If you opened this blog … I’m guessing you know why lack of sleep has been used as a torture mechanism. So much of having a child is wonderful, and lovely, and enchanting. It can also be monotonous, frustrating, exhausting, identity-stealing, filled with snot bubbles, and exhaustion that hurts every single part of your body …
Raise your hand if you have ever been made to feel like what you are doing for your family is “wrong.” Clients have shared things such as, “I was told I really needed to get her into the crib if she was going to grow.” “Sometimes they just have to cry, that’s how they learn.” …
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If you opened this blog … I’m guessing you know why lack of sleep has been used as a torture mechanism. So very much of having a child is wonderful, and lovely, and enchanting. It can also be monotonous, frustrating, exhausting, identity-stealing, filled with snot bubbles, and exhaustion that hurts every single part of your …
Children are born with specific reflexes. Place your finger in a newborn’s hand, and the infant will gently wrap their fingers right around yours. Why? Because we have the gift of reflexes to keep us safe. This comes in handy (yup a pun), if a child begins to fall, when pressure is applied to the …
So I got myself some coffee yesterday, from an actual coffee shop. I remember during my child’s first year of life, being really (honestly) proud of myself for only forgetting 3 times to put the coffee cup underneath the Keurig before I turned it on. Celebrating the wins over here! Yet, when I went to …
I get asked sometimes, “Erica, if you are talking about child sleep, why isn’t your website something like ‘Super-Sleepy-Snuggles’ or ‘Bedtime-Winners’ or ‘C’mon Kid, Sleep Already.’” And sure, I could change the name to something more “sleep” related … But what happens here is so much more than sleep. Honestly, “Play” can mean a whole …
Normally, I’m shy about the testimonials that parents leave for me. I never want to come across as “bragging” or “showy” or any of the other words I learned when I was little to avoid. Yet, someone recently reminded me that parents are looking for help. They just don’t always know where to go and who …
“I am beyond exhausted and I find it difficult to remain calm.” When I hear this from parents, it breaks my heart. That “not sleeping at night” really impacts us. When you can’t sleep at night, of course, you are going to feel overwhelmed, anxious, and uncertain about what to do next. It is quite logical …
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Nothing was working. At home, at bedtime, at work, … I couldn’t think of a thing that I felt like I was succeeding at. And still, I was told, “You have to go run that meeting.” The one with the completely ungrateful client, who demanded things that were unreasonable, who insisted I kept doing it …
The doctor came over, after a somewhat invasive procedure and said, “Yep, there’s nothing wrong with you. Everything looks fine.” And, I absolutely lost it. Started weeping, uncontrollably. Maybe it was coming off the anesthesia, maybe it was the release of adrenaline, but I think it was something else. To me, something had to be …
