Children & Sleep is about helping parents improve their child’s sleep. Expert advice and mom tips to help you cope with and handle common sleep problems in young children. 


802, 2021

Five Tips For Transitioning Your Toddler From a Crib to a Bed

By | February 8th, 2021|Category: Baby sleep, Bedtime, bedtime routine, Big-kid bed, Sleep routine, transition to a toddler bed, Transition to toddler bed, Uncategorized|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Five Tips For Transitioning Your Toddler From a Crib to a Bed

It’s time. Maybe your toddler has started climbing out of her crib in the morning. Perhaps you have another baby on the way, and you need to get the crib ready. It could be that [...]

1809, 2020

Ooly review – How it compares with other toddler clocks

By | September 18th, 2020|Category: bedtime routine, Blue light, Circadian clock, Early morning waking, Melatonin, Nightlight, Sleep aids, Sleep coaching, Sleep consultant, Sleep expert, Sleep routine, Sleep solutions, Toddler clocks, Toddler sleep|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Ooly review – How it compares with other toddler clocks

As a sleep consultant, I regularly advise the parents of my older toddler clients to invest in a sleep trainer clock and a red glow nightlight, when working to improve night wakes and early morning [...]

1908, 2020

Separation Anxiety: How do you cope?

By | August 19th, 2020|Category: Baby sleep, Separation anxiety, Sleep consultant, Sleep expert|Tags: , |Comments Off on Separation Anxiety: How do you cope?

As with many things in parenthood, separation anxiety can pop up at surprising times and in unexpected ways, and it often looks vastly different child to child. We are going to see this more and [...]

406, 2020

Why I chose to research and use Ooly this time around with my third child

By | June 4th, 2020|Category: Bedtime, Bedtime battles, bedtime routine, Early morning waking, Sleep routine, Toddler clocks, Toddler sleep, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Why I chose to research and use Ooly this time around with my third child

As a mom of twins, I valued every minute of sleep that I could get because I learned very quickly that I needed sleep for energy and patience to take on the day. They are [...]

2610, 2019

Sleep Issues in Kids Aged 1 to 5 Years Old

By | October 26th, 2019|Category: Bedtime, bedtime routine, Night wakings, night wakings, Sleep routine, Toddler sleep|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Sleep Issues in Kids Aged 1 to 5 Years Old

Is your child having trouble sleeping? Lots of young children find it difficult to settle down and fall asleep, so they often wake up during the night and wake up their parents.   A study [...]

2204, 2017

Bringing Home a New Sibling? Sleep Tips to Help Your Toddler Adjust

By | April 22nd, 2017|Category: Arrival of a new baby, Bedtime, Co-sleeping, Night wakings, Sleep regression, Sleep routine, Toddler sleep, Transition to big-kid bed, Transition to toddler bed|Tags: , , , , , |3 Comments

Is there anything more exciting than watching your family grow? Adding a new addition to the house is so thrilling, and yet, it’s also stressful. Trying to work out the logistics of who is going [...]