Our team does quite a few Personalized Sleep Plans® every week, but while we can give you the best of plans, it doesn't mean anything if you and your baby are not ready for it. So how do you know you're ready to sleep train? Glad you asked! Below is a 10-point checklist designed to help you determine if you and your baby or toddler are ready for sleep training. 10-Point Checklist To Help You Determine If It's Time To Sleep Train ☑ Your baby has preferences. Babies will
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Why Sleep Training Failed: 3 Reasons Your Baby or Toddler Isn’t Sleeping Well After Sleep Training
Sleep training is work, yes, but it's work with a purpose. As many of our clients would confirm, the payoff of sleep training - a peacefully-sleeping baby or toddler - is well-worth all the work involved in getting to that point. But what about those times when there is no payoff? What if you put days and days of work into sleep training, only to continue experiencing night wakings and erratic or missed naps? Talk about frustrating! If it seems like sleep training has failed in some way,
Night Weaning vs. Sleep Training: Which Should Come First?
For many of the exhausted families with whom we work, night weaning and sleep training are both high on the list of priorities. After all, constant night feeds can exhaust even the strongest parents, and a baby who can't fall asleep independently is one who will wake too early from a nap, or wake during the night due to sleep associations, and not out of true hunger. So yeah...when it comes to night weaning and sleep training, most parents would say, "Both, please!" But this raises an
5 Reasons To Start Sleep Training TODAY
Let me be clear: when to sleep train is a personal choice that's heavily dependent on a lot of unique factors. There is no age when all parents "should" sleep train, and while there are sleep training windows that tend to be better for sleep training, and help the process move along smoothly, we always caution parents not to feel pressured to sleep coach during or by a certain time frame. That said - we hear almost daily from parents who are beyond exhausted, whose families are losing
Is Sleep Training Selfish? Well, Yes…And No
Okay, parents, let's just get it right out in the open. It's the elephant in the room for many of our consultation clients, but we think it's high time we addressed it here on the blog, and talked about it openly. We're talking about sleep training guilt. Have you felt this? Does the idea of sleep training in order to achieve hours of glorious, uninterrupted night sleep and long, peaceful naps sound wonderful to you? But maybe it's also tainted by a weird, lingering feeling of guilt,
Sleep Training Boot Camp, Part Seven: Celebrate Success (No Matter How Small!)
New to Sleep Training Bootcamp? Check out our overview page to find out what Sleep Training Boot Camp is all about, and to catch up on past Boot Camp articles. BOOT CAMP, PART SEVEN: Celebrate Success (No Matter How Small!) Boot Campers - YOU DID IT. You made it to the end! And what does that mean? It means - it's time to celebrate your success! Even small successes get celebrated today :-). Sweet and awesome Vikki, your resident boot camp
Sleep Training Boot Camp, Part One: 5 Things To Do Before You Sleep Train
It's time to buckle down, put in the hard work, and conquer sleep challenges once and for all. It's time for sleep training boot camp! That's right, parents - June is Sleep Training Boot Camp here at The Baby Sleep Site®. All month long, we will be coaching you along on Facebook and Twitter, sharing sleep tips, posting inspirational messages, and encouraging you to share your progress (because who knows - parents who share their progress might just be rewarded!! ;)). And here
10 Things Nicole Wants You To Know About Sleep Training
Recently, I took some time to talk with Nicole about all the things she's learned during her years as a sleep consultant, and during the course of the conversation, I asked her, "What do you wish all of our readers knew about sleep coaching?" The result? Today's article - a list of 10 things Nicole wants you to know about sleep coaching. Read on, and hear from Nicole herself! 10 Things Nicole Wants You To Know About Sleep Training Baby and toddler sleep problems do not
The Best Time to Sleep Train Your Baby: Ideal Sleep Coaching Windows
As parents, we always want sleep coaching to go as well as possible, right from the start. That's why we tailor our sleep training methods to fit our babies' ages; why we carefully select sleep training methods that fit our parenting styles and our babies' temperaments; why we don't sleep train during big transitions (like moving) or illnesses; and why we prepare for sleep coaching before we start. One of the ways to ensure that sleep coaching goes as smoothly as possible