Posts by Amanda Bender
How to Get Your Child to Sleep in Their Own Bed
If you’ve made it here, it’s likely you are ready to learn how to get your toddler to sleep in their own bed as smoothly and protest-free as possible. Up until now you may have been room sharing or co-sleeping, and that’s been working for your family! But you may be contemplating a change, or…
Read More6 Steps: How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Without a Bottle
You’ve found this blog post because more than likely you are ready for a change! Maybe you are ready to drop feeds in the middle of the night. Maybe you are ready to remove bottles at bedtime. Maybe you are ready to ditch bottles all together. No matter your reason, let’s learn how to get…
Read MoreMy Toddler Won’t Go to Bed and I’m Losing My Mind: Resolving Bedtime Battles
If you’re here, it’s likely you are feeling burnt out by bedtime tantrums or resistance from your toddler who won’t go to bed no matter what you do. Maybe he throws a tantrum right as you’re trying to get him into his room. Or maybe you’re exhausted by the game playing and attention seeking behavior…
Read MoreNewborn Sleep 101: Surviving Baby’s Witching Hour
You know the drill. The clock strikes 5pm and everyone (and everything) in your house is out of sorts. Dinner needs to be cooked, your toddler is upset that iPad time is done for the day, and your newborn WON’T STOP CRYING. Since you may be Googling with a crying baby in your arms, let’s…
Read MoreBaby Waking Up Too Early? Let’s Get to the Bottom of It
We get it, your baby is waking up too early and you’re sick and tired of being so dang tired. The lack of sleep is starting to wear on you, and you’re worried your baby isn’t getting the rest he or she needs either. Some of you will have tried everything: changing schedules, moving bedtime,…
Read MoreThe Truth About Sleep Training for Naps
Naps are often the most complicated part of sleep for our children. You are not alone if you are a parent or caregiver struggling to sort out your little one’s naps. Many parents come to us looking for solutions for sleep training for naps, and we’re here to help! The Most Common Questions We Get…
Read MoreHelp, My Baby Won’t Nap: 4 Simple Steps to Help Your Baby Stop Fighting Sleep and Start Napping
Overview What You Need to Know About Day Sleep Your Baby’s Daytime Sleep Needs Primary Reasons Your Baby Won’t Nap The Ideal Nap Environment Managing Overtiredness Following Wake Windows The Skill of Sleep Independence My Baby Won’t Nap, What Can I Do? You know the drill…You just spent 45 minutes bouncing, rocking, and shushing your…
Read More9 month Sleep Regression – Help, My Little One Now Struggles to Sleep
If you’re reading this blog post, you are likely struggling with your little one’s sleep, and you suspect it may be the infamous 9 month sleep regression. Whether it be tricky naps or nights, sleep is complex! Just as you think you’ve figured it all out, nope! Something changes, and you feel like you’re back…
Read More2 Year Sleep Regression – Help, My Toddler Won’t Sleep
If you’re reading this blog post, you are likely struggling with your little one’s sleep, and you suspect it may be the infamous 2 year sleep regression. Whether it be refusing to nap or restless nights, sleep is complex! Just as you think you’ve figured it all out, nope! Something changes, and you feel like…
Read More15 Month Sleep Regression – Help Is On the Way
If you’re reading this blog post, you are likely struggling with your little one’s sleep, and you suspect it may be the infamous 15 month sleep regression. Whether it be tricky naps or nights, sleep is complex! Just as you think you’ve figured it all out, nope! Something changes, and you feel like you’re back…
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