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Development Similar to growth spurts, babies go through developmental spurts too. When this happens babies can be more fussy and more difficult to soothe. Babies learn 24/7, just because it’s bedtime doesn’t mean those brilliant brains turn off. During developmental leaps, babies can be up for hours at night practicing their new moves and skills. It’s easier for parents to […]
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What is the Baby-led Sleep Approach? When I support families to get more sleep without sleep training, the method I use is focused on development and attachment. What the heck does that mean? To understand how this approach differs from more traditional methods, let’s dive into two different scopes you can use to view and approach your child’s needs; behavior […]
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In our fast-paced, busy lives, it’s easy to overlook the simple things. I believe that one of the greatest gifts we can give our kids is to hold space for them in all their shapes and forms. The good, the bad and the ugly. This practice can be so simple, and simple rarely equals easy, that the process can become […]
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Figuring out if your baby is ready to drop a nap is a big stressor for a lot of parents. The most important piece of the nap puzzle is tuning into your baby – every baby is different and trying to force them onto a generic schedule will make both of you crazy. My daughter dropped her last nap when […]
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Generic sleep schedules are a great torture tool for parents! I remember when I fell for it. My daughter was about 3 months old, and I had stumbled upon an incognito sleep trainer who promised results if I just followed her schedule. It worked like a charm for the first two days, and then all hell broke loose. When it […]
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It’s easy to be consumed by the pressure to teach teach teach our kids. Their letters, numbers, how to be a good human – it’s overwhelming, and in my opinion largely unnecessary. There’s a natural order and process to all the human qualities we desperately want for our children. In the early years, play is a tremendous tool for the […]
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Our most important need as human mammals, (not just children) is attachment. This instinct to feel connected is stronger than anything else we experience. You know those super cute, and kinda confusing calendars with pictures of “unlikely animal friends”? Ya know – the tiger and the duck, the cat and the bird, the dog and the deer… these unnatural relationships […]
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Development Disruptive Parenting
There are few things as infuriating as when your child hits, bites, screams or throws things at you, or even worse, OTHERS. My daughter is a hitter and a screamer, and I personally don’t love being wacked or screamed at. Depending on how this behavior was responded to when you were a child – you may want to scream or […]
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1. They are healthy! Babies are supposed to wake at night, in fact none of us sleep through the night. Adults rouse every 90 minutes (this is a survival mechanism to make sure we aren’t bleeding or freezing to death). If all is well, adults quickly drift back to sleep. Babies are much more likely to need something when they […]
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