Baby
Is It Time to Stop Co-Sleeping?
The mom of an infant is having a super hard time with her night wakings and she needs help establishing a healthy sleep plan for her baby daughter.
Baby
Co-Sleeping Eviction
A mom needs advice on how to smoothly transition her 5 month old baby from co-sleeping to the crib and to do so with a toddler in the house.
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Sleep Training for the Struggling Parent
A mom who wants to try the Ferber Method sleep training with her six month old is concerned about her guilt.
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Update On: Sleep Training & the Struggling Parent
A couple of weeks ago we answered a letter from a mom who was nervous about the guilt she would feel about sleep training her baby who she knew needed the help. We get an update on how our advice worked out for her family.
Toddler
How to Shift a Toddler Bedtime
How do you gradually shift a toddler’s bedtime to later without disturbing the universe?
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Night Training vs. Nap Training: Which Comes First?
Parents have the go-ahead from their pediatrician to help their baby learn to fall asleep on his own. Where should they start? With nighttime or naps?
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When CIO Is Not An Option: The Tension Increaser
Amalah helps a mom identify her baby as a “tension increaser” and figure out an alternative to the Ferber Method as a sleep training option for their family.
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The Must-Have Mommy-Only Bedtime Routine
A baby who previously would fall asleep easily can now only do so in the arms of her mom and no one else. The parents are on the brink of hiring an expensive sleep trainer. Can something be done first?
Toddler
On “Scheduling” Big Milestones and Transitions
A mom turns to Amalah about tackling some big toddler transitions like potty training, weaning, and transitioning from a crib to a bed. Is there an ideal developmental time to “schedule” and plan for these milestones?
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The Great Swaddle Transition
A mom turns to Amalah looking for a plan to help transition her baby out of her swaddle.
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Low-Cry Sleep Training for Tension Increasers
A mom is exhausted because her baby has become a terrible sleeper. How does she get her baby back to sleep without rocking her for nearly an hour in the middle of the night? We have a plan for her baby that gets easily worked.
Baby
Is This a Sleep Issue or Nah?
A parent needs help diagnosing a sleep problem with her infant. Are the night wakings developmental or should she start sleep training STAT?
Toddler
Night Wakings and Early Wakings
A toddler is getting up in the middle of the night and now super duper early, too. Everyone in the house is sleep deprived. What can be done?
Toddler
The YouTube Video Sleep Crutch
A toddler now needs to watch a certain YouTube video every night in order to fall asleep. How bad is this sleep habit? How does one break it?
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When It’s Not “Just a Phase”
Hi. I’m writing in regards to this article. My granddaughter learned to scream at the top of her lungs when she was 3 months old and it hasn’t stopped since then. the parents and I have been living together since she was 2 months old….