There has likely been a time where you have done or said something to your child that you regret. Whether youโve said something cringeworthy, or reacted harshly in the moment, we all make mistakes, no matter how responsive or gentle we aim to be in our parenting. Today is the holiest day in the Jewish […]
I canโt go to bed without my skincare routine. Or my pillow. And often, some sort of mindful meditation in the dark. Oh, and a kiss goodnight from my husband. Who, as it happens, needs to be in bed with me, or else we both have a really tough time falling asleep. Anyone want to […]
Being a parent is wonderful and rewarding and beautifulโฆ but it can also sometimes be a downright sh!tshow. I had a conversation this morning with a client about the fact that all she hears about from her friends are the babies who sleep well. The parents who seemed like they had it all figured out […]
Did you know that wake window and nap charts are based on anecdotal reports from parents, averaged out to create โguidelinesโ? Routine and schedule charts are positioned as the gold standard, which leaves many parents (whose babies inevitably donโt fit the box) feeling like they are doing something wrong. ๐โ๐บ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ – […]
๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐? ๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ! Causes of early rising in toddlers: ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐: Learning to walk/run/climb and new language acquisition are notorious interrupters of sleep ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: If your toddler is ready for less daytime sleep, sometimes this will present with early risings. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: A child may be […]
Parents often feel confused by all of the information available on what they should – or shouldnโt – be doing to prepare their baby or toddler for sleep. My number one tip is that you should build a bedtime routine that feels good for you and for your child, and that you fits your familyโs […]
We are constantly bombarded with all of the things we are doing wrong as parents. The mom guilt, in particular, is so much louder than any support for parents to trust their instincts. “Your baby must sleep alone, no matter what”โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ “Swaddle your baby, and if they don’t like it, just keep trying”โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ “Breastfeed, and if it’s […]
๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐: ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ No parent wants to miss out on the opportunity to teach their child a valuable skill. But you can’t teach a child something that doesn’t exist, and teaching them to link sleep cycles is one of those things. Every single person – baby, child or adult – wakes […]
This is such a common concern from new parents, especially if you’ve done any reading from sleep trainers who believe that pacifiers and nursing are “sleep crutches”. ๐ขNEWSFLASH ๐ข They are ๐ง๐จ๐ญ crutches, and there is a reason that your baby feels comforted by that sucking. โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ Babies are born with 6 primitive reflexes that are […]
Here is yet another myth perpetuated by the sleep training industry:โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ด๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ.โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ To put it simply, this is entirely false.โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ If it were true, babies would only ever be able to go to sleep with one person. In one environment. […]
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