Daylight Savings Time – Fall Back
The holidays are around the corner and an extra hour of sleep is scheduled for Sunday! The Daylight Savings time change is here again. Parents often ask me how to handle the transition. Below are a few tips and suggestions. Going Through the Time Change: Having a...
Supportive Sleep Environment
A supportive sleep environment can make all the difference in the world to our babies as they sleep, especially to the more sensitive ones. Sometimes, something we change that seems so minor is just what our little one needed! I have found the following suggestions to be helpful for my children and I hope you do too!
Daylight Savings Time – Spring Forward
The amazing Daylight Savings time change is upon us. Parents often ask me how to handle the transition. Below are a few tips and suggestions. Going Through the Time Change: Having a plan is always helpful. Plans provide us with the focus we need to be intentional...
Nutrition Tips to Support Sleep
Below are nutrients to add into your child's diet to promote sleep, with some practical ideas for implementation: Tryptophan and B complex support sleep –found in turkey, chicken, nuts, kidney beans, eggs Protein supports blood sugar level through the...
Best Times to Sleep?
Many parents wonder when the best time is to put their little ones to sleep. It turns out there are, and they are called Biological Sleep Windows!
Prenatal Infant Sleep Classes
There is an abundance of information on sleep available in books, blogs, videos, and other medium. It can be overwhelming and confusing. Additionally, most new parents are concerned with getting the nursery or their bedroom prepared, clothes on hand, schedules adjusted, choosing the setting of the birth, all in addition to just wrapping their minds around what it means to them to welcome a new life into their arms. Researching and deciding on a plan for sleep is often the topic of parenthood that is placed on the shelf until it is a problem. We created this class to address this need by giving parents specific tools to settle their infant, developing a plan, and preparing for the transitions their new baby will proceed through as she develops.
Tired Enough to Sleep?
It is common to think that if a child or an adult “is tired enough he or she will sleep” and there is some biological truth to that. At some point, all of us become so exhausted that we will crash out and be able to sleep almost anywhere. Unfortunately, that sleep tends to be choppy and short, and not the most restorative…
Travel Sleep Tips
Looking for a few tips on how to keep your child sleeping well while traveling? Here are a few suggestions to make the process more smooth. First, let’s look at what your child's experience is. Children above all else want to be safe and secure and know that their...