sleep training Archives

The Pacifier: When and How to Help your Baby or Toddler Learn to Sleep Without it – Laura Swartz with Healthy, Happy Sleep – Atlanta, GA

Pacifiers can be a godsend for young babies who have a strong need to suck, but they can quickly become a sleep association that many parents come to despise. The constant sprint to replace them can be exhausting, and frustrating, and disruptive to everyone’s sleep! When is the best time to drop the pacifier, how can it be done, and … Read More

Are you a selfish parent for wanting more sleep? – Rachel Ross with Fast Asleep Consulting – Stouffville, Ontario

As a sleep consultant I obviously read a lot of pediatric sleep-related articles and I sometimes make the mistake of scrolling down to the comments. Good lord, there is a lot of judgment on the internet. I’ve seen so many disparaging things said not only about sleep training but, more disturbingly, parents who sleep train their children. One of the … Read More

Consistency – The Cure for Your Child’s Sleep Woes – Emily O’Gorman with Good Night Sleep Site Wellington County – Ontario

Do you often ask in a fit of fury or in an exasperated voice, “Why won’t my kids sleep???” OMG, right!? Have you been struggling with trying to understand what the heck is going on with your kids sleep? Do you have a newborn, infant, tot, preschooler, schooler, or teenager? Have you not had sleep from the beginning until where … Read More

Tips for Sleep Training Twins and Multiples – Ashley Rizzo with Sleep Dreams Consulting – New Canaan, CT

“Am I ever going to sleep again?” The very first thought that popped into my mind when I discovered I was pregnant with my first AND second set of twins. The answer was and will be for you, yes. All it takes is a little preparation, knowledge, and a plan in place! Take it from me and follow these few … Read More

The Need for Naps; A 3-Blog Series on Daytime Sleep – Valerie Birch with Amazing Little Sleeper – Omaha, NB

My baby doesn’t nap well…Maybe they don’t need much sleep? All babies are built to sleep – day and night! You’ve tried every trick in the book to help your child nap: rocking to sleep, holding them, a car ride, wearing them while bouncing on a yoga ball, but nothing seems to work. Like clock work, they either don’t sleep … Read More

Angela Walsh – Babes in Sleepland – New Living Magazine

Angela Walsh a Family Sleep Institute Certified Child Sleep Consultant and founder of Babes in Sleepland addresses concerns some have about the rise in cortisol levels and sleep training baby, in her article titled “Cortisol, Babies and Sleep Training” for New Living Magazine April 2014 Issue.