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...
I’ve previously mentioned that driving when sleep deprived is like driving drunk, but are sleep-deprived mothers at higher risk of road crashes? Let’s look at what a recent Australian study (1) found when they looked at driving behaviour in mothers with infants who...
5 reasons your sleep training efforts failed As parents we all know that sleep is beneficial, if not vital, for the wellbeing of our children. And when it’s not going well, it’s tempting to start sleep training your baby yourself. Because, well, how hard can it be!?...
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...
Wondering if Magnesium will help your child sleep? If you’ve done a bit of research on improving sleep, you may have heard that magnesium can help. And you may be wondering if magnesium will help YOUR child sleep. We all want a quick fix in life– so let’s investigate...