Sleep Clocks for an early riser

    by Jill on 2/04/10 | 0 Comment(s)

    Do you have an early riser? Or a child that comes to your room way before he should be? Sleep clocks might be a good solution for you.  We had a newborn and our 2 year old son was getting up at 4:30 or 5am, ready to play. A sleep clock seemed the obvious answer, [...]

    Recall: Cribs sold at K-Mart, Sears and Wal-Mart

    by Karen on 1/19/10 | 0 Comment(s)

    I’m sorry to report that there is another recall on cribs, this time it is for cribs sold at K-Mart, Sears, and Wal-Mart between January 2005 through December 2009.  The recall is for drop-side and non-drop side cribs.  They are a strangulation hazard to babies, resulting in one tragic death and ten injuries. This recall [...]

    What to do when your toddler drops her nap

    by Karen on 12/29/09 | 0 Comment(s)

    All parents love nap time. It is essential for kids and for us. So, what do you do when your toddler decides to drop his one and only nap? It happens for kids aged anywhere from 2.5 years old and up. Our 3.5 year old just dropped his and my sister’s 4 year old just [...]

    Sleep- What it is all about

    by Karen on 11/15/09 | 1 Comment(s)

    Soho Parenting has a solid reputation for helping parents with sleep issues. They have been around for a long time and they have some great advice for us parents!
    Sleep- by Soho Parenting
    It seems when it comes to babies and sleep the discussion is as heated as the Democrats vs. the Republicans.  Your baby’s sleep should [...]

    When Can A Baby Sleep Though the Night?

    by Karen on 10/05/09 | 0 Comment(s)

    Dr. Gilgoff, our blog pediatrician, tackles the “sleep issue” for us: when is it okay to sleep train? Should we sleep train? If so, what are the best methods? We sleep trained Birch at 10 months and Willow at 9 months. I still feel badly that we ended up having to put Willow through [...]

    How much sleep at night and how many naps?

    by Karen on 4/20/09 | 2 Comment(s)

    Here I am again. Up late and exhausted. I put Birch to bed hours ago, but that doesn’t mean he is asleep. Ever since he started school he sings and talks to himself for two hours until he finally falls asleep. At times, Papa Tree and I crack up as we listen to him in [...]

    Nightlights Can Be A Danger

    by Karen on 4/16/09 | 2 Comment(s)

    I read this post on one of my neighborhood forums- and, I asked the writer, if I could share her story. I think it is so important that we all hear it. Thanks “anonymous” (since she preferred to remain so).
    “At the risk of exposing my husband and myself as less than the rocket-scientists we are [...]