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Tips For The End of Daylight Savings

Tips For The End of Daylight Savings

by Richelle Franklin
The end of daylight savings time is coming up soon.  Every year I get a TON of questions asking for the best way to handle daylight savings tim...
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Why Won't My Baby Sleep Through The Night?

Why Won't My Baby Sleep Through The Night?

by Richelle Franklin
Let’s be real here. When we get right down to the heart of the matter, this is the question you really need an answer to, am I right? Your baby is ...
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Can You Sleep Train While Co-Sleeping?

Can You Sleep Train While Co-Sleeping?

by Richelle Franklin
I get it. I really do. After all, I’m a mother myself. The absolutely primal and uncontrollable impulse to stay close to your baby is sodeeply ...
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A toddler sits upright on a small white bed, wearing a white tshirt and nappy, looking straight into the camera with big blue eyes.. The floor and walls are white.

Night Time Toilet Training

by Richelle Franklin
This is it, mums. This is the final boss. The last level. The icing on the parenting cake. Well, I suppose you still have about 15 or 16 years...
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Staying On Track With A New Baby

Staying On Track With A New Baby

by Richelle Franklin
So, first off, congratulations! You’ve either just welcomed a new baby into the house, or you’re about to shortly. What wonderful news! And congra...
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Who Should Put Baby To Bed?

Who Should Put Baby To Bed?

by Richelle Franklin
I’m going to get a little out of my comfort zone for this blog and do something I wouldn’t typically do. I’m going to speculate. I’m going to hypo...
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Why Does My Baby Wake at 3am?

Why Does My Baby Wake at 3am?

by Richelle Franklin
It might be the single most common question new parents ask. Is it a developmental milestone? A regression? Are they getting too much sleep during ...
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How to Stay Calm When Sleep Training

How to Stay Calm When Sleep Training

by Richelle Franklin
Do you yell at your kids? Because hey, full disclosure, I yell at my kids. I lose my patience sometimes. My kids can push me to a point where I...
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Baby Won't Lie Down at Night?

Baby Won't Lie Down at Night?

by Richelle Franklin
So your baby has learned to stand up! Congratulations on this wonderful milestone! Having said that, a lot of babies run into a bit of an issue when they first learn to stand up; they haven’t learned to get back down yet. This can be an issue overnight, but I've got the solution.
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Why You Shouldn't Use Sleep Contraptions

Why You Shouldn't Use Sleep Contraptions

by Richelle Franklin
There are all manner of sleep contraptions that promise to help get your child to sleep. Let me explain why, even though they may work, they're actually doing more harm than good in the long run.
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How to Cope with Anxiety About Sleep Training

How to Cope with Anxiety About Sleep Training

by Richelle Franklin
So you’re on the fence about this whole, “teaching your baby to sleep,” thing. On the one hand, you know that sleep is essential for everyone in yo...
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Getting Your Partner Involved in Sleep Training

Getting Your Partner Involved in Sleep Training

by Richelle Franklin
Some advice for how to tackle sleep training as a dual-parenting team. While one parent is usually the primary caregiver, sleep training can be most successful if you are both on the same team, sharing the load and the success!
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