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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: July 14, 2023 by Nicole Johnson, Founder and Lead Sleep Consultant

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 …

Sleep Training (From No Cry to Cry) Series – Part 5: Check and Console

Last updated: September 6, 2023 by Nicole Johnson, Founder and Lead Sleep Consultant

This article will outline two sleep training methods, including “Check and Console,” which is what many people know as “The Ferber Method”. If you are just joining in, you may want to start from the beginning at Part 1 of my Baby Sleep Training (From No Cry to Cry) series. You may be interested in …

Sleep Training (From No Cry to Cry) Series – Part 1 – Bedtime Routines

Last updated: September 6, 2023 by Nicole Johnson, Founder and Lead Sleep Consultant

Today, I will start a series of posts outlining the variety of sleep training methods that I recommend. I will post them in order from no (or very little) crying to the most (potential) crying. There are many variations to these methods, so I am only going to highlight the main gist of each method. …

Is Sleep Training Cry It Out?

Last updated: January 29, 2022 by Nicole Johnson, Founder and Lead Sleep Consultant

In today’s article, The Baby Sleep Site® founder and expert sleep coach Nicole Johnson answer this common question: Is there a difference between sleep training and cry it out? ~~~ I thought I should first talk about my philosophy on helping your child learn healthy sleep habits. Sleep Training I don’t define "sleep training " …

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