by Kim Corley | Jan 4, 2024 | Anxiety, Bedtime, parenting, Routines, School children, sleep training, Toddlers
Bedtime anxiety is something I come across frequently in my role. Whether it be due to past trauma (like the Christchurch earthquakes), fears due to imagination kicking in, or simply freaking out from not having a good strategy to fall asleep. There are ways to help...
by Kim Corley | Sep 21, 2023 | baby sleep, Being a Mum, light and dark, parenting, Sleep Consultant, sleep training
Why I recommend working on sleep early When you think of baby sleep, what comes to mind? Is it smiling down at a sleeping baby who is slumbering away peacefully and getting the rest they need? Or does it bring up scenes of pacing the hall with a crying baby, or going...
by Kim Corley | Sep 17, 2022 | Being a Mum, parenting, School children, Toddlers
Three reasons your child tests you If you are a parent, you will be tested at some point. Here are three reasons your child tests you and what you can do about it. This testing we’re talking about often starts in early toddlerhood and it can be a bit of a shock...
by Kim Corley | Sep 3, 2022 | baby sleep, Fathers, parenting
Dads need sleep too For the month of September 2022 we want everyone to acknowledge that “Dads need sleep too”. Sleep is for EVERYONE. And this Spring you get a chance to sort it (sleep that is, but once sleep falls into place most other things do too). We...
by Kim Corley | Aug 18, 2022 | Adults, baby sleep, light and dark, School children, Toddlers
Learn how light and dark affect sleep Once you learn how light and dark affect sleep, it’s much easier to use these tools for all sorts of things. Working WITH your child’s body (instead of against it) can help you navigate sleep in the summer, adjust for daylight...