Infant Sleep
Daycare babies can be good sleepers to with a bit of teamwork. It’s all about finding a daycare that will collaborate with parents when it comes to sleep. And even when that’s not possible, there are a few things you can do to help your baby get...
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Toddler Sleep
Overcoming toddler sleep regressions surprisingly has little to do with sleep. In order to correct a regression, we first have to understand this stage of our toddler’s development. Once we know how our toddler sees the world, it’s easier to res...
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Sleep Safety
If your child is falling asleep independently, sleeping well through the night, and you decide it's time to upgrade from a crib to a bed, how do you transition from the crib to a bed...smoothly?Well, first you need to recognize that many toddlers ar...
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Infant Sleep
The quick answer, in my experience, is no. White noise is not required to actually help your baby fall asleep. However, sound machines can be lifesavers when it comes to helping children stay asleep. Environmental noises are not a great c...
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Infant Sleep
Teaching your baby to nap consistently can be tricky. How to handle it depends on which developmental stage your child is in at the time. In the early months of a baby’s life, helping him or her learn to sleep well is the foundational goal. How...
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Toddler Sleep
Potty training can impact your child’s sleep, especially in the early stages, but there are ways to ease the transition for all. It is important to us that families know it’s possible to enjoy the benefits of both. A potty-trained toddler does n...
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Nutrition, Behavior & More
Like many new parents out there, I read books and signed up for parenting classes with the hope of learning as possible about raising a happy, healthy baby. It was early in my pregnancy when I learned about the benefits of teaching sign language to...
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Nutrition, Behavior & More
Heading back to work after maternity leave can be filled with many bittersweet emotions. Being a breastfeeding mother AND going back to work can add to the complexity. Let’s discuss some tips to help prepare you and ease your mind during this tran...
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Nutrition, Behavior & More
Transition songs are one of my favorite parenting tools when getting my daughter to more easily move from one activity to the next. Case in point, our recent trip to the mall. As we wrapped up our search for some post-holiday steals at a departm...
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Infant Sleep
Night feeds are completely normal and necessary for newborn babies and young infants. Babies will drop in weight shortly after they are born and it’s crucial that they get enough calories during this time - even in the overnight hours. Newborns...
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Toddler Sleep
The most common age to show the signs of readiness to drop naptime is right around age 3. However, some toddlers give up napping as early as 2.5 years old, and others can hang on to a brief mid-day snooze until they head to Kindergarten, around ag...
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Nutrition, Behavior & More
One of the topics parents come to me about most is to discuss their picky eater. Understandably, our kids selective eating causes charged emotions backed by the best of intentions. You’re likely tired of being a short-order cook. Like most pare...
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