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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.

Working With a Sleep Coach — 6 Tips for Success

You have finally decided that bedtime and night wakings have been hard enough for long enough. And naps are a wrestling match you feel like you just aren’t winning. Now you’re ready for sleep coaching and have decided you’re ready to see your child really sleep...

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8 Tips for a Happy, Safe, and Well-Rested Halloween

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays with my girls. I have such fond memories of my mom making me costumes, and later making my daughters home made costumes. My kids went out to trick or treat as mermaids, lemons, lions, fairies, and more! I lo...

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Safe Baby Sleep — 8 Safety Tips for Infants and Babies

Safe Baby Sleep – 8 Safety Tips for Infants and Babies You’ve bought all the newest “best” gadgets, you’ve been given ample — often unsolicited advice. You have your mommy friends on speed dial. This is all well and good, but sometimes as moms and d...

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Better Sleep for Kids Summit – Free Expert Advice for Ages 5-18

When your kids don’t sleep, neither do you. When the whole family isn’t sleeping well, you start to understand why they use sleep deprivation as a form of torture. Not sleeping hurts. You feel like you’re in a vicious cycle of frustrati...

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Safe Sleep Environment: Five Ways to Protect Your Baby

Creating a Safe Sleep Environment for your Baby There’s one thing all new parents have in common – exhaustion. We all long for the days of an uninterrupted sleep. While that might take a while to happen, right from the beginning it’s importan...

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Sleep Help for Kids with Sensory Processing Issues

Sleep issues are a HUGE topic of frustration and concern for parents of children with sensory differences. From the child requiring extensive help in falling asleep, to staying asleep, to the 2 a.m. “play time”, and the morning grumpy pants. Angie V...

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Your Body Temperature and Sleep: Products for Better Rest

There’s no question that having a baby interferes with sleep for everyone in the home. Late nights, overnight feedings, early mornings, and the general sleep patterns of an infant are not great for adults. Of course, there are those postpartum night sweats to d...

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Happy Mother's Day — The Best Posts Featuring Mom

Happy Mother’s Day! Moms have a hard job, so we decided to make it a little easier with the best posts to help moms sleep, be well, and be the best mom they can be. Gentle Sleep Training with The Sleep Lady Shuffle Are you a new mom? Get started with slee...

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Good Choices: The Secret to Supporting Your Children's Decision-Making

Life is about a series of good choices and bad ones we all make on a daily basis. Every choice you make has a positive or negative impact on your own or your child’s life. There is no rule book that comes neatly packaged and delivered with your baby at birth. ...

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Help! I Need a "No Cry It Out Method" to Teach My Baby to Sleep

Hi. I’m Kim West, The Sleep Lady. Lacey is looking for help with a “no cry it out method” to get her baby to sleep. Here’s what she wrote: “My daughter is 14 months old. As a baby, she had colic and silent reflux. Over the first 9 months of her life...

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