Is Your Toddler Drinking Too Much Milk?
Did you know that milk is often the culprit behind bedtime problems and early morning wake ups?
When it comes to sleep, I am a firm believer that milk should only be offered at mealtimes. And here’s why…
Milk has just enough sugar in it to give your toddler a burst of energy before bed that makes it harder to settle down and fall asleep! It is also a BIG motivating force behind early morning wake ups.
Why A Sleep Consultant May Be Right For You
With all of the information that’s available online, and the advice of your friends and family who have managed to get their kids to sleep, why would you want to invite a stranger into your home to get your child sleeping through the night?
Short Nap Solutions
Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar… Your baby wakes up in the morning after a solid night’s sleep. You feed her, change her, play with her for a little bit, take her for a little walk outside, then rock her to sleep and put her gently into her crib for her morning nap… And then, 30 minutes later, she wakes up fussy and clingy and, despite your pleading, bargaining, and offers of riches, refuses to go back to sleep.
When Will My Baby Sleep Through The Night?
This is a difficult question to answer without getting into some specific details, which is unfortunate, because when parents ask me this, I know they’re looking for a quick, concise, time-based answer. “Three nights from now,” or “Six months old,” are the kind of responses they’re hoping for, and the kind I wish I could give them, but there are a lot of factors to consider, and some things to understand before you can narrow down the timeline. The first thing I feel parents need to understand is this...
Preventing Over-tiredness
If there’s anything that can send your child’s sleep off the rails, if there’s an arch-enemy for sleep training, it is, without a doubt, the dreaded condition of over-tiredness.
Is Sleep As Important As Nutrition?
Now don’t get me wrong. I’m a firm believer that feeding our kids a healthy, balanced diet is essential to their well-being. I might even agree that it’s the single most important factor when it comes to our children’s health.
But sleep is, if not equally as important, a very big contender.