18 Month Sleep Regression
Another hot topic lately has been the 18 month old sleep regression. I can definitely relate to this one, and think it’s a topic worth talking about! A sleep regression is a time where your baby or toddler goes through tremendous physical or mental development....
Taking Care of Yourself
When parents decide to entrust me as their child’s “sleep guide”, it’s a responsibility I take very seriously. The end goal is to teach their little one the self soothing skills they need to go to bed peacefully, and stay asleep throughout the...
Night Terrors
As promised, this week’s sleep tip… NIGHT TERRORS & CONFUSIONAL AROUSALS! ? First off what are they? A night terror is a partial arousal from very deep, nondreaming sleep (stage 5 Non-REM sleep). During the event itself the child is not fully awake. He...
Nightmares
A popular topic lately has been nightmares. So let’s talk about em! Nightmares are a dream, a very scary dream that wakes you and leaves you frightened and full of dread. The nightmare begins as an ordinary dream, but then towards the end it turns frightening....
Sleep is Food for the Brain
I am a firm believer that healthy sleep habits make for happy, healthy children. Providing the growing brain with sufficient sleep is especially important in childhood and adolescence, a time of concentrated learning and development. The sleeping brain is NOT a...
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