10 Baby Sleep Myths Parents Should Stop Believing
Most of us swear we’ll parent differently than our own parents did. Then the baby arrives, the nights get long, and we find ourselves repeating the same advice our mother (or mother-in-law 😉) gave us. That’s normal, especially as a first-time parent. But...
Co-Regulation and Baby Sleep: How Your Calm Helps Your Baby
Have you ever walked into your baby’s room feeling tense, only to find that your baby suddenly seems more unsettled too? Babies don’t have a mysterious sixth sense. But they are highly tuned in to the people caring for them: your voice, your breathing,...
Raising a baby abroad: why sleep feels harder without a village
Raising a baby abroad without family support can make an ordinary sleep challenge feel much bigger. When there is no grandparent nearby to hold the baby, prepare lunch or take an early-morning shift, every difficult nap and night waking lands on the same one or two...
Apparently, sleep runs in the family
A new study of more than 100,000 parent-child pairs suggests that our children’s sleep and our own may be more connected than we thought. I came across a new sleep study recently and immediately thought: parents from my circle need to hear about this. Because we talk...
Pack less, sleep better
Holiday expectations vs. reality You’ve been waiting for this holiday for months. The flights are booked. The hotel looks perfect. The suitcases are (almost) packed. Your child has already asked, “How many more nights until we go?” at least twenty...
The hidden cost of parental sleep deprivation
It’s 2am, and you’re standing in the kitchen with a bottle of milk in your hand, your brain wrapped in a kind of fog that makes everything confusing. You tell yourself it’s temporary, that you’ll catch up on sleep eventually, and most parents...
Skin-Sleep Connection
The sleep–skin connection Many parents look first at routines & rituals when their baby wakes often at night. They adjust bedtime.They change nap timing.They space-out feeds.They introduce white noise. They basically try everything to support their baby’s sleep...
