Does your child sleep in a big kid bed and are you having trouble convincing them to stay in it? Do they get out repeatedly at bedtime, or wander into your room ready to start the day at 5 am? Are you tired of walking them back to bed over and over again, and worried […]
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Child Not Sleeping? 10 Things Sleep Deprived Parent’s Friends and Family Should Know
Because I spend so much time with sleep deprived parents (and because I used to be one myself) I’m all too familiar with the guilt, defensiveness and sometimes even shame that can go along with having a child that doesn’t sleep. It’s no wonder! Parents are bombarded daily with information about what to do and […]
How To Use The Bedtime Pass
In a perfect world, kids would cooperate at bedtime and drift off to sleep without a peep. In the real world, convincing your child to go to bed and stay in bed can be utterly exhausting. Pushing limits at bedtime is something that most children do (even my teenager still tries to eek out a […]
The Pacifier and Sleep
Does your little one fall asleep with a pacifier in their mouth and wake up when it falls out? If you put the pacifier back in quickly, do they go right back to sleep? If it’s only happening a few times per night you may be perfectly fine being on pacifier duty. If, on […]
Potty Training and Sleep
Is your child’s potty training causing sleep issues? Are they fighting naps, stalling at bedtime, getting out of bed repeatedly or waking up early? If this goes on at your house, it’s no surprise. We all know that developmental milestones can wreak havoc with sleep – and using the potty is a very major milestone! […]