How do we have a social life after sleep training?

Congratulations! You’ve taught your little one some independent sleep skills and they’re finally sleeping through the night and taking long, restful naps during the day. This is a life-changing achievement and you should be absolutely thrilled! However, you are wondering what this means for your social life. Do you need to say goodbye to your

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Is Baby Waking Due to Hunger?

Thinking your baby is hungry in the night? We are all willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that our babies are properly nourished, but as anyone who’s been through this glorious journey of motherhood will tell you, kids are shrewd. They’re unimaginably clever. They will find ways to get what they want and

traveling with small children

Traveling with small children

So you’re traveling with small children. Across several time zones. I salute you. Traveling with small children is not a task for the weak-willed. It requires courage and determination beyond that of the ordinary adventurer, but hey, we’re parents of little people, and that makes us the hardest of the hard core, right? We’re not

Wavelengths

Exposure to different wavelengths has been shown to affect your baby’s sleep. When it comes to sleep, there are so many factors that might be impeding your little one’s ability to just lay their head down and go to sleep when they’re tired.  Hormone levels may be out of balance, they may be in some

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Giving Up the Thumb

Thumb sucking. It’s happened. Your child has discovered that sucking their thumb is even better than her favourite stuffed teddy or her Winnie the Pooh blanket when it comes to comfort. She sucks her thumb while falling asleep, while watching TV, when she’s scared, when she’s upset. Maybe up until now it hasn’t been an

Staying on track with a new baby

First off, congratulations. You’ve either just welcomed a new baby into the house, or you’re about to shortly. What wonderful news! In addition, you’ve likely recently done the hard yards to having your older child sleeping soundly through the night and possibly taking long, rejuvenating naps during the day as well, depending on age. Look

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Why does my baby wake in the early hours of the morning?

Having early morning wakes? 5am wake ups by chance? Is it a developmental milestone? A regression? Are they getting too much sleep during the day, or not enough? Maybe they’re just hungry. Maybe they’re too hot, or too cold. What causes these wake ups? Well, the truth is that it could be any of those

Physical Activity and your child’s sleep

The last year has brought about some significant challenges for pretty much every single person in the entire world. With the number of lock downs and restrictions, physical activity may have reduced, and as a result impacted your child’s sleep. Without minimising the struggles of others, I feel like parents of young children have been