While it seems illogical and counterintuitive, you need to put your child down to sleep awake. Yes, awake. Let me explain why. The idea that we “sleep through the night” is actually a complete fallacy. The human body wakes up, very briefly, several times each night as it transitions through different sleep cycles. So, if nobody woke
1. Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play. Always put your baby on his or her back to sleep. Supervised tummy time is beneficial for the development of head, neck, and trunk control. 2. Make Feeding A Priority. Establishing healthy feeding is the most important priority for the first 6 months and if it isn’t going smoothly talk
Soon we will adjust our clocks back one hour for Daylight Savings Time. That means sunlight during our afternoons get shorter and gives us a bit more daylight in the early morning. It also means that our children’s sleep schedules need to alter, as well. Parents often ask me how to do this, especially if
Getting ready to travel? Nervous about how your child will sleep while you are away on that fabulous vacation you’ve planned or family visit your mother-in-law has been dying for? Here are my favorite tips for when we are traveling with our little ones in tow. Have your child as well rested as possible ahead
