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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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...