You’ve got the toddler bed set up, the room looks Pinterest-worthy, and you’re thinking, finally, my toddler’s bedtime is about to get easier. But instead of celebrating this big-kid milestone, you’re getting tears, bedtime battles, and surprise 2 AM visits from your now crib-free escape artist. The toddler bed transition is a huge shift for your little one. Don’t panic. I’m going to walk you through exactly how to make this transition smooth, gentle, and less stressful f

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Let's uncover what’s really behind your toddler’s fear of sleeping alone and, more importantly, how to help them overcome it.

Chaos, pandemonium, a literal circus… this is how most moms describe bedtime. But if you’re anything like me, you want your evenings to...

Let me teach you a step-by-step method to survive the time change with everyone’s sleep intact.

A simple tool you can use to break through the tension and move your toddler’s bedtime along quickly - laughter!

Have you ever met another mom whose kids go to bed early and never wake up, leaving you wondering “How the hell is she doing that?” To...

There’s a good chance that you’ve recently dealt with one of these two big sleep killers: illness or travel. You know you’re in for a...

Kids waking up at 5 am is one of the most frustrating sleep challenges. On one hand, the kid has been asleep for a while, so the parent...

It feels like we were just here, trying to figure out this whole time change thing, right? But here we are again! The time is changing on...

Parents are always asking me the wrong questions about their toddler sleep training problems. And if you’re asking the wrong questions,...

Sleep training is not for the faint of heart. Let’s explore 5 ways you’re unintentionally making bedtime worse and the solutions that will h

Families reach out to me every day about kids who are on the autism spectrum or have a sensory processing disorder. While my REST Method™ wo

The all-too-familiar scene… You’re stuck in your kiddo’s dark room at bedtime, quietly waiting for them to fall asleep. Once they finally...

It’s the holidays! The time of year when you’re so looking forward to having your family of four shoved into the guest room at your...

On Sunday, November 5th, Daylight Savings Time ends and the clock “falls back,” shoving an extra hour into our day.

I’ve heard stories about sneaky, room-invading kids for years. Parents wake up surprised to find their kid sleeping in the bed next to them,

Most kids will experience a nightmare during childhood. As a parent, it can be tough because we don’t want our child to feel scared or distr

If you’ve got a toddler, chances are you’ve experienced parental preference before - it’s the somewhat-sweet-yet-rather-annoying sound of...