If you can believe it, these words actually came out of someoneโs mouth ๐ฑ It wonโt surprise you that this golden tidbit ๐came from the sleep trainer we used, during a takeover on an account I follow. Skipping your sunscreen once isnโt ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐จ, but it may have undesirable side effects. Drinking and cutting your own […]
If youโve been here a while, you already know that when my oldest was a baby, we sleep trained her. We had no idea that we had any other option other than to be โgood parentsโ and sleep train, or โbad parentsโ and let things go without โteachingโ our daughter to sleep. As โgood parentsโ, […]
Are you feeling confused about all the different options when it comes to sleep methods? If so, you’re not alone. The sleep training industry has seen a shift, where parents are expecting more responsive techniques. Clever marketing tactics are being used to position the same old sleep training as new and fresh, and one common […]
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 […]
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. […]
It goes without saying that most parents understand the importance of spending time with their children. The challenge is that just “being around” isn’t quite enough. There is an important difference between being physically present and being emotionally present.โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ I think where most parents struggle in today’s world, when there is little, if any, village of […]
