Sleep Disturbances

Let me just say before I get rolling here, that I’m not anti-soother. What mama could be? We’ve all been saved from a major baby meltdown by the quick introduction of a pacifier into baby’s mouth [...]

Going Diaper Free at Night! Nighttime potty training is another one of those parenting milestones that can look peculiar to outsiders. But for those of us who’ve been through it, we know that a [...]

As a mother as well as a sleep consultant who works with countless babies and toddlers, I’ve come to the conclusion that babies are complex human beings. Their development and the milestones they [...]

So when I saw the online buzz about a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association about the harmful effects of white noise machines, I felt my heart sink into my stomach. Not [...]

What is it about you having a lousy night’s sleep that makes everyone else so awful? It seems that way, doesn’t it? You have a night of broken, interrupted, just plain lousy sleep, and the next [...]

Why does my baby wake at 3:00 am might be the most common question new parents ask. Is it a developmental milestone? A regression? Are they getting too much sleep during the day, or not enough? [...]

With the holidays approaching, most parents who have just recently gotten their baby, toddler, or older child sleeping well, are worried that they might regress a little over the holidays. And I [...]

Night terrors and nightmares are something that nearly every child will experience. They, all too often are much more frightening for the parent than they are for the child. There is nothing [...]

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 [...]

Separation Anxiety and Sleep Disruptions Raising kids is a high-stakes responsibility. With easy access to information about anything and everything, parents are easily overwhelmed with feelings [...]