Have you ever woken up to the sound of a crying baby and thought to yourself, “That’s it. This week, I’m taking action. This week we’re going to start teaching out little one some sleep skills.” I wonder how we should start. Then, sometime in the early morning when your third cup of coffee starts…
Let’s talk melatonin. Melatonin supplements have been touted by a lot of homeopathic experts as a safe, natural way of helping people get to sleep, and in a lot of ways, that is actually very true, but there’s a whole lot more to understand about it before you take it yourself or give it to…
The summer holidays are here, and I don’t know about you, but I have a feeling this is going to be a pretty amazing summer. Now that we’re getting back to a place where kids will be able to get outdoors and do all of those fabulous summer things, I feel like we’re all going…
Raising a child can be seriously hard work. However this can be even more so if your child has special needs. Think of the hours, the commitment needed, the ambiguity of information, the stakes involved, and the endless, ever-evolving challenges that kids throw at us. All those regular parenting challenges are present when you have…
When it comes to moving from cot to bed, there are two questions that need to be answered. The first is when? and the second is how? If you have stumbled on this blog because you are visiting my site or Facebook page to get help with teaching your little one the skills they need…
Why Your Child Might Struggle to Wind Down (And What You Can Do About It) You’ve dimmed the lights, tucked your little one into bed, and started their usual bedtime routine only to find they’re still bouncing off the walls, begging for “just one more show” or chasing invisible ninjas across the lounge room. Sound…
Do you know what the opposite to ‘nocturnal’ is? That’ll be what we as humans are. ‘Diurnal’. In short, we take care of business during the day and get our much needed rest after the sun goes down. Let’s talk about how light and darkness affects sleep. Why we evolved this way is likely to…
Hands up if this sounds familiar.. Your fussy baby finally falls asleep for her afternoon nap and you sit down for a much needed moment to yourself only to hear a noisy car roaring down the street. Just like that, Sleeping Beauty is wide awake and mad, NOT a good combination. Or maybe you live…
