I am a sleep consultant, and I still have to overcome hurdles. I don't want you to think my "sleep" life is perfect, and I never hit "bumps in the road" because guess what -- I do! In fact, just last night my 9 month old woke up at 9pm screaming...I immediately looked at the video monitor. He was safe, so I let him fuss a little since his screaming went to a dull fuss. After 15 minutes of him crying, I just couldn't take it any longer....so I went upstairs, did a quick ch

Let me start by saying that traveling is not easy when you are alone, and when you have three kids it just complicates EVERYTHING. Especially if you have a child younger than 3 years old, which I do, and just cannot reason or communicate with you. Back in the day I traveled a ton with the twins, and I feel that once they hit 3 it was a lot of work to travel; however it got a lot easier because they could help and communicate with you. I wanted to share my recent experience

Did you know that food plays a role in sleep? Yes, this is true. I am not just talking eliminating caffeine and sugars before bedtime for your little one either. Although it would be wise to avoid these items if you think this could be causing some of their poor sleep habits. Believe it or not there are sleep inducing foods and foods to avoid. Sleep inducing foods are high in tryptophan. Tryptophan has a calming effect on the brain making it easier to fall asleep and st

For those of you that do not know, although I live in the Seattle area, I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In just a few short weeks we are headed east to visit my family and this will be the first time that I have had to deal with naps and times zones in a LONG TIME. My twins are now 10, so I haven't had to adjust or worry about how they will sleep. The older your child gets, the easier it is to adjust. Partially because they understand we are going from on