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A Sleep Consultant's Review of the SlumberPod®

A Sleep Consultant's Review of the SlumberPod®

Master Sleep Consultant Jade LiManni reviews one of our favorite sleep products on the market, the SlumberPod.

How to Handle Sleep Regressions When Your Child Becomes an Older Sibling

How to Handle Sleep Regressions When Your Child Becomes an Older Sibling

Big life changes often come with a heaping side of sleep disruptions. Senior Sleep Consultant Meg Meadows has been through this herself with her children. In this post, she provides tried and true tips to help you prepare your child for big life changes so they can keep the sleep (and so can you!)

Strategies to Help Your Child Relax at Bedtime and Overnight

Strategies to Help Your Child Relax at Bedtime and Overnight

Senior Sleep Consultant Marian van Noppen provides child relaxation techniques for separation anxiety and bedtime stress at night. Learn how to help your child put themselves back to sleep with your guidance, starting with the most supportive approach and providing more distance as trust is gained.

What to Do If Sleep Training Isn't Working

What to Do If Sleep Training Isn't Working

You’re in the middle of sleep training and something just isn’t working. “Maybe my baby just isn’t cut out for this,” you think to yourself. Not so fast! Before you throw in the towel, take a look at these measures of progress and adjustments to make when sleep training feels like it’s gone off the rails. Then see if there may just be one small thing you can do to get right back on track!

Strategies for Managing Bedtime with Multiple Kids On Your Own

Strategies for Managing Bedtime with Multiple Kids On Your Own

Senior Sleep Consultant McKenna Linford shares her top tips for handling bedtime solo with three under three!

How to Use Wake Windows to Help Your Baby Sleep Better

How to Use Wake Windows to Help Your Baby Sleep Better

Wake Windows got you stumped? Don’t stress! Learn how our team defines wake windows and how you can use them to help your baby sleep longer, better, and healthier.

Managing Parental Anxiety while Sleeping Training

Managing Parental Anxiety while Sleeping Training

So you’ve decided to sleep train your baby after multiple long nights, weeks, or even months of sleepless nights. You’ve probably heard wonderful stories from friends and family about their experiences and would love that same experience — except you have something they don’t: anxiety. ⁠

Multiple questions might flood your mind: Are you able to sleep train and see results? (Spoiler: YES!) How will you get through this period? Will they just outgrow this on their own? What will others think?

Senior Sleep Consultant shares her top tips on how to go through the sleep training process starting from night one while working through the anxiety.

Is It Bad to Sleep Train Your Baby?

Is It Bad to Sleep Train Your Baby?

If you’ve researched sleep training, then you’ve probably seen it all — the good, the bad, and the ugly. There’s a lot of information to parse through and it can be difficult to get an accurate read on the real-life impact of sleep training for a child and family. As a mama who knows what it’s like to go from exhausted to seeing her child thrive from sleep training, Sleep Squad Consultant Stacey Mademann shares her first-hand knowledge on the subject using the latest research to help illustrate the positive impact of teaching your child this life skill.

How Do I Know If My Child Is Getting Enough Sleep?

How Do I Know If My Child Is Getting Enough Sleep?

One of the most important gifts you can give to your child is meeting them where they are developmentally. This means sometimes accepting that they require less sleep than, say, your friend whose kiddo sleeps 13 hours per night and takes 3 hour naps per day. Expectation setting is everything, especially when it comes to sleep and sleep training. Master Sleep Consultant Jade LiManni walks you through managing expectations with your child’s sleep, as well as determining what’s normal and healthy to see.

Attachment and Attunement

Attachment and Attunement

Many parents might be turned off by the bad reputation attachment parenting gets. But attachment and attunement can work together to build greater trust and confidence in your child, even when it comes to sleep!⁠

If you've been needing a confidence boost to help your child develop more independence, read this guest post by Senior Sleep Consultant Meg Meadows.

When It's Time to Ditch the Paci and How to Do It

When It's Time to Ditch the Paci and How to Do It

Pacifiers can be a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, they can be soothing and even help to prevent SIDS during the first 6 months of a baby’s life. But on the other hand, they can wreak havoc on a child’s sleep — and that affects everything. Sleep Squad Consultant Stacey Mademann has the tips you need for recognizing when it’s time to get rid of the pacifier and the ways to make it happen.

Befriending the Scaries at Bedtime

Befriending the Scaries at Bedtime

Children’s imaginations can run wild — and for good reason! They’re starting to develop abstract thought. But when fantastical thoughts start to affect bedtime, you need a plan for how to help your child through it. Read this guest blog by Sleep Squad member Marian van Noppen for her tips on how to befriend the bedtime scaries.

How to Manage Naps with Multiple Children

How to Manage Naps with Multiple Children

If you have multiple kiddos, you know the struggle of getting them down for naptime all too well. Read this guest post by Sleep Squad consultant Myrte Dikmans to learn her tips and tricks on how she gets her two little ones down for their naps while keeping the peace — and the sleep!

How to Handle Sickness While Sleep Training

How to Handle Sickness While Sleep Training

Don’t you feel like one of the hardest things to do as a parent is to watch your child feel discomfort when they’re sick? It can be especially challenging, I know, when you’re in the midst of sleep training.

It’s a mixed bag of emotions — you want (and should) comfort your kiddo and help them heal, and at the same time, you also want them to maintain the independent sleep skills they have worked so hard to achieve.

Fortunately with a little guidance, you can treat your child while maintaining their healthy sleep habits — or at very least, set them up for success to continue those habits once the sickness has passed. Check out this blogpost for what I advise my clients to do when their child is under the weather.

How to Navigate Bedtime Solo with Multiple Children and Differing Routines

How to Navigate Bedtime Solo with Multiple Children and Differing Routines

Handling bedtime for multiples can be daunting. But handling bedtime for multiples when you’re flying solo for the weekend can be even more stressful. With her husband having to travel for work, Master Sleep Consultant Jade LiManni has learned how to navigate this process like a pro. She shares her tips and tricks in this blog post so you can, too!

Yes, You Can Feed Your Baby Overnight and Still Sleep Train

Yes, You Can Feed Your Baby Overnight and Still Sleep Train

If you’ve been holding back on sleep training because you’re worried you’ll have to drop night feedings, I’m here to quell your fears: You don’t have to drop them!

The key is teaching your baby to distinguish feeding as a separate act from sleeping. Check this blog post out to learn what it’s all about.