by Courtney | Mar 3, 2020 | Infants, Newborns, School-Aged Children, Sleep Tips, Toddlers
This is quite possibly my favorite day of the year. Spring has sprung here in the states, bulbs are starting to bloom and color blankets the northeast for as far as the eyes can see. I am a warm weather girl and so while you “lose” an hour of sleep, you...
by Courtney | Jan 12, 2020 | Infants, Sleep Tips
As a sleep consultant, there is a popular question if you get a lot when a baby won’t sleep through the night and if they do sleep a little, they seem wide awake at 3 am. Is it a developmental milestone? A regression? Are they getting too much sleep during the day, or...
by Courtney | Oct 26, 2019 | Infants, Newborns, School-Aged Children, Sleep Tips, Toddlers
Are you ready to “Fall-Back” with Daylight Savings Time? It can be a dreaded time for parents of young children because of daylight savings time, and the adjustment does not happen immediately. This is because children tend to be more structured in their...
by Courtney | Oct 15, 2019 | Infants, Newborns, Sleep Tips, Toddlers
Ready to move to 1 nap? The transition from 2 naps a day to 1 nap a day usually occurs sometime between 12 and 18 months for most babies. It can sometimes be difficult to tell when your baby is ready to make the switch from 2 naps a day to 1. There are a few signs...
by Courtney | Sep 30, 2019 | Infants, Newborns
Is there a Cure for Colic? OK, so I recognize that is a bold title, especially if you are reading this and sitting with a baby who you suspect may in-fact have colic. So let’s start with some background – newborn cry, that’s how they speak to us in this large...
by Courtney | Sep 20, 2019 | Infants, Newborns, Sleep Tips
The Curse of the Short Nap In conversation with tired parents as they are looking to work with a sleep consultant, the usual issue is the child struggling to go down at bedtime or multiple night-wakings that keep everyone in a constant state of “double pumpkin-spice...
