No-Cry Sleep Training For Babies and Toddlers

Does the term “sleep training” conjure up images of wailing babies and agonized parents? If so, then I hope what I’m about to say next will help paint a different picture for you: sleep training does not have to involve hours of crying. Sleep training does not have to mean you listening to your baby …

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Gentle Sleep Training Explained + 5 Strategies

Gentle Sleep Training

We talk a lot about sleep training on this blog… A LOT. And over the years, we’ve come to learn that while many of our readers are generally interested in sleep training, they are specifically interested in gentle sleep training. This makes sense, if you think about it. No parent is eager to hear their …

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10 Bedtime Routine Tips: Crafting the Perfect Baby and Toddler Bedtime Routine

10 Tips for a Perfect Bedtime Routine

Bedtime routines are an essential part of healthy baby and toddler sleep habits… A very essential part! A great bedtime routine alerts your baby or toddler to the fact that bedtime is approaching. It can also serve to relax your child and help your baby or toddler fall asleep quickly and calmly. But how can …

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Ferber Method Sleep Training: Age to Use, Separation Anxiety, and Is It Harmful?

The Ferber Method Explained

Sleep training, or teaching your baby healthy sleep habits, can be confusing and frustrating. One of the most popular sleep training methods is The Ferber Method, also known as Ferberizing or graduated extinction. This method involves letting your baby cry at increasingly longer intervals until they are sleeping better and taking longer naps. Here’s everything …

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2 Year Old Sleep Regression: 5 Reasons It Happens, and 5 Tips To Cope

2 year sleep regression

You might think that having a 2-year old at home means you can finally (FINALLY) kiss the exhaustion of sleep regressions goodbye. But sadly, you’d be wrong. The truth is, there is one final sleep regression you’ll have to contend with when your child reaches around 24 months. You’ll have to tangle with the 2 year …

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Why Sleep Training Failed: 3 Reasons Your Baby or Toddler Isn’t Sleeping Well After Sleep Training

3 Reasons Sleep Training Sometimes Fails

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 …

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Taming Summer Bedtimes: 3 Tips You Need

Summer is fully upon us, readers! But while warm temps and fun outdoor activities are great, those long, lazy days of summer may be seriously messing with your baby or toddler’s inner sleep clock. Over the summer, many babies start crying at bedtime and resisting sleep even more than usual. It’s also common for toddlers …

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Night Weaning vs. Sleep Training: Which Should Come First?

Which Comes First? Night Weaning Or Sleep Training?

For many of the families we work with, night weaning and sleep training are both high priorities. After all, constant night feeds can exhaust even the strongest parents! And a baby who can’t fall asleep independently is often one who will wake too early from a nap, or wake during the night due to sleep …

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