Sleep training your baby can produce lots of emotions: frustration at the pace of sleep coaching, elation at the prospect of a full-night’s sleep, anxiety over the sleep training method…it’s an emotional roller coaster, man! But does sleep training damage your relationship with your baby? Recently, we turned to some of our valued clients who have recently finished sleep coaching their little ones, and we asked them to share their reflections about the sleep coaching process. Some
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10 Signs It’s Time To Sleep Train
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
How To Know If You’re Done Sleep Training
Starting sleep training is tough, but is the most important step you'll take. Doing the sleep training is a lot of work, but it's so worth it once you start seeing results! But finishing sleep training? Is it always clear when you are done sleep training? As surprising as it might seem, the answer is no. Success in sleep training, like so many things in our lives, is a continuum. One family's "done" is another family's "still working. Knowing when sleep training is finished depends so much
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
15 Bedtime Story Books You Can Turn Into Sleep Training Tools
We've already said a lot (A LOT) on this site about bedtime - including when exactly bedtime should happen. We've also written a ton about bedtime routines - what bedtime routines should (and shouldn't) look like, why a bedtime routine is key to sleep coaching, and more. But here's a part of most parents' bedtime routines that goes overlooked as a sleep training tool: the bedtime storybook. Sure, most of us probably spend at least a few minutes reading to our little cherubs before tucking
Toddler Sleep Training: 7 Tips and Tricks
Baby sleep training can be challenging, but toddler sleep training? Whew, boy...that can feel like an impossible task sometimes! That's why many parents find they need sleep training methods and techniques that are especially for toddlers...sometimes, the tips that work well with baby sleep training fall short with toddler sleep training. Fortunately for you, we know a thing or two about toddler sleep training! And today, we share 7 key toddler sleep training tips and tricks - keep reading
5 Easy Ways To Start Sleep Training TONIGHT. (You Can Do #1 Right Now!)
If you have been working on your baby or toddler's sleep for any length of time, then you know that sleep coaching tends to take time. Sure, some parents see miraculous results overnight, but that's the exception - it's not the norm! For most of us, sleep coaching involves days or weeks of work before we see real, meaningful results. The work is worth it, of course - the payoff of a full night's sleep is worth anything! But sometimes, starting can just seem so daunting. What do you do