Most of us have experienced trying to talk to a child and receiving either no response at all or a one-word answer. Honestly, once our kids hit adolescence it can be hard to pry a conversation out of them at all. When we ask how their day went, they often just say the dreaded, “fine.” When we asked what they … Read More
How To Not Feel Guilty For Sleep Training Your Baby
Guilt for sleep training can be difficult to deal with. In today’s video chat I talk about how not to feel guilty for sleep training. Click the video below to watch. And, if you are interested in getting your child sleeping 11+ hours through the night, you may want to check out The Sleep Sense Program. Learn more here.
Do Time-Outs Hurt Kids?
There was a recent article in TIME talking about the so-called “dangers” of time-outs and how they can harm your child’s sense of well-being. It claimed that time-outs were punishment and should not be used to discipline your children. This is funny to me (ha ha) because when you look up the definition of discipline, this is what you find: … Read More
How To Save Almost $1,000 This Year By Potty Training
Most parents are pretty anxious to get on with potty training after a couple of years of hauling around an overstuffed bag of diapers and wipes everywhere they go. And changing diapers is no picnic either, especially once your child gets older. But just in case you need some extra incentive to start potty training your child sooner rather than … Read More
Why You Shouldn’t Say “My Child Won’t…”
Today’s post is about a phrase moms sometimes say, and a better alternative. Click the video below to watch.
Doing The Hard Thing
Sometimes being a good parent means doing the “hard thing.” It means not giving your 1st grader the answer to a math problem she can’t answer… even though she’s crying about how she can’t do it herself. It means following through on your threat to leave the birthday party if your toddler hits another child… even though he’s crying about … Read More
Should you ever bribe your child to eat?
Short answer? No! Bribing kids to eat will only create more problems in the long run. I have met many, many parents who don’t see the harm in coaxing their kids to eat foods they don’t like by offering treats and saying things like, “One more bite of meatloaf and you can have the ice cream sandwich!” It seems like … Read More
How To Sleep Train When Tired
In today’s video Q&A, I talk about sleep training when you are tired and how to do it. Click below to watch. And, if you are interested in getting your child sleeping 11+ hours through the night, you may want to check out The Sleep Sense Program. Learn more here.
Are You Making This Baby Sleep Mistake?
I’ve talked a lot about the importance of keeping your baby’s bedroom dark at nighttime and for naps, and for good reason; light can trigger powerful responses in your brain that tell your body it’s time to be awake. Light from electronics like laptops and TV can disrupt our melatonin production, which makes it harder to sleep as well. This … Read More
Get Your Toddler To Stop Hitting
Toddlers are a force of nature. They have seemingly endless energy, and for some parents it can feel like their little darlings are spending every living moment thinking up new ways to argue and assert themselves. Tantrums, defiance, hitting, biting, whining…name an annoying behavior and your toddler is probably doing it! As a general rule, toddlers are trying to establish … Read More