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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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
There's a common misconception among mothers, both old and new, that breastfeeding and sleeping well are mutually exclusive. You can sleep w...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I recently asked my Facebook friends what parenting challenges they needed some help with, and when it came to the parents of toddlers, the...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
If you're raising kids with a partner, it's a pretty safe bet that there's going to be the occasional argument between the two of you, and s...
It's a very rare child who's willing to eat anything you put in front of them. Most kids crave sweets and white carbs, and occasionally prot...
Every mother knows that raising kids is a full time job. Not "full time" in the business sense of 9-5, Monday to Friday, but full time in th...
As many of you will probably know if you've listened to my podcast before, my first child started off as a terrible sleeper. And like any pa...
Audrey Hepburn once said, "The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters." That's great advice, but it's...
As much as kids look forward to summer vacation, I have a feeling that parents look forward to school starting again even more. (Even though...
As parents, the idea that our kids don't like to be apart from us is not just understandable, the feeling is full-on mutual. The bond betwee...
When your baby cries in the night, it usually means they want something in order to help them get back to sleep. Whether it's because they'r...
Sooner or later, your toddler is going to outgrow their crib, and while the switch to a big-kid bed is an exciting milestone, it usually bri...
Starting your baby on solid foods is a fun and exciting milestone, and one you should definitely have your camera ready for! But like everyt...
I think we can all agree that no sound on this earth is more distressing to a parent than that of their crying baby. And in their early year...
As parents, we all strive to do the best we can when it comes to raising our kids. But actions taken with the best intentions can have negat...
I can't tell you how many times I've spoken with parents who were desperate to get their child sleeping through the night, but when it came...
There's a commonly held belief among the devotees of attachment parenting that sleep training isn't compatible with their parenting style. T...
Tell me if this sounds familiar... You've put baby to bed, they seem to be sleeping peacefully, but when you open the door a crack to check...
Ben Franklin once said that the only guarantees in life were death and taxes. I think that must have been before he had kids, because he for...
A lot of people new mothers (and old mothers alike) think that breastfeeding and sleeping through the night are mutually exclusive. For all...
Don't you just love that blissful moment in the late morning or early afternoon when you put your baby down for their nap? Watching them dri...
Toddlers are very curious creatures, as I'm sure anyone who has one already knows, and they are constantly testing to see where the boundari...
I'm super excited today to have Dr. Keira Barr on the show to tell us all about the role sleep plays in the health and well-being of our ski...
I just want to start off here by saying that The Sleep Sense Program is not what is considered a "cry-it-out" approach. But having said that...
Today, I'm going to try something a little different. I'm going to leave the kids out of the show altogether and focus specifically on you....
After conquering their baby's persistent night wakings, many parents take a "Hey, that's good enough" approach if their little one insists o...
"There are two things life doesn't prepare you for. Twins." There's no question that twins present a unique challenge to sleep training. Do...
How many times have you finished up your little one's bedtime routine, kissed them goodnight, tucked them in, turned out the light, only to...
"The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams." So said Oprah Winfrey, one of my biggest inspirations when I d...
If you have kids and a sense of humor, chances are you're already a big fan of my guest today. Jill Smokler is the creator of the "Scary Mom...
Every parent I know has relied on the magic soothing abilities of a pacifier at one time or another, and for good reason. There's no arguing...
According to a 2013 analysis by the NHIS, nearly 10% of children aged 4-17 will be diagnosed with ADHD at some point in their lives. The tra...
Some parents love the experience of sleeping next to their baby, whereas others end up doing it out of necessity, enduring the inevitable fi...