From Restless Nights to Sweet Dreams – Baby Sleep Success Starts with Deep Learning! All babies are both light and deep sleepers, just like us! It is in our biological sleep make-up. We all shift from light sleep to deep…
Light Sleepers
Is your baby a light sleeper? Do they wake up to even just a quick walk past their door? Do they go from sleeping to quickly wide awake the second you put them into their crib? This is a common…
From 2 Naps to 1
Is your child starting to resist taking that morning nap? Is the afternoon nap also getting a lot of protest? Is bedtime starting to get affected by getting pushed out later? Early morning wake-ups? These are probably the common signs…
Bedtime For Toddlers
Welcome to Toddlerhood! As most parents know bedtime with a toddler is a very different ball game then with a baby. You have a little mini who is coming into their independence, voice and feeling a lot of emotions with…
Newborns!
I think this is honestly one of my favorite stages. I have always been drawn to working with those new earth side littles. Over the course of my career I have been very fortunate to work with so many great…
The 10 Mental leaps
Let us talk about the 10 Mental leaps or commonly known as the “Wonder Weeks”, this term was coined by Dutch doctors, Frans Plooj and Dr Hetty van de Rijt. Together their research found that all babies experience the same…
Infant Brain WhilE Sleeping
Have you ever looked at your child when they have woken up in the morning and feel they have grown just overnight? Well you might just be right. Studies have shown that the growth hormone is primarily released during the…
Consistency is Key
What is consistency? A developing brain thrives on repetitive patterns. When a baby experiences the same things over and over, the pathways of connections in their brain becomes stronger and stronger. You can provide this for your child by creating…
Why Should I hire a Sleep Consultant?
with all of the information that’s readily available online, and the resources I have at my disposal in the form of friends and family who have managed to get their kids to sleep, why would I want to invite a…
5 Common Myths About Baby’s Sleep
1. Sleeping too much during the day will keep baby up at night. Not likely, except in extreme cases. Unless your little one is sleeping practically all day and up all night, don’t focus too much on the length of…
5 Tips for Getting Baby to Sleep Better
What should be done eventually, must be done immediately.” This was a quote from a college athletics administrator about why he was firing a football coach, but I think it’s got a lot of appeal outside of the sports world….
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…