Seema’s Blog
Are You Putting a Band Aid on Your Child’s sleep?
When I speak to parents, quite often they are in survival mode and doing what they can to just get their little one to sleep. If that means rocking them, feeding them, putting the pacifier back in their mouths 3 or 4 times a night, so be it. It works temporarily and...
When Can I Make Exceptions?
One of my biggest rules for parents who are sleep training is to remain consistent. Whether it’s the bedtime routine, where baby sleeps, or what the consequences are for leaving their room in the night, consistency is absolutely essential to regular nights of quality...
Eight Tips to deal with Separation Anxiety
Raising kids is a high-stakes responsibility, and in this age of social media and easy access to information about anything and everything, parents are easily overwhelmed with feelings of guilt and inadequacy. As a sleep consultant, I see this all the time from...
What if Baby Gets Sick
One of the most aggravating situations I see parents running into when they’re sleep training is the sudden onset of a minor illness when they’re finally seeing some progress. After months of sleep issues, they finally decide to take the initiative and get serious...