Handling the Holidays

Handling the Holidays The holiday season is upon us, whether you are ready for it or not! I’m falling more on the “not” side this year. It’s definitely a fun and exciting time of year, but it can also be overwhelming and exhausting. Imagine if you feel this way, how much more your kids can…

Back to School Tips

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 of summer. You want to squeeze every minute of joy and togetherness you can from these glorious days. If it’s a choice between consistent…

Why Does Baby Wake?

Why Does Baby Wake? That right there might be the single most common question new parents ask. Is it a developmental milestone? A regression? Are they getting too much sleep during the day, or not enough? Maybe they are just hungry. Maybe they are too hot, or too cold. Well, the truth is, it could…

Sleep Training and Daycare

Sleep Training and Daycare One of the biggest obstacles parents face is what do when they send their little ones to daycare. Whether you have already gotten your baby on a carefully planned nap schedule or you are planning on starting one, a problem obviously arises if your daycare provider does not follow that same…

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Preventing Overtiredness

Preventing Overtiredness If there is one thing that could be considered the arch-enemy of sleep training that can send your child’s sleep off the rails, it is, without a doubt, the dreaded condition of overtiredness. Kids, as with all people, have a natural rhythm when it comes to sleep. Our bodies secrete hormones to keep…