The cold and flu season is quickly coming upon us and during this time, I often get asked, “How do we cope with a sick child and stick to manage their sleep?”. To be honest, the onset of a minor illness is frustrating, especially when you are finally seeing progress with sleep training. Your baby …
Summer break is over, school is starting! Whether you are celebrating the children going back to school or lamenting the lazy days of summer, it is time to get back into the school routine. Summer usually results in later bedtimes and inconsistent schedules. I fully understand, as a fellow mom, that summer is a time …
Our babies grow up fast and one big transition for your toddler is moving from their familiar and comfortable crib into a big-kid bed. When should you make the switch from a crib to a bed and HOW? The transition from a crib to a big-kid bed can seem daunting. The bed doesn’t have sides! …
Attachment parenting and sleep training are often thought to be on opposite sides of the parenting styles debate. Can attachment parenting and sleep training coexist within a family? Most would lean towards, answering, “No,” but I’m hoping that I might be able to change some minds and show that they can work together. As you …
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Raising kids is a high-stakes responsibility, and in this age of social media and easy access to information about anything and everything, parents are easily overwhelmed with feelings of guilt and inadequacy. As a sleep coach, I see this all the time from parents whose babies aren’t sleeping well. One of the other major contributors …
With the holidays approaching, many new parents who have recently gotten their babies sleeping on a schedule are worried that they might regress a little over the holidays. And I can assure you, those fears could not be more well-founded. Between the travel, the excitement, the constant attention and then travel all over again, the …
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I had the honor just last weekend to partner with Twin Cities Midwifery to speak with new parents about understanding sleep for newborns. Between my sleep consulting and my postpartum doula work, I spend a lot of time with brand new parents answering questions about sleep. And the ironic thing is, I get a lot of …
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There has been a lot of talk this week about the potential harm white noise, or sound machines can do to your baby. As with everything we do for our children, all that’s needed a bit of common sense and to continue to educate yourself. Below is an excerpt from sleep expert, Dana Obleman. 1. …
The other day I was driving in the car with my two young sons. I was listening to one of my favorite pop culture talk radio stations and somewhere in their crazy conversation the word, “erotic” came up. Uh-huh, the word “erotic” while my young boys are in the car. I swear this was a …
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