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An App for White Noise - Wow!
Posted January 26, 2010
I'm thankful to a parent wrote to tell me about an Application she downloaded to her ipod which allows her to play white noise in her baby's room during naps and nights. This App costs around $2.00 and has a choice of several sounds (waterfall, heartbeat, ultrasound and even a hair dryier). Parents can set a timer to determine when it goes on and off. I suggest you leave it on all night and for the duration of each 2-hour nap.
Why Aren’t Babies Sleeping?
Posted January 11, 2010
Why do so many babies have sleep problems? This is a relatively recent phenomenon, in my opinion, and differs markedly from what I observed 10 or 15 years ago. What's up?
In Search of Mastery
Posted December 24, 2009
Derek, father of 2 year old Simon wonders why his son wants the same story read, day after day. "I'm a little tired of it myself and I think a variety of books would be more educational for him. But every time I try to read a different book, he fusses until he gets me to pick up the one I've read 100 times."
What’s Wrong With the Book: Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child? Plenty!
Posted November 23, 2009
While Marc Weissbluth's book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child is among the better books on sleep (I used to recommend it on my previous website) there are many pages I'd like to rip out! It grieves me to encounter parents who have worked for weeks on sleep guidelines as recommended in this book - yet a good night's sleep for their child and themselves is not happening .
A Clever Nightlight!
Posted November 17, 2009
Yesterday I learned about goodnitelite.com. Here you can purchase a nightlight which shines like a moon from bedtime on, until the time parents set to be breakfast time - when the nightlite glows to a sun. Now her child knows he can get up and call or come out of his room. I love this idea and it will work for children who can't yet read a clock. In fact she has two of them and is going to experiment with using one at naptime, too.
Time-Outs Are Not Working!
Posted November 14, 2009
Dear Kitty,
My wife and I are going crazy because our 2.5 year old daughter is testing our patience constantly. She climbs up where she isn't allowed, talks back and is whiny much of the time. Things she isn't allowed to touch, such as our CD collection, seem to be her first targets every morning. We've read discipline books and tried Time Outs, but she just laughs. Why aren't they working for us?
