Kids
(Australian) Daylight Savings – Moving the clocks back to standard time – 2020
It’ s almost that time of year… the clocks move back – and the days get shorter, cooler and darker. Here are a few pointers to help prepare you and your family for moving the clocks from Daylight Savings (AEDT) back to Standard Time (AEST): General Tips: Keep your regular day and night routine Maintain positive sleep…
Read More7 Tips For Surviving The Silly Season With Kids
Albeit a time of giving and joy, holidays can also often be riddled with meltdowns and poor sleep (for parents and children alike!). Here are some tips to help you maintain your sleep (and sanity) this Christmas: 1) Make a connection plan: At the core of most sleep difficulties is feelings of fear (otherwise disguised…
Read MoreTravel and Sleep
Whether you are traveling away from home by a little or a long distance, inevitably being out of routine and away from your creature comforts can create some degree of apprehension and insecurity for children of all ages—and consequently, their sleep (and yours) may seem to navigate south temporarily. To minimize the disruption on sleep…
Read MoreTransitioning from Daylight Savings (PDT) to Standard Time (PST) – 2017
It’ s almost that time of year… the clocks move back; the days get shorter, cooler and darker. Here are a few pointers for preparing for the moving the clocks from Daylight Savings (PDT) back to Standard Time (PST): General Tips: Keep your regular day and night routine Maintain positive sleep associations Remember consistency is key Avoid any…
Read MoreTop 10 tips for flying with kids
We have traveled long haul international (14 + hrs) with our kids from as young as six weeks old (the youngest recommended age to travel) – and believe it or not, the younger they are, the easier it is! With holidays just around the corner, here are my top 10 tips to ease the stress and make…
Read MoreConfessions of a Sleep Consultant: The Jett Diaries; Week Nine
I know it’s only early days, but as we near the three month mark and my newborn slowly transforms to a bigger baby before my eyes, I am left with the unanswered question of; is this the last for our family? Is my family of five now complete? If I am to ask my husband,…
Read MoreConfessions of a Sleep Consultant: The Jett Diaries; Week Eight
Sleeping through the night (STN): is there such thing when you become a parent? Or is it just a fallacy? ..Well, yes, and no. See.. The more kids you have, the lower your probability of STN; and as Muphys Law would have it, the nights all of your kids sleep through without a peep, you’ll be awake, wired and unable…
Read MoreConfessions of a Sleep Consultant: The Jett Diaries; Week Seven
I must say parenthood has challenged me beyond my wildest expectations. I never knew I was capable of experiencing such a spectrum and intensity of emotions; love, anger, happiness, exhaustion, joy, shame, frustration, surprise, insecurity, elation, sadness, pride.. to name a few. A newborn will push you to your physical limits; post-partum recovery, sleep deprivation, and…
Read MoreConfessions of a Sleep Consultant: The Jett Diaries – The Beginning of the End
I am in the final days of what may possibly be my last pregnancy (if hubby has anything to do with it!). As my due date nears, I find myself overcome with mixed emotions; an overwhelming sense of sadness, gratitude, excitement, apprehension, grief, and wonder… Sadness that this may in fact by my last child, last pregnancy, last…
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