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Is Sleep Training Safe?
Sleep training is a hot-button topic with opinions ranging from "It changed my life" to "It's child abuse". While sleep training is not the right choice for every family, it is a valid & safe choice for families looking for sleep change. I always approach things...
Baby Sleep Myths
The magnitude of and the ease of access to information on parenting is a double-edge sword. There is so much to learn...and at the same time, there is just is so much - much of it contradicting. Books, blogs, and Facebook mom groups can be a wonderful source of...
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Relationship
Think about how you feel after a night of poor sleep. What words would you use to describe that? Sluggish, irritable, intolerant, emotional... the list goes on. Sleep deprivation & exhaustion have negitive impacts on many areas of our lives and though we don't...
4 Tips to Help Your Baby Sleep Better in 2019
So often I'll talk to parents who will say, “I just don’t think he’s ready for sleep training yet.” or, “I know what we're doing not sustainable forever, but it's the path of least resistance for right now." You may be surprised to hear me say this but these hang-ups...
The Underlying Benefits of Sleep Training
It’s so surprising to me how much ignorance there is around the importance of sleep. Before I got into this specialty, I thought I was a pretty good sleeper and knew the basics of good sleep hygiene. Boy, was I wrong! I naively assumed that if you had a few nights of...