Build Your Body’s Best Defense
Tired. Coughing. And sneezing. With a nose that won’t stop running. “Again?!” you exclaim, befuddled as to how your teetering tot has managed to pick up yet another illness that will inevitably spread throughout the entire family like wildfire (likely starting with you!).
As you brace yourself for the tears, trials and tribulations, you think,...
To Sleep or Not to Sleep – It’s No Question for New Mom Jillian Harris
Ask me anything! A sleep consultant’s answers to parents’ top 10 questions about baby sleep!
I get a lot of questions about sleep – from clients of babies and clients of toddlers; from moms and from dads; from grandma and grandpas; from inexperienced parents, and parents who are on their eighth child. I have answered questions on the phone, via email, through text message, in line at the farmers’...
6 benefits of reading at bedtime
Parents are constantly told “read to your child at bedtime.” But, more than just making it a habit or doing it because we’re “supposed to,” it’s important to understand the crucial benefits that reading at bedtime provides to both your child’s healthy sleep, and his whole life:
Reading is part of a consistent, proper bedtime...
4 Sleep Clichés To Avoid
As a writer, you are taught early on to avoid clichés – phrases that are overused, unoriginal, and lacking in real expression; phrases that will see your audience’s eyes glazing over at first read. But, when it comes to sleep, there are even better reasons to steer clear of clichés. Generic or overused statements...
Do you have a picky eater?
What’s holding you back from getting healthy sleep for your whole family?
I recently had a great conversation with a mom about attachment parenting; about how her views on attachment parenting – what it means, and how to embrace it – changed dramatically between the time she learned she was pregnant and the time her baby was 10 months old. She said something that I initially...
Wild about Wild Teepees!
Some of my favourite childhood memories are of fort-building. Now, as the mom of an imaginative, twinkly-eyed five-year-old, I see those memories resurfacing almost daily, personified all over my basement, the backyard, in random cupboards, and under tables and chairs.
Kids love to build forts… And why not? In an era of parenting where overscheduling...
12 Reasons You Shouldn’t Invest in Healthy Sleep
Anxiety, irritability, and a low libido are amazing… right? Well, they all come hand-in-hand with sleep deprivation. So, if you’re in the market for relationship challenges and low immunity, here are 12 fantastic reasons why you should definitely not invest in healthy sleep:
Better Health: Consistently getting a good night's sleep can curb some serious...
