A new perspective on sleep and sleep training
Researcher • Author • Speaker • Parent Advocate & Coach
Podcasts
Everything you need to know about sleep training (research)
We talk about what the research says (and doesn't say) about the need to sleep train before 6-months and the effectiveness of crying-based approaches. Spoiler alert: there's less evidence than you think.
Sleep hacks for Differently Wired kids.
How is sleep different for kids with a variety of neurodivergence? We talk about hacks and workarounds that can make sleep more peaceful and successful.
Early signs of temperament
in this episode, we talk about how to know if that early alertness is temperament...or just gas. If you have a livewire, chances are, you already know that that bright-eyed, non-sleeping behavior is not going away any time soon. Find out more...
Mapping Mom Shame
In this episode, we talk about how the tone and amount of parenting advice can just make it all feel like a minefield of risk. Listen to find out how you can ditch the worry and validate yourself...
How to interpret research on sleep training methods and find what works for you
We talk about what the research says (and doesn't say) about the need to sleep train before 6-months and the effectiveness of crying-based approaches. Spoiler alert: there's less evidence than you think.
Temperament & Sleep
October 2020
Lively discussion about the research on temperament and the ways that its role in sleep problems is overlooked.
What Sleep Advice Gets Wrong
February 2021
We talk about why there's no such thing as bad habits, why common sense sleep wisdom doesn't work for every child, and what the parenting books have wrong about getting kids to sleep.
Sleep and Sensitive, Non-sleeping children
November 2020
How temperament affects sleep and how parents can work with elements of temperament to finally get better sleep.