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8 Ways to Encourage Better Baby & Toddler Sleep – Without Sleep Training

Posted on September 5, 2017 by SarahOckwell-Smith

Sleep training tends to punish babies and toddlers for problems that don’t belong to them. They are left to cry, put down while they still need a hug, denied milk when they are hungry and ignored when they most need comfort. I don’t actually believe any parent wants this for their children, yet their exhaustion leaves them with no other choice. Or so they think. There are in fact, many ways to gently improve infant sleep that don’t involve any sleep training at all. Here are eight of them: Continue reading →

An Important Letter to All Parents-To-Be

Posted on February 8, 2016 by SarahOckwell-Smith

There is one thing you may not have thought about though. I know this because I’ve worked with thousands of parents like you. I was you once. Please take my advice and spend some time in your pregnancy to read up on the norms of infant sleep. Continue reading →

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Toddlers all Sleep Through the Night – Don’t They?

Posted on February 3, 2016 by SarahOckwell-Smith

Parents expect their small babies to wake at night frequently. Night feeds are accepted as the norm for at least the first three months (and beyond) by most sources. Something changes after six months though, we expect babies to start … Continue reading →

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One simple way to improve your baby or child’s sleep today!

Posted on March 19, 2015 by SarahOckwell-Smith

Did you know that millions of parents around the world are making one very simple, but huge, mistake that is potentially inhibiting their child’s sleep (no matter their age) and contributing to difficult bedtimes and frequent night waking. This mistake … Continue reading →