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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.

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 s...

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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 accord...

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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 ...

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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 t...

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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...

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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 unin...

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What Do You Do When Your Breastfed Infant Has an Allergy or Food Sensitivity?

What Do You Do When Your Breastfed Infant Has an Allergy or Food Sensitivity? You suspect your breastfed infant has an allergy or food intolerance and is reacting to proteins in your breast milk, now what? First, consult with your pediatrician and determine if ...

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Babies in Their Own Room at 4-months Sleep Longer? Not Necessarily

Babies in Their Own Room at 4-months Sleep Longer? Not Necessarily You may have seen headlines about a study that found that babies in their own room sleep longer and better. The study published in the June 2017 issue of Pediatrics reported that “room-sharing a...

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Baby Sleep and Temperament: How it Affects Sleep and Everything Else

Baby Sleep and Temperament: How it Affects Sleep and Everything Else Did your baby come out of the womb ready to take on the world? Alert babies are fun, smart, and often have a hard time with sleep. Baby sleep and temperament are so connected that it often req...

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Tired Moms—5 Tips to Get Your Beauty Sleep Tonight!

Tired Moms—5 Tips to Get Your Beauty Sleep Tonight! Hey tired moms! It’s okay to talk about something other than our babies. While it’s no surprise that a lack of sleep can have serious consequences for your health, the researchers at University Hospitals...

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