Your Holiday Handbook – Keeping Sleep on Track
So, we can tick Halloween and the time change off our checklist. Good work! And now, it’s time to add the craziness of the holidays: It’s exhausting just listing those things! Here are my top recommendations to THRIVE during the holidays and make sure that your family is still getting a good night’s rest: Write […]
ABA Therapy and Sleep
For any child with special needs, getting the treatments needed for development and health is crucial. In order for them to have the best opportunities to thrive, parents like you are determined to get their child the services that they so desperately need. One common therapy many kids with autism receive is ABA, or Applied […]
5 Tips to Improving Your Child’s Behavior
To be successful in teaching toddlers and kids how to sleep properly, it is important to create boundaries and reward good behavior when it comes to sleep. As kids get older, they become experts in making deals and toeing the line. It’s parents’ job to make sure that they are consistent with their expectations and […]
How much sleep do new parents lose?
An article this month in The London Economic reveals that new parents lose the equivalent of up to three months of sleep during the first year of their baby’s life (about 2 hours nightly, on average). The surprising results of the study showed that oftentimes, dads are losing just as much sleep, if not more than […]
Sleep Help: The best gift for your partner
“My kid’s not sleeping, and my wife is going crazy.” – Dads of sleep deprived kids everywhere Each week, I get several calls from families wanting to know more about sleep training their child with special needs, and how I can best help their family. And, more and more often it’s dads seeking help for […]
Questions You Have About Your Child’s Sleep…But Are Afraid to Ask
Having worked with parents over the last ten years, I have gotten a lot of great questions about childhood development, health, and of course sleep. However, you can’t help but feel that sometimes parents hold back and aren’t willing to ask certain questions. They may fear judgement, or the answer itself! Here are the three […]
Sleep Training as a Team
Any time I work with a family, it is vital for me to know one thing — will both parents help with sleep training their child? When you are doing something as important as teaching your child with special needs to sleep through the night, parents have to work as a team. Working closely with […]
8 Foods that can Help Your Child (and you) Sleep Better
The foods we eat can impact our energy levels, health, and the quality of our sleep, too. If your child with special needs has difficulty sleeping at night, add some of these foods: Almonds: This healthy nut is a great source of magnesium, a nutrient that is important for good quality sleep. Lettuce: This healthy, […]
