The Secret Language of Newborns
The Secret Language of Newborns Did you know that newborns have a secret language that they use to communicate with their mothers? If you’re wondering whether you were absent the day they taught the language [...]
Does Your Baby Feed to Sleep?
Does Your Baby Feed to Sleep? Does your baby only fall asleep while nursing? Does he wake up multiple times throughout the night for a bottle, only falling back asleep if you feed him? [...]
Sleep Disorders in Children
Sleep Disorders in Children Guest post written by Dr. Juliya Vaghani, lead dentist of Zen Triangle Dentristy in Cary, NC. A good night’s sleep isn’t a luxury — it’s an essential part of a [...]
Keeping Your Escape Artist in His Crib
Keeping Your Escape Artist in His Crib People don’t understand what they’ve never seen, the saying goes. And no application of this quote could be truer than the horror of hearing a thump on [...]
The Shush-Pat for Newborns
The Shush-Pat for Newborns Newborns can be fussy. Even more easygoing, mellow babies often have a stretch of the day where things get difficult for them. For many babies, this occurs around 6 pm [...]
How to Know If You Need a Sleep Coach
How to Know If You Need a Sleep Coach You’re exhausted, clearly, or at least not as rested as you’d like to be. That’s probably why you’re reading this. Maybe you’ve tried sleep training [...]
Tips to Get Your Kids Sleeping Past 5am
Tips to Get your Baby Sleeping Past 5 am Earlier this year, I was featured in TheEveryMom, a website created for millennial moms. The article, titled "Tips to Get Your Kids Sleeping Past 5 [...]
10 Tips to Babyproof your Nursery
10 Tips to Babyproof your Nursery Having a safe nursery for your baby is one of the most important things you can do for your child. Each year, more than 3.4 million children experience [...]
How to Survive the end of Daylight Saving
How to Survive the end of Daylight Saving “If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour." - Victoria Erickson “Yeah, except if you’re a mom in daylight [...]
Is Sleep Training Really Torture?
Is Sleep Training Really Torture? Oh, what a sensitive and hotly debated topic. Technically, everything about child raising is sensitive, but this one seems to get lots of special attention. Pro-sleep-training advocates claim [...]
The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Newborn
The Best Thing You can do for your Newborn The newborn stage is really hard. As a mom, I found this stage excruciatingly difficult on many levels. Recovering from birth, adjusting to the idea of [...]
MYTHBUSTERS: Sleep Training Edition
Sleep Training Myths Undone What's stopping you from teaching your baby how to sleep? Many times we have hidden false beliefs in our minds that prevent us from reaching the outcomes we so badly want. [...]
Traveling with Babies and Toddlers
Traveling with Babies and Toddlers Traveling with babies has got to be one of the tougher aspects of parenting. Aside from counting and packing diapers, wipes, clothing, pajamas, onesies, and endless baby accessories (think: hats, [...]
How Old is Too Old to Sleep Train?
How Old is Too Old to Sleep Train? One of the most often-asked questions I hear as a Sleep Consultant is "Is my baby too old to sleep train? She’s already __ months old.” 100 percent [...]
Who Sleep Training Won’t Work For
Who Sleep Training Won't Work For As a Sleep Coach, the number one question I am asked is “Will sleep training work for my baby?” I am a firm believer that sleep training works on [...]
The Reason You Can’t get Your Baby to Nap
The Reason You Can't Get Your Baby to Nap Trying to put your baby down for a nap can be extremely frustrating. You put them down, say goodnight and tiptoe out of the room with [...]
Why Sleep Training with a Pacifier isn’t Sleep Training
Why Sleep Training with a Pacifier isn’t Sleep Training Pacifiers can be a godsend. Especially in those early newborn weeks, when a baby can cry incessantly for no apparent reason. When a baby is [...]
Handling the Sleep Training Guilt
Handling the Sleep Training Guilt The reason many parents would rather stay up all night for months on end with a crying baby rather than teach them how to sleep is because of the guilt [...]
You’ve Been Getting the Wrong Advice about Nap Training
You've Been Getting the Wrong Advice about Nap Training Would you believe me if I told you that it was important – no, critical – to teach your baby how to nap at the same [...]
Cry It Out: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Cry It Out: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Let's talk about the elephant in the room. Cry It Out is the most controversial and widely discussed method of sleep training. Today, I’ll [...]
The Real Reason Your Baby Won’t Sleep
Sleep Dependencies Baby sleep troubles can be confusing. Every baby seems to have a different sleep issue, which is part of the reason that talking to friends doesn’t result in sleep solutions that work. [...]
Top 5 Sleep Training Mistakes
Don’t Do These Things When Sleep Training Your Baby Sometimes I’ll meet a mom who will tell me “I tried sleep training my baby and it didn’t work. I guess I just have an [...]
Creating a Perfect Sleep Environment
Setting the Stage for a Great Night’s Sleep If you’re not sure how much your sleep environment affects you, try sleeping with the lights on. Without a blanket. On the floor. Creating an ideal sleep [...]