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Apr 29, 2014

Common Sleep Disruptors: Illness, GI Issues, Medication, Teething

Be sure to talk to your child’s doctor about any medical, physical or teething concerns; this blog is not intended to be medical advice. Illness, medication and teething can make it very hard for you to know what your expectations should (or shouldn’t) be of your child. And, because sleep is so important to immune function and healing, it’s important your baby stay rested, especially during times of illness. We work with many parents who think their baby has a really terribl

Call in the Cavalry! The Grandma Sleep Intervention

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Apr 23, 2014

Call in the Cavalry! The Grandma Sleep Intervention

We don’t promote any single type of sleep intervention, because we really don’t believe that there is a one-size-fits-all strategy that will work for all families. We also don’t write out step-by-step strategies in blog posts, because there are so many factors that will determine how to modify a strategy to ensure success for a given family. All that said, the “Grandma Sleep Intervention” is one that will work for many families and suits a variety of parenting styles. If you

Naps or Nights? Which Should You Work on First?

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Apr 15, 2014

Naps or Nights? Which Should You Work on First?

Many parents aren’t sure where to begin when it comes to starting to work on sleep. What if you just want your baby to learn to sleep without the pacifier? What if you are working on transitioning out of the swaddle or Magic Merlin Sleep Suit? What if you want to teach your child to sleep in the crib? What if you want to begin some sort of sleep training? As usual, every book seems to have a different suggestion about what to do. So, what works best? Nights? Naps? Both? Do a

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