Importance Of Nap For Healthy Sleep Naps are an important piece of overall healthy sleep, and nailing down a consistent nap schedule is often half the battle during the sleep training process. The best way to get naps on the right track is establishing timing so you are able to put your child to sleep according to their biological sleep …
When is One Nap Enough? – Child’s Nap Transition 2 To 1
One of the most common situations I address when working with a family is the nap transition for their child to the appropriate number for his or her age. The biggest, and often most complicated, nap transition is from two naps to one, which typically happens around 18 months. Many times parents will try to transition too early, which almost …
Making the Return to Work a Little Easier
I recently read how Johnson & Johnson and Vodafone, a large communications company, are both putting some pretty amazing policies in place to make it easier for new moms to transition back into the work place. Vodafone is not only are they giving their employees 16 weeks of paid maternity leave, but they are also letting them work 30 hours at full …
Creating a Happy and Healthy Sleep Environment
When you first bring home your little one home from the hospital, there may be a moment or two of doubt; “Do I have everything I need?” “Did I set everything up right?” “When should I start setting up the baby nursery?” Here are some quick and easy tips to ensure the baby nursery is set up for healthy sleep! …
Staying Ahead of Daylight Savings Time – Babies Sleep
Daylight savings time can throw anyone’s schedule off, especially a small child. Fortunately, while it might put a kink in your schedule for a few days, you can easily get back on track! Here are a few tips to prepare your child for Daylight Savings Time and make the transition to the time change much easier Gradual Transition: Gradually shift …
Baby Sleep Myths – Don’t Let Bad Advice Keep You Awake
As a child sleep consultant, I hear from my clients every day about the advice they have been given by other moms to help their children sleep better. Unfortunately, much of the advice out is baby sleep myths and there is based on old wives’ tales that continue to circle among new moms. Many of these myths seem rational, which …
Creating a Happy Napper
Napping is a source of frustration and anxiety for many parents. Fortunately, with the proper sleep training naptime can be a truly peaceful, restful time for both the child and parents. There are three main factors that influence a good nap. Understanding these three factors is the first step to creating a happy napper. Three Steps To Creating A Happy …
Focus, Concentration and Proper Sleep
It is no secret that proper sleep positively influences health. In addition, proper sleep can also take credit for sustained periods of focus and concentration. When it comes to our children, it is our job as parents to give them the tools they need to succeed. Everyday science continues to prove that in order for our children to be happy, …
Sleep Regression: How to Handle a Baby Sleep Setbacks?
Children are bound to have setbacks and fluctuations in their sleep patterns from time to time. They are also going to regress on occasion and put up a fight when it is time to sleep. Baby sleep regression is all very normal and is their way of testing boundaries. Therefore, as always, remain confident in the rules you have created …
Healthy Sleep Patterns: For Children and Parents
Every parent is concerned for their family’s well-being. In the chaotic and busy world that we live in, although we have the best intentions to focus on our family’s health and wellness, unfortunately following through with these plans is difficult at times. One aspect of a family’s wellness that should not be compromised is healthy sleep patterns. No matter which …