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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.

My Best Baby Sleep Tips

That moment when you put your children into bed and there’s silence. You have a moment of panic , and then realize that your children are actually sleeping! Yes, sleeping. If you have not had that experience yet, then you may need to put a few of my best baby s...

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Kids Zip Sheets Solve a Common Problem!

I’ve talked about the common causes of early rising many times. But one thing that I haven’t really touched on is rather obvious (especially if your child has just transitioned from the crib to a “big kid” bed): your children may be waking during the night if t...

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The Sleep Lady’s Top 10 Vlogs of 2015

Each month, I strive to answer the questions that you email and post on my Facebook Wall, and a few of these make it into my “Ask The Sleep Lady” video series. I began this series as a way to connect with my fans and readers, and I love answering your questions...

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4 Essential Tips For New Parents

Many new parents are shocked to find out that their newborn won’t sleep…at all. In fact, it’s common for infants to wake every few hours to eat-their body is growing and developing at a rapid rate and they need fuel. Sleep When Your Baby Sleeps I’...

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My Good Sleeper Is Suddenly Insecure At Night

Would you like me to answer your baby sleep problem in my next video? If so, post your question on my Facebook Page! I will pick several questions a month to answer and post them here on the blog! Hi. I’m Kim West, the Sleep Lady, and today I’m going to answer ...

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How To Start Sleep Coaching When Your Baby is Ready

Hi. I’m Kim West, the Sleep Lady, and today I’m going to answer Nikki’s question about how to start sleep coaching: “My six-month-old cannot self-soothe and will catnap for 10 or 20 minutes during the day. Rarely will he sleep for one to two hours during the da...

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Why Your Child Needs A Bedtime Story

One of my favorite things to do with my two girls was reading them their bedtime stories. It was a way for us to connect, snuggle, and explore new stories together! Of course, sometimes we needed to repeat a favorite story for a few days (or weeks) until the gi...

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5 Reasons Gentle Sleep Coaching Works

As parents, we have so many decisions to make: what to feed our children, where they should go to school, to use a pacifier or not…and then there’s sleep. When their children don’t sleep well, often, parents assume that it’s just a phase, when in fact it’...

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Re-Starting The Sleep Lady Shuffle After A Regression

Re-Starting The Sleep Lady Shuffle After A Regression “Dear Sleep Lady, We have a 20-month-old and have been using The Sleep Lady Shuffle since she was six months. My question is this: when she hits a sleep regression, teething, or mild illness do we just Shuff...

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How Important Is “Drowsy But Awake”?

Would you like me to answer your baby sleep problem in my next video? If so, post your question on my Facebook Page! I will pick several questions a month to answer and post them here on the blog! Hi. I’m Kim West, The Sleep Lady, and today I’m going to answer ...

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