Q&A: Bedtime, 9pm is too late

Posted on August 2, 2012

My three-year-old refuses to go to sleep until we do – usually around 9pm or 10pm – and we have the worst time waking her up in the morning. How can I get her to bed earlier without a fight? …
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Q&A: Early Waking for 11 month old

Posted on August 2, 2012

I put my 11 month old to bed at 7 pm every day but can’t get her to sleep past 5.30am.  She has one daytime nap of about two hours (1pm to 3pm) and a smaller one of about half …
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Q&A: Babies preferring to sleep in the pram

Posted on July 16, 2012

My four month old sleeps well in her cot at night but usually refuses to do so during her day sleeps, preferring the pram. I’m concerned her preference for sleeping in the pram during the day may lead to her …
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Q&A: Is my newborn getting enough sleep?

Posted on July 2, 2012

How much sleep should a newborn be having? I’m never sure if my seven-week-old is getting too much or too less sleep. She seems to only sleep for up to three hours at a time as she’s being breastfed. I’m concerned that a three …
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Bedtime… just one more story?

Posted on June 17, 2012

It’s the end of the day, dinner is finished and how it’s time to get your children to bed.    You are tired however your child still seems full of energy.  If only I had that much energy you say to …
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Q&A: How to ween off swaddling

Posted on June 12, 2012

MY ten-month-old has been swaddled since he was born and still won’t settle unless he is tightly wrapped. Now he’s getting big he’s unravelling herself at night and is waking up. Any ideas how I can wean her off being …
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Q&A: The difference between day and night?

Posted on May 24, 2012

How do I teach my four week old the difference between night and day. At the moment he has no idea! Is there something I should be doing to make sure he starts to know the difference. Jada Day and nights …
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Q&A: Needs Help Falling Asleep

Posted on April 20, 2012

My six month old son sleeps quite well but always needs my help actually falling asleep in the first place. I can’t seem to get him to sleep without rocking him to sleep. Trouble is it’s taking longer and longer to …
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Surviving A Newborn 101

Posted on April 10, 2012

 An interview with Nicole Pierotti by Duo Magazine Responding to the pleas of countless confused and sleep-deprived parents of newborns, local child psychologist Nicole Pierotti has launched her first book that’s designed to make babyhood blissful (for all involved!). “Those first …
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Sleep Cues

Posted on April 2, 2012

Why is it that when we go on our long awaited holiday that we have difficulty getting a good night sleep?  It all comes down to sleeping cues.  We have a number of set cues in our environment that assist …
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