Sleep Coach, Sarah Branion, lists her favorite tools and items that make the Best Gifts for New Parents. This list is sure to please, and is full of the most needed and most practical items on anyone’s list. Some gifts will even be the best thing they didn’t even know they needed, trust me!

 Today, I’d like to show you how you can double swaddle a baby.  When would you use a double swaddle (or “super swaddle”) - - when your newborn or infant is breaking through a standard single swaddle or when your baby’s arms are coming up and out of their sleep sacks...

Is your baby extra gassy, fussy or colicky? What can you do about it? I get this question a LOT as it interferes with a baby's ability to settle into night sleep and naps. Besides consulting with your pediatrician about your baby's unique health concerns, here are...

I review and summarize Dr. Marc Weissbluth’s book “Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child” in a one page format. Sleep deprived parents have been recommended this 457 page book for years and I do not think it is a good resource for families navigating sleep for the young baby or toddler.

Recently, KARE 11, requested an interview with me about how COVID 19 is affecting families with small kids in regards to sleep.  Check out the 3 minute interview below. There are two main takeaways you can start today. As always, let me know if you have any questions...

This is the last installment of the 6-part series of Sleep Deprivation & Anxiety Series. Together with Boulder, Colorado based therapist Gen Morley, I discuss how we can best support friends, sisters, or our spouse through sleep deprivation and anxiety.

When I was a new mom, planning for my baby's room was a big deal.  It was fun and anticipatory.  It allowed me to get excited for the baby's arrival AND connect with my other mom friends to ask their advice.  However, one thing fell really short for me when I was...

When my eldest, who we call "littles" was about 18 months old, she contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease and that left us home-bound for a few weeks.  It was a cold and rainy time of year and I remember thinking "what in the WORLD can we do to stay busy?" I spent...

“When we have less anxiety, when we have less depression, when we are more integrated in all the parts of our experience…we have better relationships and we’re all more together and we’re less isolated and the world is just better when we’re together.” – Gen...

Every time the clock changes for the start or end of Day Light Saving Time ( I have a separate blog for end of DLS), parents collectively groan.  But, I'm here to tell you it COULD BE A GOOD THING.  Here are three ways to handle the onset of DLS. Celebrate!!! because...