If you’ve tried every sleep training technique out there—Ferber, pop-ins, co-sleeping, melatonin, and even a bit of prayer—yet nothing seems to help your child settle, here’s some reassuring news: it’s not a matter of what you’ve done or not. The reason many co...
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Gentle Sleep Coaching: 12 Tips For Better Sleep In an effort to make gentle sleep coaching more accessible, I have compiled twelve common tips that I give parents, backed by decades of experience, that you can take as you embark on a successful journey toward b...
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Busting Myths: The Truth About Gentle Sleep Coaching In an effort to bust sleep coaching misconceptions and prevent them from spreading further, I’ve put together a list of myths that my Gentle Sleep Coaches and I have heard and read in while trying to he...
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The Sleep Lady Shuffle Myth Buster: Setting the Record Straight on Gentle Sleep Coaching The Sleep Lady Shuffle is a gentle and compassionate sleep coaching technique designed by me, Kim West, close to 30 years ago. I wanted parents to have a choi...
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Unwrap Joy: A Holiday Gift Guide for Babies and Parents ‘Tis the season of twinkling lights, cozy gatherings, and the magical laughter of little ones. As we welcome the most wonderful time of the year, the search for the perfect gifts to delight the tinie...
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My Children Won’t Sleep — Tips for When Nobody is Sleeping There’s an expectation that when you bring home a new baby, you’ll be tired. When it’s a first baby, it’s hard, but manageable. Add a new baby to the mix, and suddenl...
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Sleep Training Twins — Tips Just for Coaching Two at Once Being a parent of twins is a job requiring full-on commitment with many challenges. It is a role both fabulous and flabbergasting, with days filled with so many moments of wonder and excitement…but...
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Sleep Training Siblings — Navigating Sleep Two at a Time There’s an old saying every parent hears when they’re expecting a second baby: “One is like none, two is like ten.” Sleep training two kids at the same time sure can feel like ten! If you’re sleep trainin...
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Sleep Regression After a New Sibling Arrives? Getting Back on Schedule Once children learn to sleep well, they can take change in stride. They can become, as one mom called her toddler, an “Olympic sleeper.” Some kids do get thrown off by common chi...
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Preschooler Bedtime Battles: 11 Tips for Peaceful Evenings With newfound independence, little kids can be a handful to calm at night. All of that energy can either snowball into preschooler bedtime battles, or be deftly managed to become a peaceful path toward ...
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