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5 Favorite Sleep Items I LOVE
I’ve been doing baby sleep advice for a while, and there are items that I think every family should have in their arsenal to improve your baby's sleep now! 1. The Redi Shade Blackout paper window covering The Redi Shade Blackout paper window covering. I...
The Early Bedtime
Did you know? Babies need so much more sleep than adults do, and should be going to bed much earlier than we do. I saw this article from earlier this year, and thought I share it because it follows a lot of my practices with families I work with. Sleep has so many...
Back to school
Meeting the sleep needs of our children is so challenging these days. What I can tell you is the same thing I tell the families I work with is: we can only do our best. The most accurate way to know if a child’s bedtime works for them is the ease to which they go...
Daylight Savings
Daylight Savings Time Starts on Sunday, March 10, 2019 and your clocks will move forward one hour. SO WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ANYWAY? We will lose an hour sleep as time moves forward in the middle of the night. The next day, when we wake up at our normal 7am is now 8am on...
COMPANIES BENEFIT FROM RESTED EMPLOYEES
The most productive employees are those who are well rested… According to a sleep research study published by SLEEP (click here), the US as whole loses approximately $60 billion due to lack of sleep. I had to read that number twice, too! While the study surveys...
The Six Sleep Items NOT to Put on Your Baby Registry
In the years that I have been a sleep consultant, I am asked all the time about recommendations for sleep items. I do have a list of favorites that I will post later, but even more strongly I have a list of items that I think: “I wish you didn’t waste your money on...
FEATURED!
I'm so excited to announce that Solace Pediatric Sleep Consulting was featured on Tuck.com as one of the best sleep consultants in the U.S. Tuck.com is a community devoted to improving sleep hygiene, health and wellness through the creation and dissemination of...
The Wonderful World of Naps
I have always noticed that naps in the United States are taken much less seriously (and even discouraged) than in other countries around the world. But why? Naps have been shown to have many benefits. It improve alertness, performance and even your overall mood, and...
The Holiday Sleep Hangover
Whether you travelled this winter break, had family come stay or just let the rules slip a little, the Holiday Sleep Hangover is real! Breaking the structure of the routine feels SO GOOD, until it’s over....