Our guest on the podcast today is Jennifer Barnard of Baby Begin. She has been a pediatric occupational therapist for over 20 years. She is an expert on treating torticollis (tight neck) and correcting flat heads in babies without the need for helmets and trains other therapists all over the world to do the same. This is a really big deal, especially as a mom of a child who had to wear a helmet - I would have given anything to have known about the preventative and early treatment options Jennifer talks about in this episode. It would have saved us going through such a difficult ordeal with our ..read more

Do you have a climber? A toddler who just will NOT stay in their crib at night? Then today’s episode is for you! In this episode we discuss solutions to prevent climbing, parenting strategies you can implement during the day and at bedtime, and what to do if none of the strategies are working. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Episode Show Notes Free Newborn Guide: Getting Started with Newborn Sleep Free Schedule Generator The Goodnight House Website The Goodnight House Instagram 1:1 Personalized Sleep Packages for babies and children over 4 months old The Newborn Sleep Course + Support Options Reco ..read more

One of the most common fears parents have about sleep training is that sleep training will harm their child emotionally, mentally, or physically (or damage their attachment or bond). This episode is intended to encourage parents by providing some of the relevant evidence based research that has been done on sleep training and point you towards resources as you work through whether sleep training is right for you and your family.  READ THE POST HERE Where did the Anti-Sleep Training movement come from? Will the stress or rise in cortisol caused by sleep training harm my child’s developmen ..read more

Did you know that the steps you take in your child’s nap and bedtime routine sends a signal to their brain that it’s time for sleep?⁣ Each step becomes a cue that tells your child it’s almost time to go to sleep. Having a consistent sleep routine that you do before every single sleep is a very small, but very important part of your child’s sleep puzzle. When we begin working with families, one of the very first things we do is help them come up with a sleep routine that they commit to doing before every single nap and bedtime. Now, we know that bedtime can be one of the most stressful things f ..read more

Every week we get tons of questions that go something like this: “How do I solve my 8 month old’s night wakings?” “How do I help my 14 month old stop waking for comfort feeds during the night?” “How do I help my toddler or preschooler sleep without needing me to sleep in their room with them?” All of these questions essentially ask the same thing: how do I solve my child’s night wakings? Which is EXACTLY what we help parents with here at the Goodnight House. However, the answer to that question is a little bigger than what we can answer in a simple Instagram story slide. Today on the podcast ..read more

On today’s episode we are really excited to have a guest on the show! Mallory Millet is a Speech Pathologist who specializes in pediatric feeding disorders. Her focuses include infant reflux, infant oral development and bottle feeding. Through her professional work, and with the lack of support during her own babies’ feeding journeys, she created, The Feeding Mom. It is here that she provides in- person and virtual support to empower parents through their feeding journeys locally and around the world. Her philosophy is: every parent deserves to love feeding their baby. We created this episode ..read more

Our family recently had a stomach bug that was truly one of the worst stomach bugs I have ever seen (and I’m a pediatric nurse). My kids were sick for 6 straight days and it was such a tiring week. We wanted to take today’s episode to share some tips for handling sleep while your child is sick. EPISODE SHOW NOTES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Free Newborn Guide: Getting Started with Newborn Sleep Free Schedule Generator The Goodnight House Website The Goodnight House Instagram 1:1 Personalized Sleep Packages for babies and children over 4 months old The Newborn Sleep Course + Support Options Rec ..read more

Have you ever wondered if it’s too late to sleep train your child? Are they too old? On today’s episode, we are answering this question and sharing some encouragement! EPISODE SHOW NOTES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Free Newborn Guide: Getting Started with Newborn Sleep Free Schedule Generator Free Newborn Guide: Getting Started with Newborn Sleep The Goodnight House Website The Goodnight House Instagram 1:1 Personalized Sleep Packages for babies and children over 4 months old The Newborn Sleep Course + Support Options Record a question for the podcast ..read more

I don’t know about you, but this happens to us all the time: We get in the car and no matter how long or short the drive is, one of my kids falls asleep for the last ten minutes of the drive. Now, if you’re a parent, you know how this ends up ruining their regular nap, because somehow that TEN minute cat nap was enough to make them feel rested enough to not fall asleep when you get home and try to lay them down. ⁣⁣Maybe you’ve tried to sing and dance and roll the window down to keep them awake (only to probably fail) or maybe you’ve tried to sneak them into the house and transfer them to their ..read more

We work with a lot of tired tired parents, and we know how incredibly hard it is to wear all of the hats you wear and show up when you are so sleep deprived. One of the first questions we get asked and one of the main things we talk about during our discovery calls with potential clients is: how long will my child cry during sleep training? It’s the thing that causes the most anxiety when it comes to sleep training. This episode goes over everything you can expect with crying when you sleep train your child. Episode Show Notes MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Blog Post: What is Sleep Training? Fr ..read more