Why Is Sleep a Struggle Over Weekends?
By Good Night Consultant I always have a giggle over weekends because it seems like my phone is on steroids on a Saturday! My clients always phone me frantically because their children, who usually sleep so soundly during the week, struggle with their weekend sleep patterns. Contrary to what you might think, weekends are not […]
The Curse Of The Short Nap
By Good Night Consultant I honestly do not know why we always tell moms: “Sleep when your baby sleeps”. I remember when my son was little; when he eventually fell asleep, that gave me enough time to race to the toilet, and hurriedly gulp down a cup of tea! I would mission off to my […]
What To Do With Sick Children
I very often get this question from parents: What do I do if my child is ill? With the flu season approaching it’s a good idea to address this. Just think back to the last time you had a cold: Even though you felt more fatigued, and your body needed the rest, you definitely did […]
What role does Nutrition play when it comes to your child’s sleep?
By Good Night Consultant Not as much as you might be thinking. Very often, when we talk to clients their main concern is that milk, milk supply, solids or the lack thereof, are the causes of their child not sleeping. This is a natural reaction due to the kinds of information new mothers are exposed […]
The Importance of Sleep
By Good Night Consultant SLEEP YOURSELF TO SUCCESS The average person sleeps for almost a third of his/her life. Yet, in today’s society, sleep is often seen as unproductive time and everyone, from teenagers to adults, generally sleeps three hours less than people in the 1960s due to modern society’s daily demands. Sleep affects our […]
Is Your Baby a Cry Baby?
By Good Night Consultant How much crying is normal? Most, if not all parents are cry sensitive When I was a first time mom, I believed that babies only cried when they were close to dying. Hence the reason I was in a complete panic when I first took my baby home and he did […]
The Magic of Melatonin
By Good Night Consultant Is it really so easy? – Just give my child a magic pill? I wish I could create a magic formula that would make children sleep better at night. Imagine! You just sprinkle them with this magic fairy dust and they will happily travel to la-la land… Believe me, individuals (and […]
Is your white noise machine damaging your baby’s hearing?
By Good Night Consultant A new study in Pediatrics suggests that some noise machines can produce sounds so loud that they could potentially damage infants’ hearing and auditory development. If SIDS isn’t scary enough! Now we are potentially damaging our children by playing them white noise? As with all things baby, we thoroughly believe that […]
Attachement Parenting
By Good Night Consultant The Web defines attachment parenting as: An approach to raising infants that aims to promote a close relationship between the baby and its parents by methods such as feeding on demand and letting the baby sleep with its parents. 1. What do people mean when they talk about attachment parenting? Attachment […]
Get Your Child To Sleep Better: Bedtime Routine
By Good Night Consultant Would you like to know one of the most important steps parents can take in order to get their child sleeping through the night? It’s very simple, very easy… and actually pretty fun, too! It’s setting up a bedtime routine. Now, I know you might be thinking “Oh, I already know […]