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How Do I Get My Child to Sleep in Their Crib?

You might be asking yourself: How on earth do I get my child to sleep in their crib?! This is often what parents of young babies, sleepin...

Julia Lagman

Nov 3, 2020

Changing Where Your Baby Sleeps

Sleep setups should change as the needs of the baby and family change. Each family’s sleep journey will be different, depending on their ...

The Power of Emotional Connection: Part 2 - When Saying Goodnight is Hard

Julia Lagman

Sep 10, 2020

The Power of Emotional Connection: Part 2 - When Saying Goodnight is Hard

Babies are rocked to sleep in their mother’s womb, listening to her heartbeat and breathing. It is the ultimate place of comfort. It’s no...

The Power of Emotional Connection: Part 1 - When Saying Goodbye is Hard

Julia Lagman

Sep 2, 2020

The Power of Emotional Connection: Part 1 - When Saying Goodbye is Hard

When our babies begin to experience separation anxiety, times of separation can become difficult. This could be when they cry and don’t w...

Julia Lagman

May 27, 2020

Spring Sleep Challenges!

Spring is here, hooray! Or maybe you’re not feeling the excitement? Have these longer days with more sunlight affected your child’s sleep...

Benefits of Social Distancing for Infant Sleep #3: ROUTINE

Julia Lagman

May 25, 2020

Benefits of Social Distancing for Infant Sleep #3: ROUTINE

During this unprecedented time, for many families, there is nothing getting in the way of us developing a rock-solid routine. I didn’t sa...

Benefits of Social Distancing for Infant Sleep #2: MULTIPLE CAREGIVERS

Julia Lagman

Apr 18, 2020

Benefits of Social Distancing for Infant Sleep #2: MULTIPLE CAREGIVERS

One of the benefits of this time of social distancing is that many families have more than one caregiver at home. If the primary caregive...

Benefits of Social Distancing for Infant Sleep #1: CONNECTION

Julia Lagman

Apr 18, 2020

Benefits of Social Distancing for Infant Sleep #1: CONNECTION

This time of social distancing has its benefits for your child’s sleep 😴 (and overall development)! One of the benefits is that many fam...

Julia Lagman

Jan 23, 2020

The 4-month sleep regression

If your baby is like most, they sleep almost constantly during the newborn stage. In fact, you have to wake them to feed! Of course, ther...

Co-regulation: A Parent's Secret Weapon!

Julia Lagman

Jan 7, 2020

Co-regulation: A Parent's Secret Weapon!

What is co-regulation? “The way in which one person’s nervous system sensitively interacts with another person’s nervous system in a way ...

Julia Lagman

Dec 23, 2019

My First Christmas as a Mom

My daughter is an October baby, so by our first Christmas together, she was just over 2 months old. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were ...

Julia Lagman

Dec 4, 2019

Making Changes Without Sleep Training

A few months into the parenting journey, we’ve usually discovered a few things that aren’t working for us and are looking for ways to mak...

Daylight Savings Time: "Falling Back" Gracefully

Julia Lagman

Oct 20, 2019

Daylight Savings Time: "Falling Back" Gracefully

Most people living in a region that observes Daylight Savings Time, enjoy the fall change. The clocks roll back by an hour and we get an ...

Julia Lagman

Oct 17, 2019

Perspective Changes Everything

“Perspective is the way we look at things when we look at them from a certain distance and it allows us to appreciate their value.” ~ Raf...

Julia Lagman

Sep 19, 2019

Parenting Values and Why They Matter

When I first became a parent, I figured I wouldn’t have to think about parenting values until it came time to discipline my child. The fi...

What I Wish I Had Known About Infant Sleep

Julia Lagman

Aug 22, 2019

What I Wish I Had Known About Infant Sleep

For expectant parents, there is a lot of information-sharing about pregnancy, labour and delivery and even an increasing amount about (br...

Julia Lagman

Aug 20, 2019

Infant Temperament & Sleep

What is temperament? Researchers have discovered that there is “a genetic influence in how your child reacts to the world around him. Thi...

Julia Lagman

Aug 20, 2019

Why In Touch?

Helping parents get In Touch… so everyone can rest easier. In Touch with your child’s developmental needs: for optimal development. A par...

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