The Sleep Sense Show

I've been a mother for a little over 18 years now, and although I wouldn't trade those years for anything, there's no question that raising kids has been a challenge. In fact, in those 18 years, I've…

It's no secret that new mothers can go through some pretty brutal emotional ups and downs after giving birth.

But that doesn't necessarily make it easier to talk about, or get rid of the stigma that …

These last couple of months have been trying ones for most people I know, but nobody more so than parents.

The sudden demand for us to step into every role for our children, from parent to teacher to…

When I originally created the Sleep Sense Program 14 years ago, I didn't intend to make a business out of it. It was just my personal solution to the problem of my first-born not sleeping.  Many ent…

All of the sharing we do on social media has made this a bit of a strange time to be a new mother.

On the one hand,  we're undoubtedly seeing more understanding and acceptance around the idea of post…

Stress is a part of life, there's no getting around it. No matter our age, gender, or responsibilities, we all feel the pressures of day to day life, and we all deal with it the best we can.

But as p…

There's a common misconception among mothers, both old and new, that breastfeeding and sleeping well are mutually exclusive. You can sleep well or you can nurse on demand, but you can't do both.

I've…

As the mother of two teenage boys, I have to admit that, on occasion, I find it hard to connect with them.

I find myself walking a fine line between wanting to show interest in their lives and respec…

How many two-parent families out there can relate to this scenario?

Your little one, who both of you spend plenty of time with and love unconditionally, has grown to a point where they can communicat…

I'm certainly not a "free-range" parent. I'm just too much of a worrier to let my kids run around unsupervised. But on the other hand, I do think that kids need some amount of authority over their ow…

Let's be honest here. (Ha!) Unless you're an exceptionally lucky parent, your child is going to tell the occasional fib.

As a parent, you'll have to decide how when and how to call them out on it, an…

I recently asked my Facebook friends what parenting challenges they needed some help with, and when it came to the parents of toddlers, the overwhelming response was one you can probably identify wit…

People tend to make light of the sleepless nights that new parents experience when they have a new baby. We all go through it, and so we tend to laugh it off once our little ones grow up and start sl…

It's not like we don't know that our kids need a lot of sleep. Every parent in the world realizes that babies sleep a lot more than adults, but when's the last time you actually thought about why?

Th…

Most of the parents I've worked with over the years fall into a very common trap when it comes to their baby's sleep, and it's because it's such a reasonable belief.

"The more tired you are, the bett…

Taking daytime naps is something we usually associate with babies and toddlers, and for good reason. Young kids need a lot of sleep and tend to get a big chunk of it during the day.

But as more peopl…

I know a lot of parents who avoid this problem by simply not traveling, but that's not always an option, and it's certainly not a good solution for those of us who love to travel.

Staying in a hotel …