There was a point in time when I would live and die on wake windows. Or, at least I tried to. You see, sleep trainers promote wake windows as an exact science. You can follow a perfectly curated, handy chart, and just like that, your baby’s sleep will miraculously improve. โจ ๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โจ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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