Most of us know that stress, screens, or late-night caffeine can sabotage a good night’s sleep… but there’s another factor that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough. Loneliness. You may not think of loneliness as a “sleep issue,” but research shows a powerful link between feeling disconnected and the quality of sleep we get each…
‘My baby won’t sleep! It doesn’t matter what I do, my baby just won’t sleep!’ I hear this often. Including from me with baby #2! I can remember the night, and some of you will know exactly what I’m talking about, when I felt like I could not take it anymore. When our babies don’t…
So, you’re on the fence about this whole ‘Teaching your baby to sleep’ thing? Is anxiety creeping in? On the one hand, you know that sleep is essential for everyone in your family. You’ve read all the literature and have come to agree with the consensus of the pediatric community that sleep is vital to…
The start of Daylight Savings is coming up this weekend. On Sunday morning, 6th October, our clocks go forward an hour. Thankfully, the beginning of daylight savings is the easier transition when it comes to sleep. Regardless, the start, and end, of Daylight Savings tends to affect not only children’s sleep patterns but adults too,…
You’re the proud parent of twins! Congratulations! My sincerest respect and empathy for the challenges you’re likely to encounter. Twin babies, especially for first-time parents, are a massive amount of work. One of the most valuable investments in your whole family’s well-being is to get them sleeping well. That’s typically going to be a little…
The bedtime juggle…if you have more than one child (even one child is hard enough!) the bedtime juggle is part of your every day life. How can we make it easy? Is it even possible to be easy?! Bringing a new baby into the house can be a glorious, exciting, terrifying occasion, especially when you…
How does your baby sleep? Well? Or not so great? What is it about you having a lousy night’s sleep that makes everyone else so annoying? It seems that way, doesn’t it? Baby sleep habits strongly affect your sleep habits. You have a night of broken, interrupted, just plain lousy sleep, and the next day…
What does iron have to do with sleep? Let me just throw a little disclaimer out in front of this post by saying that I’m neither a doctor nor a professional research scientist. I’m a sleep specialist with a fascination for all things sleep-related, and I follow the latest research and studies in the field.…
