COLORADO SLEEP COACH Blog
Back-to-School Sleep Tips
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,...
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Consignment Sale Hacks
As a baby 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 money. Recently I posted...
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Adjusting Kids to Time Change During Travel
Changing time zones seems to be one of the trickier parts of traveling (with or without kids).
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A Baby Sleep Guide for Travel
Summer is almost here, and vacation season has officially begun. Whether you’re a beach or camping family, you don’t have to leave sleep behind as you pack your bags (or tent) and get ready to take off. What would you say if I told you that you and your kids could...
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Are You Ready to Spring Forward?
Are you ready for daylight savings time? It's that time of year where we set our clocks forward and LOSE an hour of sleep. Many consider this to be the worse of the two-time changes, due to the lost hour of sleep. In fact there is some truth to the impact this has -...
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Maintaining Your Child’s Sleep Over the Holidays
With the holidays approaching, many parents become anxious about their kiddos sleep, and how to keep them on a schedule. With oh so many celebrations, out of town guests, traveling, and pure excitement, how do parents have it ALL – sleep and a fantastic holiday...
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Are you ready to “Fall Back?”
It's that time again.... Happy November, everyone! November is my birthday month and I'm turning the BIG 30 this year so I'm taking it upon myself to celebrate all month long (insert eye roll from my hubby). This time of year is always a bit crazy for my family - we...
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Can You Breastfeed and Sleep Train?
When I was expecting my first child, I probably did more reading than I did throughout my entire academic career. I was determined to know everything there was to know about having a baby, raising a child, and everything that had anything at all to do with parenting....
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Switching from a crib to a big bed
When it comes to making the transition from a crib to a big-kid bed, there are two questions on many parent’s mind. The first is when do we make the move, and the second is how do we do it? I first want to cover the “when.” This is quite honestly one of the biggest...
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Self-Care for Moms
Self-care is something that went right out the door when I had my daughter. My life had changed instantly and suddenly it was all about a tiny person who I had just met and needed to care for 24/7. At first I got by because other people were still caring for me and...
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