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You are not going to like hearing this. No one does. But I’m going to share it with you anyways, because if you’ve got a baby who’s waking at night, you really need to know this. The kindest, most game-changing thing you can do for yourself right now is to… Go to bed earlier Even […]

Everyone loves to talks about the magic of bedtime routines. But let’s be real: how many times have you tried a fabulous, Pinterest-perfect bedtime routine, only to have bedtime end in disaster? Here’s the real secret no one’s telling you: bedtime is more about how you do it than what you do. The last hour […]

Sleep anxiety a trap I see parents fall into over and over again. This combination of sleep anxiety and it’s close cousin, sleep perfectionism, is about so much more than baby sleep. It’s the crushing intersection of postpartum overwhelm, perfectionist tendencies, and real or imagined pressure to “get it all right.”  What is sleep anxiety? Sleep anxiety […]

“At every moment, the Holy One, Blessed be He, roars like a lion because of the exile of His children.” (Berachot 3a) Does G-d cry? Rebbe Nachman shares a poignant parable about two lovebirds who were torn apart from each other and exiled to distant islands. Separated by a vast and endless sea, the birds […]

A mom asked one of our sleep consultants last week: “All my friends said their baby was sleep trained in two days… am I doing something wrong that my baby isn’t sleeping yet?!” We hear this kind of thing a lot. And while once upon a time, before I did a deep dive into infant […]

If your toddler or preschooler is suddenly waking more at night, it’s easy to assume it’s a phase or another *sleep regression*. But when no obvious cause stands out, and your child seems restless, uncomfortable, maybe even scratching or complaining that something is hurting, there’s another possibility that you may not have thought of: pinworms. […]

Tisha B’Av is so weird as a mom.  Can you think of another day where you’d sit on the floor, fasting, while your toddler pulls on your shirt and asks for another ices? Or a time where you’re trying to choose one of the 600 available inspirational films to the background of “I can’t find […]

Astrology in the Torah According to Jewish tradition, the time your baby is born isn’t random. Each month is filled with it’s own meaning and carries a different shade of divine light, of spiritual power. Torah sources teach that the time a soul enters the world is deeply intentional. The calendar, the constellations, and the […]

Self-soothing is a myth If you’ve ever worried that your baby needs to learn to self-soothe to sleep well, you’re not alone. The idea that babies must learn to “put themselves to sleep” or they’ll never sleep independently is one of the biggest myths in modern parenting. Research in attachment theory and infant regulation shows us a […]

Sleep struggles in babies and toddlers are often chalked up to normal development. Or sleep regressions. Or temperament. But in some cases, the root cause isn’t about sleep at all—it’s about how well a child can breathe while sleeping. Airway dysfunction is one of the most overlooked causes of disrupted sleep in kids. It can affect […]

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