Forget CIO; Why Not Try FIO?

Forget CIO. Why Not Try FIO?

CIO, or cry it out, is a controversial subject and one that has been dividing parents for at least 2 decades. But in the opinion of our expert sleep consultants, the larger problem with CIO is that some parents assume ALL sleep training is CIO; they assume that sleep training is just letting your baby …

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Will Your Baby Be Spoiled If You Don’t Sleep Train?

Will Your Baby Be Spoiled If You Don't Sleep Train

Will your baby be spoiled if you do NOT sleep train? We hear this question circling around often. In fact, a client e-mailed me not too long ago concerned about what a co-worker told her about her baby. Her co-worker told her that if she didn’t sleep train and let her baby cry it out, …

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How Sleep Training Progress Looks

How Sleep Training Progress Looks

When parents update me on their sleep training progress, sometimes it is a little frustrating for them if their baby has a good night one night, then a bad night and some back and forth. I thought it would be a good idea to talk about that in today’s post and why it happens. If …

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Can You Mix Attachment Parenting With Sleep Training?

Can You Mix Attachment Parenting With Sleep Training?

Before I had a baby, I did not know anything about “attachment parenting” nor had I ever heard the term. It is a little “weird” considering I am an avid reader (well, before kids and this website when I used to have time). I guess none of my friends ever mentioned it and I was …

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6 Ways Sleep Training is Like Potty Training

6 Ways Sleep Training is Like Potty Training

I’ve been reflecting recently on my potty training experiences with my boys. Now, my boys are well past the age of potty training, but I do hear about potty training quite often from my clients in the Helpdesk. I’ve been reflecting recently that, while potty training is certainly no picnic for most of us, there …

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