO THE POTTY
It’s always exciting when the time comes to ditch those diapers! However, it gets a little tricky when it comes to nighttime so I want to give you some of my personal tips
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KEEP YOUR TODDLER IN THEIR BED!
For many parents, getting their baby to sleep through the night is a life-changing event. I know it certainly was for me.
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GET YOUR 2 YEAR OLD TO NAP!
Even the best of sleepers often begin protesting nap time around this age. Here are my tips for preserving nap time a bit longer!
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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME- SPRING FORWARD SLEEP TIPS
Daylight Saving Time for Spring Forward is coming up Sunday March 10th, 2019! Young children are much more
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SNORING IS BAD!
Does your child frequently snore or mouth-breathe? I don’t want to cause any paranoia here but if this is your child
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GETTING YOUR PARTNER INVOLVED IN SLEEP TRAINING
One of the most interesting aspects of my job is that I get to work so closely with such a wide variety of people and personalities.
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HOW SLEEP DEPRIVATION AFFECTS YOUR RELATIONSHIP
What is it about you having a lousy night’s sleep that makes everyone else around us seem so awful?
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DO YOU HAVE A crib CLIMBER?
I remember the night our daughter climbed out of her crib for the first time. She was just barely 2 years old
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HOW DO I KNOW IF MY BABy's NIGHT WAKINGS ARE DUE TO HUNGER?!
Babies cry for lots of reasons...this is their only way of communication after all! But how do you know if your baby is actually hungry each time
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EARLY MORNING WAKINGS
Oh those dreaded early morning wakings!!! I'm not a coffee drinker but man when I get hit with a streak of early wakings from my little guy,
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SHORT NAPS ARE THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE
Does this sound familiar? Your baby wakes up in the morning. You feed her, change her, play with her for a while, maybe feed her again and then rock her to sleep
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YOUR BABY HAS LEARNED TO ROLL AND IT'S RUINING THEIR SLEEP!
Has your baby started rolling?! This can be such an exciting milestone as a first-time parent but it can also be disruptive to sleep!
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