The alarm goes off, and instead of waking up refreshed and ready for the day, your little one is grumpy, sluggish, and wondering why summer vacation apparently ended without their permission. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. After a summer of later bedtimes, relaxed mornings, travel, sleepovers, and the occasional “just one more movie,” it’s very common for children to return to school with their sleep schedule out of sync. Their internal body clock needs a little time to re

The question that often pops up about sleep training is, "Can you contact nap with a sleep trained baby?" Let's get things straight, in short, "Yes you can!" Occasionally, your baby can still nap on the go in the baby carrier, car or stroller. But should this be a frequent occurrence? Not a great idea if you want baby to have genuinely restorative sleep. The thing is, not all naps provide the same quality sleep. Naps taken place in a dark, calm room in a fixed crib is always

Friends, family, neighbors, and acquaintances take this occasion to visit with one another in person, which I’m sure we can all agree is...

Taking an international flight with a baby can be a daunting prospect, let alone a red-eye flight. Babies thrive on routine, and traveling disrupts their familiar schedule which can cause a long-haul flight seem like an endless nightmare. Changes in a baby's sleep times, feeding times, and sleep environment can lead to fussiness to say the least. Top it off with confined cabin space and the pressure of minimizing disturbance to other passengers, parents might as well toss in

Congratulations! You’ve taught your little one some independent sleep skills and they’re finally sleeping through the night and taking...

If I'm being perfectly honest, I always think twice before committing to late evening events that include meandering through big crowds...

There​ ​are​ ​two​ ​major​ ​impediments​ ​to​ ​your​ ​little​ ​one’s​ ​sleep​ ​over​ ​summer​ ​holidays: travel and family​-​friends....

If you're traveling across several time zones with a baby, I salute you, intrepid traveler. This is not a task for the weak-willed. This...

During the past crazy 2 years, I’ve been thinking a lot about this quote from Mr. Rogers: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things...