Gentle Sleep Tips
Gentle Sleep Tips Blog
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RESOURCES TO ANSWER YOUR SLEEP TRAINING QUESTIONS
Facing some serious sleep deprivation? We are here to help with our top gentle sleep tips. Kim West LCSW-C, the creator of The Sleep Lady Shuffle℠ and mom of two, has 25 years of experience in sleep training. She has seen everything and there’s no sleep problem too hard for her to solve.
Our gentle sleep tips blog was created by Kim for parents with children as old as 6 years old, right down to newborns. From sleep training questions to weaning, daily schedules, co-sleeping, naps and so much more, we are sure there’s an answer to your sleep questions below!
For more than 25 years, we have been on a mission to provide
proven, achievable, gentle sleep tips and solutions for parents and families everywhere.
18 Month Sleep Regression: How to Get Your Toddler Back to Sleep Your toddler was finally sleeping well—until the night wakings, nap refusals, and bedtime battles started again. Welcome to the 18-month sleep regression, a challenging but normal phase of develop...
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Early Rising in Babies and Toddlers – 10 Tips to Resolve Early Wake-Ups
Early Rising in Babies and Toddlers – 10 Tips to Resolve Early Wake-Ups Having a baby is akin to having a human alarm clock. Both wake you up with sudden noise, but what happens when your baby suddenly begins to wake earlier and earlier? The average baby ...
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The Back To School Sleep Transition: Routine is Everything
Tips For The Back To School Sleep Transition: Routine is Everything For many of you, school is starting in the next few weeks. That means earlier mornings, and potentially an earlier bedtime. Many families slowly migrate to a later bedtime during the summer. Da...
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Sensory Processing Disorder, Sleep, and…Sandwiches?
We all know, “that kid”. The one who seems to move to the beat of their own drum. Maybe “that kid” is…yours. He’s fine as long as he’s doing his own thing, but thrust into an organized activity or classroom with behavioral expectations and, well, he’s in the co...
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Coronavirus: How to Manage Stress and Talk to Your Kids
None of us has ever experienced what we’re going through right now — a global pandemic. While some are buying up all the toilet paper, and others are scrambling for childcare, the small people in our lives are watching. They hear us talking about coronavirus or...
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Good Night, Sleep Tight: A Q & A with Kim West, The Sleep Lady
Good Night, Sleep Tight: A Q & A with Kim West, The Sleep Lady After almost 10 years, Kim West, AKA “The Sleep Lady” revised her book, The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep Tight. With exciting new and updated information as well as a f...
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Bedtime Stories: Favorite Books to Benefit Your Growing Child
Bedtime stories are a part of almost every family nighttime routine. Reading is a screen-free, quiet activity that allows babies and children to calm down before it’s time to go to sleep. Reading stories to young children has benefits beyond a bedtime routine, ...
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Sleep Schedules – Your Two-and-a-Half to Five-Year-Old
Sleep Schedules – Your Two-and-a-Half to Five-Year-Old Preschool sleep needs change quickly! Between ages two and three, average sleep needs drop to about ten and a half hours a night, plus an hour-and-a-half afternoon nap*. Four year olds need eleven and...
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We Must Stop Blaming Parents for Baby Sleep Problems
We Must Stop Blaming Parents for Baby Sleep Problems This article has been reprinted with permission. Original title: “Sleep research and advice is full of parent-shaming and it needs to stop“ I recently met a woman who told me that when her baby wa...
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Creating a Soothing Bedtime Routine – 7 Tips to Meet the Challenge
Creating a Soothing Bedtime Routine – 7 Tips to Meet the Challenge For toddlers and preschoolers, a soothing bedtime routine can often be the most challenging part of the day. It means another transition and separation from you, at the same time that ever...
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