Tag: sleep
Ways to Help Teens Get More Sleep
This post is sponsored by Children’s Mercy Kansas City.
There’s a stereotype for teens of sleeping in late, struggling to wake up and being night...
Getting Help for Sleepless Nights
Our story of sleepless nights has been 4.5 years in the making with our sweet but tricky boy, Gage. It's amazing when I think...
An Ode to Coffee
Coffee.
The delicious, energy-giving elixir of the heavens.
The life force behind cheery, smiling moms ready to face the day.
The gasoline which fuels parents everywhere.
Deep, dark,...
Sleep: No One Wants To Talk About It, but Everybody Needs...
Another night of a 3 a.m. wake-up call with my 6-year-old. “I just can’t sleep, Mom. I can’t turn my brain off.” The roller...
Bedtime is the Tenth Circle of Hell
In a previous post, I mentioned that my 10-year-old son was sleeping on the floor of my bedroom. That was not the subject of...
Why I Hired a Children’s Sleep Consultant
My biggest fear when becoming a mom was the sleepless nights that many had warned me about. Going all night with no sleep and only a...
My View: Please, Go to Sleep!
Are there any other new moms out there struggling with sleep deprivation and exhaustion? I literally think that I am never going to sleep...
Co-Sleeping and Loving It
I picked the topic of this post some time ago. Then, this morning, my daughter woke me up at 4:45. When I finally stopped...
My Kids Have A Strict Bedtime and Here’s Why
Bedtime is exhausting. It’s even more exhausting for little people who are incapable of deciding when they should go to bed.
Bedtime is the only thing...
Slow and Steady: Finding Confidence in Motherhood
If you’re a new mom, you’ve probably heard that those first months of motherhood are hard. That you’ll be in survival mode until the...
From Co-sleeping to Sleep Training: Anything to End Sleep Deprivation
The problem with sleep deprivation is that it affects you mentally, emotionally, and physically. I found myself reacting with anger and forgetting simple things...
Surviving Survival Mode
Survival mode. New moms and dad know this stage of life all too well. It is that period right after you bring a baby...
The No-nonsense Guide for Postpartum Moms
Our third baby graced us with his little preciousness a mere month ago. He’s snuggly and perfect. He also never sleeps and nurses as...
Twin Mom’s Guide to Surviving the First Year
I have to start out by saying this guide isn’t about patting myself on the back because I’m a twin mom and have all...
When Mama Needs a Nap
I consider myself to be a very on the go, busy person. I like to think of myself as a cruise director. We have...
