Why all the worry about screen time for toddlers? We have all been there – you show your 2-year-old a real photograph of someone and their little finger try to “swipe” across the sreen. Everyone laugh because it is really cute, but this actually indicates a developmental problem in the making. Screen time creates a […]
How Nutrition effects Toddler Sleep We don’t often relate bad eating to bad sleeping when it comes to toddlers(12 –36 months). It is considered a baby issue, yet it can have a major impact on toddlers. It can often lead to bad habits that are difficult to change. At Good Night we are SLEEP experts and […]
Room Sharing vs Own Room Sleep for Babies Room sharing with your kids? The team at Good Night share some insights to better sleep. There are so many aspects we have to take into consideration when guiding parents to a better sleep journey for their children. Whether these children are newborns, toddlers or pre-schoolers. Helping […]
Co-sleeping- some make the choice willingly, others en up doing it out of desperation!One of the most common questions my clients ask is when they need to move their babies out of their room and out of their cots. In a more hushed tone it sometimes follows, as if they’re sharing a dirty little secret: […]
WHY SLEEP TRAINING DOESN’T WORK? Working in the baby/parenting industry I know that there are many topics that can cause a big debate. Topics that can get parents talking, engaging and give passionate opinions on. In the sleep space this is no different and even just the words ‘sleep training’ might send a shiver […]
Baby’s sleep problems are among the biggest challenges that parents face. A common solution offered to mothers are to give baby more milk or food, as a fuller tummy will (surely) lead better sleep patterns. Sleep consultant Jolandi Becker from Good Night Baby offers more insight. As sleep consultants we rarely advise on nutritional problems […]
I will often get asked whether I am for or against sleep training (working in the baby and sleep industry this seems to come up quite often). And once again my answer was, as always, I am not for sleep training, I am for sleep. But this time it got me thinking. Is parenting that […]
On the top of the list of pregnant couples’ concerns lies their baby’s (and their own) sleep patterns. And this is indeed a cause for concern. Sleep deprivation is a form of torture. Many people feel that they can’t cope without their sleep and don’t know if they can master this part of parenting. And […]
One of the most common questions my clients ask is about when they need to move their babies out of their room and out of their little cots. In a more hushed tone it sometimes follows, as if they’re sharing a dirty little secret: “In fact, when should they get out of my bed?” While […]
We all know how it feels to wake up with your heart pounding and your mind grappling to determine what is real and what was just part of whichever horrible scenario it managed to dream up – was it just a nightmare or was it night terrors? Imagine how this must feel for a little […]