The following article was published on The Ollie Swaddle's website. “What time does my baby/toddler need to go to bed?”, is often one of the first questions I am asked by the parents I work with. My answer is always, “the earlier the better." ADJUSTING EXPECTATIONS FOR WORKING PARENTS. Working parents initially tend to balk at my suggestion that their child’s bedtime should be between 6pm and 8pm, or even earlier than 6pm if their child did not nap well that day. Evening is w

Mom (noun): one’s mother. Also see: laundry folder, dishwasher unloader, grocery story shopper, tear wiper, song singer, book reader, kiss and hug giver, multi-tasking queen, appointment maker…. I could make a list much longer than the one above for the many hats worn by a mom as she works her way through her family’s daily life. On May 13th, we celebrate the biggest cheerleader in each of our lives – our Mom. For me, being a mom is one of life’s greatest joys and greatest ch

This is part one in a three-part series about sleep needs and daycare. According to ChildCare Aware of America, over 2.5 million working mothers have an infant under a year old, meaning those families need some type of childcare while mom transitions back to work. Most parents have a check list a mile long when thinking about child care for their little ones: safety, cleanliness, and curriculum to name a few. What most parents haven’t considered during this transition is thei

It’s one of the most dreaded times of the year: the clocks change, time springs forward and we all lose an hour of sleep. Parents of little ones tend to feel it more acutely than those without children. A child’s internal clock simply doesn’t care about the time change! Perhaps your child recently established a healthy sleep schedule, or maybe you are still struggling to get your kiddo the sleep they need. Don’t worry, springing forward is much easier on babies and kids than

When I told people we hired someone over the internet to help sleep train my son, we got many a side eye. Most had never heard of a sleep consultant and were skeptical of what a person thousands of miles away could teach someone about getting their child to sleep. Not every baby or child requires sleep training, however, there are thousands of families not getting the sleep they so desperately need. According to a survey performed by Owlet Baby Care only 5% of parents of zero

Every parent has an idea in their head about what their experience with their newborn baby will be. But what do you do when that dream is not the reality? Where do you turn when your child won’t sleep, you can’t soothe him and you feel like a 24/7 dairy cow? A Baby Was Born and My Life Drastically Changed My son was born right on time in the summer of 2015. After two years of trying to get pregnant, an easy pregnancy and an even easier delivery, I thought I was destined to ha