Spring is here, hooray! Or maybe you’re not feeling the excitement? Have these longer days with more sunlight affected your child’s sleep routine? Not to worry, you’re not alone! In the spring, as the days get longer, some children will not feel tired at the usual time. (This is true for most adults too!) This is because darkness is responsible for the release of melatonin, the hormone that makes us feel sleepy. Since the evenings are lighter, your child’s brain may not be ge

One of the benefits of this time of social distancing is that many families have more than one caregiver at home. If the primary caregiver (most often this is Mom) is doing most of the bedtime and naptime routines, this is a great time to get a secondary caregiver (most often Dad) involved and give Mom a break! I recommend that my clients introduce more than one way of putting their child to sleep to allow them some flexibility. Most infants will have a preference for feeding

This time of social distancing has its benefits for your child’s sleep 😴 (and overall development)! One of the benefits is that many families have increased time for connection with their child(ren). You might feel like you have too much time with your kids (!), but hear me out… 💞 Being emotionally available for our children allows them to co-regulate, that is, seek comfort from their caregiver. For children who are experiencing separation anxiety or fears at nighttime, hav

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, there can be those witching hours of long crying if baby is gassy and overstimulated, but really, they sleep amazingly well from 0-3 months of age! They’ll sleep in a wrap or carrier, in a baby chair or swing, in the car, at home or on the go. If they wake in the night, they often easily go back to sleep after a feed. Then all hell breaks loose

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 relatively low-key (in my opinion): we went to dinner and church on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day we spent a quiet morning and afternoon at home, just my husband, daughter and I. For the evening meal, we went to my in-laws where my daughter nursed, saw some extended family and slept in our arms. She was happy throughout. On Boxing Day, the

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 make changes. Do we need to train our babies to sleep? NO! In fact, you can’t train someone to sleep. Sleep is a biological function and comes when there is enough sleep pressure (the body is tired enough) and is regulated by the body’s circadian rhythm (exposure to light and darkness). We can, however, make many positive changes to support sle