Baby Sleep

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Is It Bad to Sleep Train Your Baby?

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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.

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

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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.

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4 Travel Tips for Families with Multiple Children

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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!

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Attachment and Attunement

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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!⁠
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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.

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

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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.

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Befriending the Scaries at Bedtime

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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.

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How to Manage Naps with Multiple Children

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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!

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

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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.

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Enjoy the Holidays and Keep Your Child’s Sleep Schedule Intact

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Enjoy the Holidays and Keep Your Child’s Sleep Schedule Intact

This holiday season, don’t let these three items hold you back from keeping your child’s sleep in tact. This is your plan to go in prepared for whatever challenges you face this holiday season regarding travel, family, and room sharing, so you can ensure your child gets the sleep they need. Take a look inside!

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How to Handle Sickness While Sleep Training

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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.

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How to Navigate Bedtime Solo with Multiple Children and Differing Routines

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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!

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

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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.

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Why Naps Are More Challenging When Sleep Training — and 4 Tips to Make Them Better

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Why Naps Are More Challenging When Sleep Training — and 4 Tips to Make Them Better

Naps can be challenging all on their own, but throw sleep training into the mix, and they can become a completely different beast. Allow me to explain the science behind what’s going on behind phenomenon, and explain some helpful tips to help turn your little one from a nap protestor to a nap enthusiast! (Or at least a nap taker!)

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How to Have a Life Outside the House While Ensuring Your Baby Gets Enough Daytime Sleep

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How to Have a Life Outside the House While Ensuring Your Baby Gets Enough Daytime Sleep

Juggling your social life while taking care of your baby's wellness can be a delicate balance. But it can be done, and you can do it! Read my top 10 tips for how to design the life you want while also ensuring your baby gets the rest they need to be their best. It’s all in this blog post!

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4 Tips for Sleep Success While Traveling

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4 Tips for Sleep Success While Traveling

With travel restrictions lifting throughout the country, I figured it would be a good time to revisit my top tips on ensuring your child maintains their rest while on vacation. Follow my proven 4 tips and you’ll be sure to keep those zzz’s while venturing back out to travel.

A Sleep Consultant's Take on the Snoo

A Sleep Consultant's Take on the Snoo

Not a week goes by that I don’t get asked, “What are your thoughts on the Snoo?” As you can probably imagine, it’s hard to sum up my thoughts into one sentence, and you may be surprised to know that — gasp — I don’t hate it! But, like any sleep-assisting mechanism, it is not without its disadvantages.

In this blog post, I go into the pros and cons of the Snoo once and for all and give you my ultimate opinion so that you, dear parent, can make your own informed decision for your newborn.

How to Transition from Three Naps to Two

How to Transition from Three Naps to Two

If you're moving your baby from a three to two nap schedule and are a little anxious about it, first know that you are not alone. It can cause a lot of anxiety for parents and it's understandable! This is the first nap transition where you’re incorporating some pre-planning and strategy to really help your child find sleep success. With a little guidance from this blog post, you’re going to know exactly what to avoid, and exactly what to begin.

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Why Overtiredness Leads to Sleep Issues

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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.

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Six Tips to Keep the Sleep While Transitioning Back to Daycare

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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.

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Top 3 Tips for Improving Your Child's Sleep

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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.

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Latest From Sleepy Times

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How to Stop Your Child from Climbing Out of Their Crib
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We highly encourage parents to keep their child in a crib until the age of three years old. If your young toddler is starting to climb out of their crib, here are 5 strategies for preventing them from climbing out.

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Mastering Newborn Sleepy Cues
Mastering Newborn Sleepy Cues

This blog post by Natalie Myre Hart is designed to help new parents quickly recognize and understand the sleepy cues of newborns. It offers practical advice on how to interpret early signs of tiredness in babies, aiming to prevent overtiredness. By identifying these cues early, parents and caregivers can better manage newborn sleep patterns, ensuring a smoother and more restful sleep routine for both the baby and themselves.

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