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Parenting can come with love and support from family and friends. It can also come with unsolicited advice. The topic of sleep is one that friends and family tend to chime in on regularly.
You may be finding yourself reading this for one of two reasons. We have advice that can be used for either situation! Become A Unified Front Before any caregiving decisions are made, we advise that all adults be on the same page. Consistency is key for success. Caregivers should work together to make a plan
It’s an honor to be able to comfort your little one in a time of distress. Most parents eventually get to a point though where they would like for their little one to start to learn how to self-soothe. Different parents have different opinions on when and how this transition should take place. Whatever works
Before becoming a parent, you may have pictured one day sitting at a table with your family, enjoying a meal you prepared, smiling and talking about your day. For many parents, mealtime isn’t so picturesque. Parents who have to navigate picky eaters can experience a lot of stress and not know where to start with
Many parents wonder if and when they should introduce a lovey to their little one. A lovey is a small comfort item that is often used to help children self-soothe. Stuffed animals and small blankets are the most common options for a lovey.
If your child is experiencing a struggle falling asleep or staying asleep it can do with a dependency on sleep props. What are sleep props? They are anything that are used to help your baby fall asleep. This can be an activity like rocking, bouncing, feeding, etc. It can be items like a pacifier, swaddle,
You might be experiencing some sleep regression with your toddler in the form of them rejecting naptime. Your toddler is not alone! A lot of families have to work through napstime rejection. Rejecting naps can happen for a few days or a few weeks, either way, there is hope for getting back on track! There
Ah, summer. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the kids are out of school. For busy parents, this can be a time of both excitement and dread. Excitement for all the fun summer activities you can do with your little ones, and dread for the inevitable sleep training that must take place.
Every parent has heard another parent casually recommend giving melatonin to their child to help them fall asleep. Some parents use it on a regular basis and others may have used it once for something like an airplane ride. For many parents, they wonder how safe it is to take melatonin since it is a natural product. There are many factors that play into if melatonin is appropriate to introduce to a child.
Getting your child on a sleep schedule is a process that includes a lot of effort and time. Parents are understandably defensive of sticking to the schedule that they have invested so much into creating. Sometimes our plans for the day get derailed unexpectedly. Other times, we go into days knowing we can’t stick to our schedule if we want to take part in plans we can’t control. Once you have a solid foundation in place with your child sleeping, you can become more flexible. You have to think about the long game with sleep training.
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