How to Deal with Nightmares and Monsters
How to Deal with Nightmares and Monsters Not every parent experiences their toddler waking from a nightmares, but if you do, it can be heart breaking. You hear a scared and desperate cry coming from your toddler’s room, and you rush in to find him bolt upright in bed, screaming and wilding waving his arms, […]
Let’s Get Ready to Fall Back! 8 Steps to that Extra Hour of Sleep
Let’s Get Ready to Fall Back! 8 Steps to that Extra Hour of Sleep The end of Daylight Saving Time is just around the corner. An hour seems like such a small amount of time, unless it’s the hour between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m.! If you have small children, they won’t automatically fall back when […]
Fall Back: Daylight Saving Sleep Transition Tips for your Child
Fall Back: Daylight Saving Sleep Transition Tips for your Child Mark your calendars: On Sunday, November 5th, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. most of us need to set our clocks back one hour. In Europe the clocks fall back on October 29, 2023 at 01:00 UTC a.m. Summer always seems to fly by. In fact, it […]
Sleep Routine Busters: Daylight Saving Time and The Holidays
Sleep Routine Busters: Daylight Saving Time and The Holidays The holiday season is coming up, and I have been receiving lots of requests from readers for a refresher about “routine busters.” In the world of sleep, it would be wonderful if everything went according to plan all of the time. But you and I both […]
Daylight Saving Tips— Two Ways to Fall Back
Daylight Saving Tips— Two Ways to Fall Back Daylight Saving Time will end on Sunday, November 7th, 2021 in the U.S. I remember when “falling back” just meant an extra hour of sleep! When you become a parent it can mean schedules that are thrown off, your kids waking super early, and everyone feeling grumpy […]
Daylight Saving Time: Tips for Falling Back Gracefully
Daylight Saving Time: Tips for Falling Back Gracefully Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 7th, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. Most of us will be rolling our clocks back an hour, which can cause sleep problems, and in many cases, early rising. This is common due to the simple fact that once we fall back, […]
Standard Time: How to Fall Back Gracefully with a Young Child
Standard Time: How to Fall Back Gracefully with a Young Child The article, How to Fall Back Gracefully to Standard Time with a Young Child, first appeared on U.S. News and World Report. On Sunday, Nov. 7th, in the United States and Canada, and October 31st in Europe, we will set our clocks back an hour. […]
Sleep Coaching Isn’t Working? What to Do
When Sleep Coaching Isn’t Working — What to Do When sleep coaching isn’t working, do you know why? It’s hard work to get your baby to sleep better. You probably read, researched, and made a plan to make bedtime smoother and to get more hours of uninterrupted sleep at night for you and your child. […]
Postpartum Depression or Anxiety or Baby Blues? Learn the Differences
Postpartum Depression or Anxiety or Baby Blues? Learn the Differences Women are most vulnerable to depression or anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum (the first year after a baby comes). If postpartum depression or anxiety is going to surface, it will almost certainly happen during this time. There are so many feelings and thoughts during pregnancy […]
Room Sharing for the First Year: Is it Right for You?
Room Sharing for the First Year: Is it Right for You? The current American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends to “room share for the first 6-months, or ideally, the first year.” Not the most straight forward instruction, right? I want to give you clarity. I cannot tell you how strongly I feel about finding a […]
Sleep Training Twins — Tips Just for Coaching Two at Once
Sleep Training Twins: Even In The Same Room In this article: Respecting each child’s personality Creating a sleep log Planning long-term sleep arrangements Choosing the right sleep training method Respect Each Twin’s Individuality Twins might share a birthday, but they rarely share sleep styles. I have often found that when it comes to twins, there […]
Baby Nap Basics for All Ages: Your Daytime Sleep Questions Answered
Baby Nap Basics for All Ages: Your Daytime Sleep Questions Answered Many parents wonder what a ‘typical’ schedule looks like for their child. The truth is that every baby is different, but there are some baby nap basics that work for most children six months and older. If you have a younger child, I would […]
Parent Sleep — My Baby Sleeps, Why Can’t I? Sleep Tips for Parents
After experiencing the usual sleep disruptions that come with having babies and children, some parents find their internal clocks waking them up every few hours, even after the baby sleeps soundly and has learned to stay asleep. Some parents awake with jolts of anxiety when they don’t hear that familiar sound of 2:00 AM tears […]
Reading Routines at Home: Experts Recommend Storytelling Rituals
The world is getting back to a new normal, but some of us are still staying close to home. If you have established some reading routines at home during the last year, you know that it’s helped bring a sense of calm to your home. If you haven’t, there’s no time like the present to […]
Wean The Pacifier! How to Sleep Train Without the Binkey
A reader named Holly wrote in about how to wean the pacifier and get some better sleep for her nine month-old. She writes: “My nine-month-old still wakes up four times a night for apparently no reason. Any advice? I give her water in the night and her dummy (pacifier). She generally goes back to sleep […]