I Finally Have More Time Because of This One Miraculous Change
We had heard rumors about it,whispered behind closed doors and with a tone of skeptical reverence.Some said it was as common as water,others said it was rarer than a sighting of the Loch Ness… monster.Like the myth of the courtier,we had held out hope that we would be among the few lucky ones,that it would happen for us.The Shift.That mythical,magical shifting of bedtime to earlier in the night,facilitated by the end of nap time,or the beginning of kindergarten,or the blessed…>> Read MoreThe Softer Side of Sleep Training
I've been blessed with good sleepers.All three of my babies were excellent sleepers as newborns,giving me nice long stretches of sleep.I'm lucky,I know.But don't hate me just yet…… because after all of my bragging,karma reared its ugly head and bit me,hard.My daughter,who had been sleeping 10-12 hours a night,hit a regression at 5-6 months.I'm still not sure what happened.I used to be able to place her in the crib and she'd fall asleep on her own,…>> Read MoreAsk a Sleep Coach: My 6-Month-Old Screams at Night
Anyone with kids knows that getting them to sleep is no easy feat.Luckily,there are people who specialize in these things,like Israeli sleep coach Batya Sherizen.Below she takes on a question… from 苹果beplayKveller contributing editor,Jordana.Do you have a sleep question for Batya?Send them into info@苹果beplaykveller.com with the subject line "Sleep coach." My kid is 6 months old and in 95th percentile height and weight.Very happy kid.Her naps during the day are crappy to nonexistent.She maybe has 1.5 hours of napping…>> Read MoreHow My Toddler's Tedious Bedtime Ritual is Actually a Lot Like Prayer
Each night before my daughter,age 2.5,goes to sleep,she has a "special minute" with my husband,and then one with me.This started as a compromise so that we didn't both have to be… present every night for her lengthy bedtime rituals,but the special minute has evolved into a complex ritual of its own.We talk about,in this order,five things at the drugstore,five things at the zoo,five things at the doctor,five things at the Jewish Museum (the National Museum of American Jewish History,…>> Read MoreHome Delivery
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