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How Dads Can Help With Sleep Training: Father’s Day Special Edition
“How can Dads help with sleep training?” is a question my sleep coaching clients ask me A LOT. When baby arrives, Dads oftentimes feel a little left out and like they can’t do much to help. I remember my husband sharing these feelings with me when our boys were newborns. Many Dads want to be…
What Temperature Should My Baby’s Room Be?
We get the question “what temperature should my baby’s room be” every single day! Why? Because the temperature of your child’s room can play into how well your child sleeps and also safety. Think about how you sleep when you are too cold or too hot… Not well, right? As adults, we can fix the…
Sleep and Summer Vacation: Tips For Your Family
Thinking about sleep & summer vacation can bring on a full blown anxiety-fest in parents. “What if my baby doesn’t sleep on vacation?” “How can our toddler nap when we are on vacation?” “Is this vacation going to completely derail sleep?” We want to enjoy ourselves, but as any parent knows, overtired kiddos can be…
Tips For Working Moms Whose Kids Need An Early Bedtime
If you’ve been following us, you probably know that we are FANS of an early bedtime. We work with a lot of working Moms and Dads, so we hear a lot of feedback on this recommendation. The consensus is that working Moms find it difficult to balance healthy sleep habits for their children and their…
Leap 4 & Sleep: Surviving Your Baby’s 4-Month Sleep Regression 😴
Congratulations, mama! You’ve made it to the 4-month mark with your precious little one! If you’re reading this with tired eyes at 3 AM because your previously good sleeper has suddenly turned into a night owl, you’re not alone. The 4-month sleep regression can feel overwhelming, but understanding developmental Leap 4 can help you navigate…
How To Survive the 8 Month Sleep Regression
As a certified child sleep coach, I spend a lot of time talking about the 8 month sleep regression and helping parents through it. I hear this a lot from parents, “my child has never been a good sleeper and I didn’t think sleep could get much worse, but when the 8 month sleep regression…
How To Survive The 12 Month Sleep Regression
If your baby is 11-12 months old and boycotting one or both of their naps or taking short naps, you may be thinking they are ready to drop to one nap. Slow your roll and read on! As a child sleep consultant, I get a lot of questions about transitioning to one nap. Your little…
How To Survive The 18 Month Sleep Regression
You made it through the infant stage and you are sailing into toddlerhood… Then WHAM – your toddler is all of a sudden waking up all night long again like a newborn! Likely he or she is also fighting naps, bringing the bedtime drama and maybe some early morning wake ups thrown in for added…
How To Survive The 4 Month Sleep Regression
As a child sleep coach, every day I talk about sleep regressions. The 4-month sleep regression, in particular, is a pretty popular topic! I have countless Moms say “my son was sleeping 6 hours at nights at 3 months and then all of a sudden at 4 months, he began waking again every 2 hours…
Your Child’s Sleep Needs & Ideal Bedtime
As a certified child sleep consultant, I am asked a lot about the best bedtime for babies and children. Right after that is how many hours of slumber children need each day to meet their sleep needs. It makes sense that parents want to make sure that they are providing their children with adequate rest…
How To Handle The Rolling Phase
You put your sweet baby down on their back, leave the room and check the monitor… Your baby keeps rolling to their tummy and crying. They appear stuck and they are mad about it. Cue panic! “Safe sleep says all sleep happens on the back! I’ve got to rush in there and flip her back…
How To Do Quiet Time
When my twins dropped nap at 4 years old, I was one sad mama. I treasured that alone time to work and get things done around the house. Plus, by that point in the day, I *really* needed a break from my sweet cherubs! <- it’s true! When they dropped nap, I attempted quiet time,…