Episode 125 - Overcoming Chronic Overwhelm
I've been a mother for a little over 18 years now, and although I wouldn't trade those years for anything, there's no question that raising...
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A weekly podcast offering expert advice on a variety of parenting issues, focusing primarily on helping babies and toddlers who are having trouble sleeping through the night.
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Episode 124 - Mom Life and Mental Health
It's no secret that new mothers can go through some pretty brutal emotional ups and downs after giving birth. But that doesn't necessarily m...
Episode 123 - Parents Who Lead
These last couple of months have been trying ones for most people I know, but nobody more so than parents. The sudden demand for us to step...
Episode 122 - Meeting of the Mompreneurs
I've always been a very family-oriented woman. I know I'm hardly alone in this position, but my husband and kids are the center of my univer...
Episode 121 - Quarantine Survival Guide
The last month or two have seen some unprecedented changes in our daily lives, due in large part to the stay-at-home directive imposed on a...
Episode 120 - Necessity is the Mother of Invention
When I originally created the Sleep Sense Program 14 years ago, I didn't intend to make a business out of it. It was just my personal soluti...
Episode 119 - Postpartum Depression
All of the sharing we do on social media has made this a bit of a strange time to be a new mother. On the one hand, we're undoubtedly seeing...
Episode 118 - Childhood Sleep Challenges
After all my years as a pediatric sleep expert, you might think I'd get a little fatigued talking about the subject, but the truth is, there...
Episode 117 - Dealing with Burnout
Stress is a part of life, there's no getting around it. No matter our age, gender, or responsibilities, we all feel the pressures of day to...
Episode 116 - Breastfeeding and Sleep Training
There's a common misconception among mothers, both old and new, that breastfeeding and sleeping well are mutually exclusive. You can sleep w...
Episode 115 - How to Raise a Boy
As the mother of two teenage boys, I have to admit that, on occasion, I find it hard to connect with them. I find myself walking a fine line...
Episode 114 - Not The Mama!
How many two-parent families out there can relate to this scenario? Your little one, who both of you spend plenty of time with and love unco...
Episode 113 - The Importance of Choices
I'm certainly not a "free-range" parent. I'm just too much of a worrier to let my kids run around unsupervised. But on the other hand, I do...
Episode 112 - How to Deal With Lying
Let's be honest here. (Ha!) Unless you're an exceptionally lucky parent, your child is going to tell the occasional fib. As a parent, you'll...
Episode 111 - What's the Cure for Whining?
I recently asked my Facebook friends what parenting challenges they needed some help with, and when it came to the parents of toddlers, the...
Episode 110 - How Lack of Sleep Affects Your Marriage
People tend to make light of the sleepless nights that new parents experience when they have a new baby. We all go through it, and so we ten...
Episode 109 - Six Reasons Your Kids Need Sleep
It's not like we don't know that our kids need a lot of sleep. Every parent in the world realizes that babies sleep a lot more than adults,...
Episode 108 - How Much Awake Time Can Baby Handle
Most of the parents I've worked with over the years fall into a very common trap when it comes to their baby's sleep, and it's because it's...
Episode 107 - How to Take a Nap as an Adult
Taking daytime naps is something we usually associate with babies and toddlers, and for good reason. Young kids need a lot of sleep and tend...
Episode 106 - Surviving a Hotel Stay With Your Baby
I know a lot of parents who avoid this problem by simply not traveling, but that's not always an option, and it's certainly not a good solut...