Toddler Sleep

3 Tips for Keeping Your Toddler in Their Bed

3 Tips for Keeping Your Toddler in Their Bed

How do I keep my toddler in their bed at night?

It’s a question that, unfortunately, many parents find that they must ask eventually. Keeping toddlers in their beds at night requires three different things:

  1. Age appropriate schedule

  2. Firm boundaries

  3. Coping strategies for nightly separation anxiety

Why Consistency is so Important During Sleep Training

Why Consistency is so Important During Sleep Training

If there is a single most important part of sleep training, it’s consistency. In order to see success, you need to be consistent! Without it, you will be sending a very confusing message to your baby that can sabotage progress and it’s very unfair to your little one.

Are Sleep Consultants Worth It?

Are Sleep Consultants Worth It?

You are probably wondering if hiring a sleep consultant is really worth it. Asking yourself if it’s really beneficial or if you can just tackle sleep training on your own.

A sleep consultant offers you expert guidance and support every step of the way and will create a plan that works for YOUR family.

When Can I Expect My Baby to Sleep Through the Night?

When Can I Expect My Baby to Sleep Through the Night?

This is a common question that parents have. And while the short answer is when your baby is between 12-15 pounds or double their birth weight, there is more to it than that. At Kelly Murray Sleep, we look to establish the sleep equation to set babies up for sleeping through the night once they are ready. Read on for the four things that make up the sleep equation.

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.

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.

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.

4 Travel Tips for Families with Multiple Children

4 Travel Tips for Families with Multiple Children

Is traveling a struggle for you when the kids come with? Sometimes travel can become a huge strain on sleep and hurt the good habits you've built. In this blog post, Senior Sleep Consultant McKenna Linford gives her top 4 great tips to help keep your kids on track with sleep, especially if you have multiple kids!

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.