If you’ve been a BCBA for more than five minutes, you’ve probably had sleep show up on your caseload in some way. Bedtime battles. Middle of the night wakeups. Kids falling asleep in session. Parents who look like they haven’t slept since 2019. And yet, sleep often sits in this weird gray area. We know it matters. We know it’s impacting behavior and learning. But many of us were never taught what to do with it. Here’s why having some foundational knowledge around sleep is necessary for BCBAs,...

If you’ve ever felt like sleep problems multiply the second you think you have things under control, you are not alone. One night of illness turns into weeks of new habits. A vacation resets everything. A growth spurt or schedule change sneaks in and suddenly bedtime feels harder than it did a month ago. Sleep has a funny way of doing that. The tricky part is not that sleep gets disrupted. That is normal. The hard part is what we tell ourselves when it does. Here are three simple ways to...

January has a funny way of making us feel like we need to overhaul our entire lives overnight. New routines. New habits. New schedules. Suddenly you are supposed to wake up at 5 am, drink green juice, work out daily, meditate, and sleep perfectly every night. Let’s not do that. Instead, let’s talk about a few gentle, realistic sleep resolutions that actually fit into a BCBA’s life. The kind that support your sleep without adding another thing to your to do list. Resolution #1 : Move Your Body...