Travelling and Surviving the Festive Season
By Jolandi Becker – Good Night MD It is the season to be jolly but for many parents the idea of family or travel can be daunting with young ones in tow. There are many factors to consider and anything could go wrong…. Here are some tips and notes to help you get through it […]
Sleep Training “Setting the stage”
The words ‘CRY IT OUT’ jump into most parent’s minds when they hear the words ‘SLEEP TRAINING’, which is why I don’t like to refer to myself as a sleep trainer but rather as a sleep consultant. We have a very holistic approach at Good Night and we don’t look at sleep in isolation. It […]
The Two Largest Lessons for Implementing Sleep Training
As a sleep consultant and mom of a one year old, the biggest lesson I have learned thus far is not “how to implement sleep flawlessly” or “7 steps to assure your child sleeps through for the rest of her life”, no the two biggest lessons I have learned is: Bucket loads of GRACE and […]
Can Sleep Training harm my baby?
With the stigma around the cry-it-out method – which is what the majority of parents believe sleep training your baby to be – there is no wonder that moms and dads are right to question whether sleep training can harm their baby. In South Africa, the controversial “sleep training” debate has heated up considerably over […]
Setting the stage for a good night’s sleep
As moms, we can often feel helpless when it comes to our babies, especially with their sleep. We look for ways to be able to feel in control and positively change our baby’s habits. This is easier said than done and often leads to more excuses than solutions. Creating the optimal sleep environment can be […]
Night Terrors
By Jolandi Becker – Good Night MD Most parents will be woken at least once in their child’s life, to their little one screaming and crying from having a bad dream. Nightmares are especially prevalent in children who are between two and three years of age, as their imagination runs wild. Children want to be […]
5 Ways Baby Tracking Can Help New Moms Create Successful Routines
This article was submitted by Cherralle, a South African mommy blogger who created the With Love Baby Journal. Nothing prepared me for coming home with a newborn. I tend to be quite structure in my work and lifestyle. However, with a newborn all that does tend to go out of the window. Using a daily […]
How nutrition affects your baby’s sleep
When a baby is not sleeping it is difficult for parents to figure out the root cause. Much sleep advice received from parents or maternal grandparents involves advice about nutrition as it is a long- standing sleep myth that a baby usually wakes up because of hunger. Pediatric nutrition is a controversial subject, and even […]
How can you help your toddler get better sleep?
The toddler years are classified as the period between 12 and 36 months. Developmentally there is a big difference between a 15-month-old, a 2-year-old and a 36-month-old though. Accordingly, there are differences in how you will approach sleep training a 15-month-old, an 18-month-old, a 2-year-old or a 3-year-old. During the toddler years, a great deal […]
What is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and how can you protect your baby from it?
One of the scariest things for all parents is the reality of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is the unexplained, unexpected death of a baby who is less than one year old. Because it usually occurs when the infant is sleeping, it is sometimes called “cot death”. What catapults SIDS into pole position in […]