Just like so many families, we believed sleep training was what “good” parents did to help their baby sleep better. Even though it felt wrong from the get-go, we pushed our feelings aside and did the “hard work” of sleep training. First we tried a “gentle” method, and were then urged by the sleep consultant […]
As any parent of a baby knows well, teething can play a major role in sleep interruptions. Teething may be really tough for some babies, and not phase some others. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Teething can lead to more difficulty falling asleep as well as difficulty staying asleep, since teething pain tends to worsen when a baby is lying […]
YES! I could write an entire series of posts specifically on why self soothing is a myth (scroll through my feed and you’ll find a few that explain it a bit!), but just because babies can’t self soothe doesn’t mean there aren’t other ways to naturally help them sleep better. Here are some ways to […]
One of the most beautiful – and often frustrating – things about children is that they are unapologetically emotional. Parents (myself included!!) often comment on how their toddler can be an emotional basket-case one minute, and happy-go-lucky the next. This is because children are masters at expressing, feeling, and moving through their emotions, so long […]
The truest words I’ve ever heard expressed about parenthood said that nothing in the entire world will give you as much joy, as much sadness and as much exhaustion as being a parent. I think this is even more true in the context of the current world. Maybe I am biased, but I think covid […]
When working with a sleep specialist who takes a holistic approach, you can expect to address so much more than just sleep. Sleep is impacted by a host of other factors that many traditional sleep consultants are not trained to recognize or consider. When I begin working with new families, here are some of the […]
Let’s talk about habits for a moment. Just like the old addage, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”, we each find comfort in different things. In some homes, rocking to sleep is a big no-no. In others, nursing to sleep is a treasured moment in time. What works for one family doesn’t necessarily work […]
It goes a bit against the grain, but what if we changed our thinking to “how would I feel if I were in my child’s shoes”, rather than expecting them to behave in a certain way? Toddlers do not have the capacity to always control their emotions and behaviour. You may ask them what seems […]
Be honest: How many times have you yelled at your spouse from the other room to stop winding the kids up before bedtime? I know it sounds counterintuitive to rile a child up before getting them to relax for the night, but your spouse (often dad 🤣) is actually on to something!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀For many kids, sleep […]
Do I sound like a broken record for reminding you, yet again, of the importance of self care? As parents, and especially as mothers, it can be very difficult to set aside time for ourselves. I don’t know about any of you, but when I take some time to myself, my initial reaction is to […]
