“I want to sleep train but my partner isn’t on board” A sentence that 9 out of 10 of my clients will say to me, and a sentence I spoke myself when my son wasn’t sleeping. So you want to sleep train but your partner doesn’t want to spend the money, they don’t think your …
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One of the most interesting aspects of my job is that I get to work so closely with sucha wide variety of people and personalities. Coming into people’s homes, especially at atime when they’re vulnerable and emotional, lets you get to know them in a hurry.In my time working as a sleep consultant, I’ve gotten …
What is it about you having a lousy night’s sleep that makes everyone else so awful? It seems that way, doesn’t it? You have a night of broken, interrupted, just plain lousy sleep, and the next day people are driving like they’ve been lobotomized, humming and hawing about their Starbucks order in front of you, …
Let me just throw a little disclaimer out in front of this post by saying that I’m neither adoctor nor a professional research scientist. I’m a sleep specialist with a fascination for allthings sleep-related, and I follow the latest research and studies in the field.Typically when I write these posts, I like to rely on …
We’re all willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that our babies are properly nourished, obviously, butas anyone who’s been through this glorious journey of motherhood will tell you, kids are shrewd. They’reunimaginably clever. They will find ways to get what they want and they will repeat them relentlessly.Which is not their fault, obviously. …
Raising kids is a high-stakes responsibility, and in this age of social media and easy access to information aboutanything and everything, parents are easily overwhelmed with feelings of guilt and inadequacy. As a sleepconsultant, I see this all the time from parents whose babies aren’t sleeping well.One of the other major contributors to the, “I’m …
There are two things I can pretty much guarantee you when it comes to teaching your baby to sleepthrough the night. It’s going to be a challenge It’s going to be eminently worth it.I’ve never worked with a family whose baby went right down on the first night and just magically sleptthrough from then on. …
I get it. I really do. After all, I’m a mother myself.The absolutely primal and uncontrollable impulse to stay close to your baby is so deeply rooted in our DNA that it’s almost frightening sometimes. I’m sure evolutionary defensive instincts are what’s at play in this phenomenon, but it feels more like love to me. …
Back in the 90’s there was a book that went pretty viral for its content regarding DIY health care called, “The Doctors Book of Home Remedies”, and when I first heard about it, i have to admit I was fascinated by the information.Try rubbing aspirin on a bee sting!Quiet a colicky baby by running the …
When it comes to making the transition from a crib to a big-kid bed, there are two questions that need to be answered. The first is when, and the second is how. Now, if you’re reading this on my website, chances are that you came here looking for some advice about teaching your little one …