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

Last updated: September 7, 2023 by Nicole Johnson, B.A., M.B.A., Lead Pediatric Sleep Consultant

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 …

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

Last updated: June 7, 2023 by Nicole Johnson, B.A., M.B.A., Lead Pediatric Sleep Consultant

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, …

How Sleep Training Progress Looks

Last updated: June 6, 2023 by Nicole Johnson, B.A., M.B.A., Lead Pediatric Sleep Consultant

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 …

Controlled Crying, Cry It Out, No-Cry, or Soothe Baby to Sleep?

Last updated: December 4, 2023 by Nicole Johnson, B.A., M.B.A., Lead Pediatric Sleep Consultant

Cry it out. Don’t cry it out. Soothe baby. Co-sleep. Don’t co-sleep. Confused? We’ll help you sort it all out so you can decide what’s best!

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