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A Sleep Consultant’s Guide to Using Air Conditioning at Night in Your Baby’s Room
As the temperatures rise during the summer months, it’s important to find ways to keep your baby cool and comfortable for a good night’s sleep. One effective solution is using air conditioning in your baby’s room.
Solving your child’s sleep issues: only a matter of method?
One of the most important thing that I tell clients when they first approach me is that applying a certain sleep training technique will ONLY be a small part of our journey. And this immediately offers reassurance
Bedtime boundaries will help your toddler thrive
Toddlers love to test boundaries, and they know that the one thing you want from them at bedtime is for them to go to sleep, so they’ll use that to their advantage. I know it sounds a little diabolical, but it’s their way of seeing where your boundaries lie and…
Is “drowsy but awake” a good sleep training tip?
“Drowsy but awake” means putting your baby to sleep in their crib before they are sleeping soundly. It is one of the most common sleep tips for newborns and, in some cases, that works just fine. However, as babies get older and more cognitively…
Does sleep training affect parent-infant attachment?
Let me get straight to the point. Secure attachment and attachment parenting are not the same thing. According to Alan Sroufe, a developmental psychologist at the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Child Development, attachment is…
Why a calm parent is the key to a sleeping baby
You think you’re anxious BECAUSE your baby is not sleeping well? The opposite might be true. Kids look to their parents for information on how to interpret situations. Even parents with the best of intentions can find themselves passing on their
The great debate of Nature vs Nurture: Sleep Edition
If you are reading my blog, I am sure that – at least once in your parenting journey – you must have felt like you were blessed with a terrible sleeper. Maybe your own mom even told you “It’s genetics! You were the same as a baby.”
Will sleep training make my baby Inflexible
I decided to write this article because, in some way, I feel guilty. Guilty for all those parents who, once their child’s naps and night sleep have dramatically improved, decide to give up any sorts of social obligations so that they won’t…
The Impact of Paternal Involvement on Child’s Sleep
I’m sure at one point in your parenting journey, you’ve turned to Google to search for the elusive answer to, “How can I get my baby to sleep more at night?” While there are many things you can try to get more sleep for your…