If you have a toddler or preschooler in your home, you likely have researched the topic of discipline and consequences before. Whether you are looking for age-appropriate techniques or ways to reign in a totally out of control child, it is generally agreed upon that...
If you’re on the fence about teaching your baby how to sleep, you’re in the same boat as most parents who are considering sleep training. As a Fort Collins Sleep Coach, I see this all the time. On the one hand, you know that your family must sleep, sleep is a...
Whether you are expecting a baby, already have a young baby, or are entering the toddler and preschool years, you’ll likely feel the need to buy necessary and optional products over the first few years. From swaddles to bottles, sleep sacks, and toddler clocks –...
Hi, I'm Becky! I specialize in sleep training in Fort Collins and I'm here to help you determine if now is the time to teach your child to sleep better. There are two things I can pretty much guarantee you when it comes to teaching your baby to sleep independently and...
As we take on the new role of parent, we quickly learn that this new little human depends upon us 24/7, for 100% of their care. A large part of baby’s care is meeting the feeding and nutritional needs of baby, so they are growing and developing normally. ...
As a baby sleep consultant, I hear the term “regression” used often when sleepy parents start to experience sleep challenges with their baby.
If you are facing quarantine or a “shelter in place” order in your community, chances are you are struggling on some level. Suddenly families have been thrown into a way of life so far from our reality, that we are grasping to any shred of positivity we can muster up. Fear is high, morale is low, anxiety is high, and feelings of losing control are deeply felt.
"Falling Back" With Your Baby from your Colorado Sleep Coach If you're like me, I am not a fan of the early darkness fall brings us. To be honest, I am not a fan of the cold either, or the snow (don't judge me). I'm a Colorado native and I just have never loved it!...
Have you ever gotten your child up in the morning, to suddenly notice they look bigger? Taller? It’s hard to fathom such a big change overnight. Growth hormone is mainly secreted during deep sleep, which children can spend up to 50% of their time in. Consequently,...
As a baby, toddler, and newborn sleep consultant, my usual topic at hand is sleep training, of course. I’m going off the rails a little bit here and offering my advice on being a consignor at a children’s consignment sale and my tips and tricks to making a lot of...