Sleep Tips

How to Drop the Nap

How to Drop the Nap

Is it taking your 3 year old longer than 20 mins to fall asleep at bedtime?

Are they no longer able to maintain a 10 hour night?

If yes, then t’s time to shorten (if longer than 1 hour) or drop the nap.

But how??

Give them “Quiet Time.”

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.

How and When to Introduce a Lovey

How and When to Introduce a Lovey

Lovies can be a great way to infuse your child’s sleep environment with a sentimental, loving touch. It provides portable security they can depend on.

But what if your child doesn’t have a lovey?

Don’t worry, I got your back! This post will guide you from start to finish on all-things-lovey.

The Best Back to School Sleep Tips

The Best Back to School Sleep Tips

It’s Back to School, which means (please) go back to sleep! Don’t worry — Sleep Consultant Erin Wolen’s got you covered with her top tips for getting your child back into the best sleep routine for back to school.

Making the Move to a Toddler Bed

Making the Move to a Toddler Bed

So. It has finally happened. Your young toddler has decided to start climbing out of their crib.
Your babe is laughing and having a grand time trying to break free and meanwhile there are so many worries flooding your thought. What are you supposed to do now??
Ready or not, the time has come to transition your kiddo to a toddler bed.
Senior Sleep Consultant Melissa Bramwell has some great tips and encouragement in this latest blog. Check it out!

Tips for Helping Your Toddler or Big Kid Sleep During the Fourth of July Fireworks

Tips for Helping Your Toddler or Big Kid Sleep During the Fourth of July Fireworks

Help your toddler stay energized while keeping their sleep intact for the fireworks display this Fourth of July! Or if you’re putting them to bed before the display begins, get these tips on how to help them sleep through the show.

How to Get Your Newborn on a Good Schedule

How to Get Your Newborn on a Good Schedule

If you’re a new parent, you may be wondering the best way to get your newborn on a set schedule. Well… we’ve got good news and bad news. Let’s start with the bad news: newborns (mostly) set their own schedules, and those schedules are wildly unpredictable! Now for the good news: there is a TON you can do to help make your unpredictable newborn’s schedule more predictable and set them up for routine success. Read this blog post to find out the secrets!

Prep for Summer Fun without Sacrificing Sleep

Prep for Summer Fun without Sacrificing Sleep

Summer is on the horizon and we’re making plans for fun in the sun! Are you ready to keep the sleep, too? YES! Because you’re going to implement these tips from our Sleep Consultant Erin Wolen!

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 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.

The Best Sleep Gifts for Your Friends and Loved Ones this Holiday Season

The Best Sleep Gifts for Your Friends and Loved Ones this Holiday Season

Struggling to find the perfect gift for a parent? Don’t stress! Here is my ultimate gift guide for the best sleep gifts to give your loved ones (or yourself!) to help children sleep this holiday season.

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!

Why Overtiredness Leads to Sleep Issues

Why Overtiredness Leads to Sleep Issues

You know your baby is too tired when they can't sleep. Unlike adults, babies sleep worse when they have been kept awake too long. This is because of an overproduction of cortisol in their system. Allow me to explain what's going on behind this phenomenon in this blog post and what you can do to get your child back to sleep.

Six Tips to Keep the Sleep While Transitioning Back to Daycare

Six Tips to Keep the Sleep While Transitioning Back to Daycare

Let’s face it: daycare naps just aren’t as good as at-home naps. Or at least, that’s what the masses will tell you. But I’m on a mission to turn this around! That’s why I’m sharing my top six tips for how to keep the sleep while you transition your kiddo back to daycare. Let’s make daycare naps the new black.

Top 3 Tips for Improving Your Child's Sleep

Top 3 Tips for Improving Your Child's Sleep

New Year’s Resolution: To Give My Child Better Sleep. Sound like you? With most of us still in isolation and with the cold temperatures keeping us cooped up, there’s no better time to hunker down and sleep train your child for the New Year. In this blog post, I give you my Top 3 Tips for Improving Your Child’s Sleep to get your child’s sleep in tip-top shape for 2021.