Pros and Cons of Sleep Training
ProsPros for baby: Time with mommy and daddy is really fun because they are calm and so am I Nap/sleep time is relaxing and even anticipated No more over-tired tantrums Nice full tummy before naps because my eating times are properly monitored Lots of cuddle time,...
Sleep Training without Crying
Wouldn’t it be great to change from one habit to another at the snap of a finger? No pain, no discomfort, just ‘snap’, suddenly a 5am-waker and loving a 10km morning run before a nutritious green smoothy. I wish. I can’t help thinking of my poor friends who tried to...
What are the long-term effects of Sleep Training?
This is a question that is asked often – especially during the first chat I have with my clients. Parents want to be sure that what they are potentially embarking on is safe for their child. I usually answer this by asking exactly what they mean by ‘long term’. “Are...
Sleep Training when baby is sick
It is impossible to prevent our children, or ourselves, from getting sick. Unless we wrap up in cotton wool and stay at home with no one to see or to socialise with, we are bound to pick up bugs from time to time. Babies and young children are particularly prone. [Yes...
What is a Sleep Regression?
When I first heard the words ‘sleep regression’ I immediately became weary. Even though I didn’t know what it was, it was spoken about in such negative tones that I immediately decided to not like it. Once again, that was before I was educated. It is, in fact, not a...
Sleep Training: Where to start?
You’ve decided it’s time to start sleep training your baby or toddler but you don’t know where to start. You are also probably wondering how to sleep train you child or which sleep training method to use. It’s a lot if you’ve never done it before. Well, you’ve come to...
Sticking to a Sleep Training Schedule is Hard
I would be fascinated to see statistics of the number of parents who leapt into sleep training their child without a little trepidation.The general consensus out there is that sleep training is hard. Parents feel that sticking to a sleep schedule will cause stress to...
Is the Cry-it-Out Method Cruel?
There is a misnomer out there that parents think the ‘cry-it-method’ is part and parcel of a sleep training routine for their baby or toddler. I go to great lengths to tell my clients that my approach is NOT cry-it-out. I am a parent and I would NEVER have attempted...
Which sleep training method should I use?
I believe a new parent deserves a particularly special place in heaven. It is beyond overwhelming needing to suddenly make decisions involving our little ones who are so new, vulnerable and precious. Not only this, but this comes at a time when we are not exactly...
Psychological damage associated with sleep training
As a sleep consultant the questions I get asked very often are along the lines of whether or not sleep training will be harmful. Will it damage my child psychologically? Is it safe? Isn’t it unreasonably cruel? Won’t it cause stress? For good reason, we want to know...
Are your little ones getting enough sleep?
If the answer is no, then it may be safe to say that you aren’t getting the sleep you need either! Sleep deprivation has been successfully used as a method of torture through the ages. While in the throws of adjusting to life with a newborn, there is a certain amount...
Is Your Child’s Room DARK Enough for Quality Sleep?
Do your little one’s keep on waking up super early in the mornings - like 05:30 - 06:00 early? Have you noticed a correlation in your own waking times being earlier as the sun journeys North in the summer? Have you noticed your wake times being later in the mornings...
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