Sleep Tips And Evidence-Based Sleep Information From A Family Nurse Practitioner

For families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), sleep issues are a common and significant concern. Research shows that 50-80% of children with autism experience some degree of difficulty with sleep. When a child with autism doesn’t sleep well, the effects go beyond just sleep and may affect the child during the day. For […]

Healthy Sleep Habits

October 11, 2024

Autism and Sleep

There’s a right way to sleep train. I am a bad parent for wanting to sleep train my child. This is the final blog post in the series of four where we’re looking at 8 common myths about sleep training. If you missed first three take a look here – first, second and third posts. There’s […]

Healthy Sleep Habits, Sleep Training, The Science of Sleep

August 9, 2024

Myths #7 And 8 About Sleep Training – Debunked

This is the 3rd of 4 blog posts where we’re looking at 8 common myths about sleep training. If you missed the first two posts, you can read them here and here. There’s a lot of misinformation and judgment about sleep training. To me, sleep training means teaching a child independent, age-appropriate sleep habits. My […]

Sleep Training, The Science of Sleep

July 26, 2024

Myths #5 And 6 About Sleep Training – Debunked

This is the 2nd of 4 blog posts where we’re looking at 8 common myths about sleep training. If you missed the first post, take a look. There’s a lot of misinformation and judgment about sleep training. To me, sleep training means teaching a child independent, age-appropriate sleep habits. My goal and priority is to […]

Healthy Sleep Habits, Sleep Training, The Science of Sleep

July 12, 2024

Myths #3 and #4 about Sleep Training – Debunked!

Today and for the next 3 blog posts we’ll take a look at 8 common myths about sleep training. There’s a lot of misinformation and judgment about sleep training. To me, sleep training means teaching a child independent, age-appropriate sleep habits. My goal and priority is to always support a family in a way that […]

Healthy Sleep Habits, Sleep Training

June 28, 2024

Myths #1 and #2 about Sleep Training – Debunked!

Have you ever wondered if your little one’s separation anxiety is affecting their sleep? If so, you’re in the right place. Today we’re going to chat about how separation anxiety affects sleep and tips to help. What is separation anxiety?  Basically, separation anxiety occurs when your little one loses sight of you and becomes nervous […]

Healthy Sleep Habits, Sleep Training

May 31, 2024

Separation Anxiety and Sleep

Snoring is often associated with adults, but it’s not uncommon for children to snore as well. While occasional snoring in children may be harmless, persistent snoring may be a cause for concern. Understanding the causes, risks, and potential solutions for snoring in children is helpful when determining our level of concern around a child’s snoring. […]

Healthy Sleep Habits, The Science of Sleep

April 26, 2024

Snoring In Children – Is It Normal?

little girl snoring

What does normal newborn sleep look like? Today we’re answering that question and taking a closer look at all things sleep and newborns.  Newborns sleep a ton! As you know, newborn sleep is often a little chaotic. A newborn will eat and sleep at all hours of the day regardless of day/night. This is a […]

Healthy Sleep Habits, Safe Sleep

March 22, 2024

What does normal newborn sleep look like?

normal newborn sleep