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Sleep Coaching – The GENTLE Alternative to Cry-It-Out

Last updated: April 28, 2021 by Nicole Johnson, Founder and Lead Sleep Consultant

For decades bleary-eyed parents had just two options for handling their child’s sleep problems: “cry-it-out” or make the best of the situation whilst waiting to see if their baby would become a better sleeper with time (i.e. “Wait-It-Out”). In recent years, and with the introduction of gentler strategies, baby sleep and how to save it …

Forget CIO; Why Not Try FIO?

Last updated: February 5, 2020 by Emily DeJeu

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 …

Cry It Out For Naps? Here’s What You Need to Know

Last updated: April 12, 2023 by Emily DeJeu

When you are working on sleep, you generally want better nighttime sleep AND better naps. But can one method achieve both? Can the kind of sleep training method you choose work for nights but not for naps, or vice versa? Do you need to follow a separate set of sleep “rules” for naps than you …

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