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• Depression and baby sleep: Vicious cycle? April 19, 2012
  WASHINGTON — A new study suggests that if mom is depressed, she’s more likely to wake her baby up in the middle of the night, even if the baby is fine. Experts say if that happens occasionally, it’s not a problem. But if it happens often, it can lead to developmental issues. In the study, [...]
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• Check out this article siting 3 of our Family Sleep Institute graduate certified sleep consultants recommendations!!!!! March 28, 2012
           Grappling with sleep issues on (and after) a big trip   We’ve been home from our most recent vacation for about 72 hours now, which means our little girls are suffering from what I like to call the post-trip Sleep Slog. R, the baby, is totally off her game. Predictable 40-minute naps have devolved [...]
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• Our 3 nap a day nappers March 7, 2012
  If your baby is a short napper (under an hour) for each of his naps sometimes opting out of that third nap and putting the child to bed much much earlier helps consolidate the morning and afternoon nap.
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• Becoming a Certified Child Sleep Consultant: Finding the RIGHT Certification and the Red Flags!!!!!! January 12, 2012
  Don’t be overwhelmed by all the different types of Child Sleep Consultant Certifications out there. I have put together a list of the specific requirements all Child Sleep Consultant Certification Programs should include: #1 Make sure the certification is taught by an individual who has had at least 10 years of experience in the field [...]
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• Why Won’t My Toddler Stay Asleep November 21, 2011
  Jen Simon hasn’t gotten a full night’s sleep in two years. Her son, Noah, was born three weeks premature, weighing just four pounds, and almost from the time he came home from the NICU he has woken up before dawn every morning — as early as four and rarely later than 5:30 AM. And while [...]
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• SIDS and other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths November 15, 2011
  SIDS and other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths Summary of Recommendations AAP 11/1/11 (Emphasis added) 1. Back to sleep for every sleep until 1 year of life. Side sleep is not safe. Once an infant can roll from supine (back) to prone (stomach) and prone to supine, the infant can be allowed to remain in the sleep [...]
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• How to Handle Day Light Saving this Sunday Night November 4, 2011
  “OMG! The time change is coming! What do I need to do?” This is the message that Iʼm getting on my voice mail and in emails as well as from moms and dads all across the country. Okay letʼs take a deep breath…… and remember that we go through this every year. It comes and [...]
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• Family Sleep in the Wall Street Journal September 27, 2011
  By ELIZABETH GARONE Ah, a blissful night of sleep—until a cry rips through the quiet: Waaah. Mo-ommy! Daddeee! One sleep consultant’s bedtime rule for 3-year-old Zoe: No talking to Mom or Dad, but whispering to Cat, her favorite stuffed animal, was allowed. As a sleep-deprived family of four, we were prepared to throw money at [...]
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• Literal Interpretation: from Marc Weissbluth’s Blog September 19, 2011
  By weissbluthmethod Here is a sentence that might appear in the Blog or my book. “Children begin to develop nap circadian rhythms about 3-4 months of age. The morning nap develops first and occurs around 9am.” Sometimes, sleep deprivation in parents naturally causes some mental fog and impatience so they might remember this sentence as [...]
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• A Child’s Nap Is More Complicated Than It Looks September 13, 2011
  By PERRI KLASS, M.D. Published: September 12, 2011, Views Section of the New York Times What makes a child nap? Most parents cherish toddlers’ naps as moments of respite and recharging, for parent and child alike; we are all familiar with the increased crankiness that comes when a nap is unduly delayed or evaded. But [...]
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