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This week’s episode is both a little peek inside our life lately, as well as big sleep takeaways for your toddler. We are going to be talking all about crib climbing…the dreaded, terrifying crib climbing. So let’s start off with a little “imagine if” scenario here… Imagine it’s 4:45 am, you’re sound asleep, and you’re […]

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The Via Graces pediatric sleep coach team is growing, and I’m so excited for you to meet our newest consultant, Samantha Gomella. In this interview, you’ll hear Samantha’s sleep story with her son, and how working together finally gave her confidence with his sleep. You’ll also learn how much more confident she felt about her […]

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Today is our final post in our mini-series on sleep training hesitations! So far, we’ve covered: Have you ever found yourself wondering… “What if we sleep train and my baby still doesn’t sleep?” “What if we do it wrong?” Or, “What if we make things worse?” “What if I go through the crying and we’re […]

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We’ve been in a little series talking all about sleep training hesitations. We started with what’s probably the biggest, which is, “Does sleep training harm attachment?” We then moved to, “How much crying is involved in sleep training?” Last week we talked about whether sleep training will make your life more rigid and make you […]

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We are currently in a little mini-series talking about common sleep training hesitations. Two weeks ago, we heard from a psychologist, answering the age-old question of, “Does sleep training harm attachment?” And last week, we answered another common question, “How much crying is involved in sleep training?” Today, we’re continuing with another hesitation, which is […]

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Last week, I started a mini-series on common sleep training hesitations, and we kicked it off with a big one – does sleep training harm attachment? This week, we’re continuing with another common hesitation, which is all about crying: In this post, I’ll break down what the norm is when it comes to crying during […]

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Have you ever found yourself wondering or worrying, “Will sleep training harm our attachment?” Or have you seen people warning you on Instagram about sleep training and the negative effect it will have on your baby’s attachment? Or have you heard people buzzing about “attachment parenting” and the importance of co-sleeping and baby wearing and […]

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I want to start by saying twin and triplet life is hard. So rewarding, so beautiful, such a gift, but HARD! I don’t have twins or triplets myself, but as a mom of four, I can only imagine what it’s like to have two or three kiddos in the same stage at the same time. […]

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We generally focus on sleep here, but I also love bringing in other parenting experts to help equip us! So today you get to hear from Alyssa Miller, a mom of three and registered dietician + picky eating specialist with Nutrition for Littles. She’ll be sharing some picky eating tips that our family has directly […]

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If you’ve done any sort of research about baby sleep, you’ve probably heard of overtiredness and the “dangers” of overtiredness. I chat with families all the time who are so concerned about overtiredness. And as I’m delivering their sleep training plan and we’re going over the schedule, they express their concern about it! When we […]

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All it Takes Is a Plan

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Being a parent is beautiful and messy, but when it comes to most things in parenting, all it takes is a plan - AND a whole lot of grace. Each week, Lauren will share new sleep tips and tricks, or simply real life parenting moments. She'll also interview other experts to share practical advice to help us navigate pregnancy, birth, babies, and beyond, with "plans" and "graces."