Five popular sleep training methods explained
To sleep or not to sleep, that’s the question – at least for babies It’s an ongoing battle for parents – experienced or new – and when paired with constant questions of ‘do they sleep through the night?’ can be maddening. It’s the last thing you need when hopping from heart-stopping love for your baby […]
2 years ago
How sleep training worked for my family (but was a disaster elsewhere)
Sleep training isn’t for everyone, and there are lots of myths and misconceptions around it, but it worked for us. In late spring 2021, my otherwise tranquil world was disrupted by the relentless challenge of sleep deprivation. Also known as ‘being a parent to a newborn’. I loved my little girl, no doubt, but as […]
3 years ago
Letting a baby ‘cry it out’ does them absolutely no harm, say scientists
No ‘negative impact’.
4 years ago
‘Irresponsible parenting’: I’m shamed for putting my child to bed at midnight
A 24-year-old mum has opened up about being shamed for her daughter’s bedtime. She revealed her little girl goes to bed at midnight because it works for their family. Mum Victoria explained to TikTok: “I never understood why parents would put their babies to bed at 7pm. That just means when they have their full […]
5 years ago
Pick up, put down – there is a new, gentle sleep training method and parents are loving it
Ah, sleep… A topic so hot for new parents that thousands upon thousands of books and blogs and articles and opinion pieces have been written about it. We all want more of it, basically, but how the heck to manage that when you have babies and young children remains an absolute enigma and something we […]
6 years ago
More and more parents are using the ‘Chair Method’ to get their babies to sleep
Are you parent to a baby who just doesn’t want to sleep through the night? We feel you. No, seriously. It can be rough AF trying to function when you can’t remember the last time you had a night of unbroken sleep. And look – there is light at the end of the tunnel, I […]
7 years ago