Sleep Help & Resources
Does My Approach Affect Infant-Parent Attachment?
With all four of my children heading off to school (my youngest is officially a kindergarten), I’ve been thinking a lot about parent-child attachment. As mothers, we worry about our children day in and day out. We want to support, guide, and love them as they learn to...
Are you addicted to the baby monitor?
As you know, I am a mother of four, so I am fully aware that there are a few mandatory accessories when you’re planning for a baby. A crib, a stroller, and a high chair are pretty much guaranteed to find their way into your home. And, of course, there’s the...
Holiday Travel
The holidays have officially kicked off! Around this time of year, I get a lot of people reaching out about how to keep sleep on track while traveling. Well, you’ve landed on the right blog! Not only do I offer customized travel plans, but I want to give you tips and...
Halloween Tips & Tricks
For most kids, Halloween is one of the most special day of the year…Spending time with friends and family, dressing up, going out in the dark, gathering lots of sweet treats, and throwing the schedule out the window. What can be more fun?! But, I caution parents...
Back to School Tips
Alright, let me just start off here by saying, honestly and sincerely, no judgment for what might have gone down in the last couple of months. I know... I’m a child sleep consultant and you may think that I’m going to chastise you for the late bedtimes, unenforced...
Boundaries & Toddlers
My mentor, Dana Obleman, founder of the Sleep Sense program www.SleepSense.net, taught me that a boundary is only a boundary if it is followed 100% of the time. Wow, mind blown! As a mother of four, this is really hard to follow. Honestly, I’ve reflected on this often...
Why Is Sleep Education So Imporant?
There is a narrative in society that babies, toddlers, and young children just don’t sleep. Why is that? Where did it originate? This ideology is a complete disservice to all parents and, simply, untrue. In many ways, parenthood is a shared experience. We all feel...
Daylight Saving-Spring Forward
It is time to “spring forward” the clocks. This can be a dreaded time for parents of young children because they are forced to make an adjustment that does not come easy. Children are typically more structured in their bed times and wake up around the same time each...
Juggling Bedtime Routines
Bringing a new baby into the house is a glorious, exciting, terrifying occasion, especially when you have one or two already, and it can bring up a whole lot of questions. How are the older children going to react to their new sibling? Are they going to embrace the...
Surviving Quarantine Again
What can I say? Here we go again… If you’re in the same boat as most parents in the world, you’re dealing with another Covid variant and surge. To add insult to injury, we’re having to accommodate the fact that our kids are suddenly home again and virtual learning has...