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Sleep-Stealers: Three Things to Remove from Your Child’s Room Tonight

Sleep-Stealers: Three Things to Remove from Your Child’s Room Tonight

When becoming parents for the first time, in an effort to prepare for every need and event, our home becomes overrun with every baby friendly accessory.  I find this aspect of modern day parenting amusing because a few hundred years ago, there was definitely a...

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Creating the Ideal 6-Month-Old Sleep and Feeding Schedule

Creating the Ideal 6-Month-Old Sleep and Feeding Schedule

As a parent of an infant, ensuring their health and development are likely some of your top priorities. Getting your baby on a sleep and feeding schedule is essential for both your baby’s physical and mental wellbeing. While the best implementation of such a routine...

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How to Survive the 18-24 Month Sleep Regression

How to Survive the 18-24 Month Sleep Regression

Just when you thought the days of sleep training your child were behind you... WHAM… the so-called toddler-sleep regression rears its ugly head.  Many parents whose children were sleep-trained contact me asking for help when their toddler is between approximately...

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Why Setting Boundaries is Important for Toddlers At Bedtime

Why Setting Boundaries is Important for Toddlers At Bedtime

Setting boundaries with children is an important part of parenting because it helps them learn how to interact with others and establishes a foundation for respecting authority. Boundaries help children understand what is expected of them and provide a sense of...

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Daycare and Restful Naps – A Rare Unicorn?

Daycare and Restful Naps – A Rare Unicorn?

No, I am not talking about a mythical animal. But finding a daycare that cares about your plans for your child’s sleep as much as you do and respects your wishes can sometimes feel like looking for one.  Read below for all my best tips for finding this...

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The Importance of Practicing the Pause

The Importance of Practicing the Pause

One of the hardest things to master with babies is the pause.  What do I mean by that?  We have to learn that it is not always necessary to rush in for a night feeding at the first sign of fussing.   Sometimes, you have to just pause…and let your...

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Moving With a Toddler, Tip for Success

Moving With a Toddler, Tip for Success

Moving is challenging. Even for an adult. For a toddler, moving can mean the upheaval of everything they know in their lives. And we all know how much toddlers like change. So whether you are moving down the street or across the country, I wanted to share how to make...

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How to Get Through Four- Month Sleep Regression

How to Get Through Four- Month Sleep Regression

Sleep Regressions.  The two words that induce fear in parents of babies and young children. Seriously though, it’s no joke.  One week your baby seems to be sleeping longer stretches at night and napping like a champ and then BAM!  An explosion of waking...

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Sleep Training and Illness

Sleep Training and Illness

What to do when baby becomes sick while sleep training “101.7… again.” I looked back and forth from my daughter to the thermometer. Wasn’t someone sick just a week ago?! When my kids were small it seemed that there was a never-ending parade of colds, flu, and any...

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How to Transition From Co-Sleeping (Newborn – 24 months)

How to Transition From Co-Sleeping (Newborn – 24 months)

See if one of these sounds familiar.  You wanted to co-sleep with your baby from the beginning. You had visions of endless cuddles and not having to get out of bed to nurse. And you got all that. But now… now you want the bed back to yourself. Goodbye 2 am pajama...

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Help! When Will My Baby Sleep Through the Night?

Help! When Will My Baby Sleep Through the Night?

Hey there!  I’m back, and my post today is a response to questions I receive from exhausted parents and followers almost daily.  It’s also a question I obsessed over when my daughters were babies.  Millions of parents the world over consult Google and...

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Dealing With False Starts

Dealing With False Starts

You’ve offered the bedtime feed, run a warm bath, put on some cute pajamas, read some books in the rocking chair, turned on the white noise machine, and placed your baby in their crib. They seem to be ready for a good night’s sleep after the routine you’ve worked so...

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