Parents

Before I had my first child, I was so excited about the idea of co-sleeping. I had these visions of my partner and I sleeping peacefully with our little baby snuggled oh-so peacefully between us. Those first few dreamy moments in the morning when we looked at each...

This is a tricky scenario that I see a lot of parents dealing with. They want to move their youngest into a room with their toddler, but are unsure how to sleep train without waking up the older child. That’s a valid concern, and I wish I had a magical solution for...

One of the biggest obstacles my clients face is what do when they send their little ones to daycare. (Read here about holidays and sleep) Whether they’ve already gotten their baby on a carefully planned nap schedule or they’re planning on starting one, a problem...

At the risk of generalizing here, it’s been my experience that there’s usually one parent who handles the bulk of the nighttime responsibilities.  And that parent, in a man/woman relationship, is almost always Mom. (did you read our article about it?) Now, before...

No. You can’t. Sorry to be so concise, but that’s the straightforward answer. We can get into details as we move along, but for those of you who just wanted a “yes-or-no,” I thought I’d give it to you without a bunch of preamble. (we talked about it here as well) So...

I’m sure you can guess what my answer is to this question, since I am, after all, a pediatric sleep consultant. I tend to put a high priority on sleep and am, in my humble opinion, justifiably passionate about its benefits for babies. But is my passion for sleep...