Too often I hear the dangers of Co-Sleeping.... touted as a reason for infant death. Co-Sleeping is a safe, normal, healthy, and eons old practise that has been left behind in western industrialized society. For some reason, we think it is normal and healthy for an infant to sleep through, alone,

It is one of those times that can seem the toughest when your child is learning to do something. Mainly because it can be very messy and create a lot of washing for you. While many people might call it toilet training, I don't believe in actually training them as much as guiding them and letting t

"By six weeks of age, most babies ought to be sleeping through 8 hours minimum"  was the pertinent advice I was given with my first child. My Early Childhood Nurse had our mother's group keeping sleep diaries, and was recommending a program including formula feeds, and "Controlled Comforting" (

Well I could be funny and say get more sleep, which actually is the best cure, but we know it is a bit trickier than that. Sleep deprivation in parents will occur when you have a new born in the house. Most people can cope fine with this is small doses, but when it starts taking on days and week

A few parenting books advocate a rigid routine to ensure your children are asleep by a certain time every night. Personally, I think that this is disrespectful to a child as an individual, it allows for no freedom, and often results in tears and the new term "sleep training" . A child is a