Daylight Savings Time- Spring Forward 2023 It comes twice a year, but we are never ready for it. Everyone got excited about getting rid of the time change when it went to Congress, but it only passed through half of Congress. So we are still stuck with changing our clocks and adjusting schedules 2 times…
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…
Getting Through the Daylight Savings Time Change You’ve worked so hard to get your child on schedule and now the Daylight Savings Time change is coming up. This is a day hated in the sleep consultant world- getting our children to sleep through the night and into a routine is hard enough, we don’t need…
Why Won’t My Baby Sleep Through the Night? Ahh, the question we all want the answer to. And right now please! Baby wakes up during the night frequently and the fussing starts, waking you up and disrupting everyone’s sleep. You have to go in there and soothe them back to sleep somehow. And then hope…
What if My Kids Share a Room? This is a tricky scenario that I see a lot of parents dealing with. They want to move their youngest into a room with their toddler but are unsure how to sleep train without waking up the older child. That is a valid concern, and I wish I…
The Four Month Sleep Regression As a professional sleep consultant, I hear the term “regression” used in regards to just about every imaginable circumstance. Essentially, if baby doesn’t sleep well for a couple of nights, parents start dropping the ‘R’ word. Some people subscribe to the idea that there’s an eight month regression, a 9…
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…
What if Baby Gets Sick? One of the most aggravating situations I see parents running into when they are sleep training is the sudden onset of a minor illness when they are finally seeing some progress. After months of sleep issues, they decide to take the initiative and get serious about getting their baby onto…
Getting Your Partner Involved I know it is not the case across the board, but I find that often it is usually one parent who handles the bulk of the nighttime responsibilities. And that parent, in a male/female relationship, is almost always Mom. Wait, before you go accusing me of sexism or stereotyping, I would…
How to Drop to One Nap One of the nicest transitions for parents is going from 2 short daytime naps to 1 big nap in the middle of the day. Who does not like time off in the middle of the day? To go from sleeping an hour and a half in the morning, and…