"Just 1 more book tonight?" can sound totally harmless, and sometimes it is, but for parents who chronically find themselves responding to "just 1 more" requests for an hour after bedtime, these bedtime negotiations can become unsustainable. One of the best ways to handle these post-bedtime requests is to set consistent boundaries up front. By outlining exactly what bedtime is going to look like and being consistent in responding to requests, kids will know what to expect and

When it comes to sleep, we love external measurement. Whether that’s looking at the clock and calculating just how many hours we got, or our sleep tracker telling us how well we slept and whether last night counted as a good one. And while those tools can be helpful in certain moments, they can also pull us further away from something we already have access to, which is our own body's ability to tell us what it needs. Today's blog is about five questions we can ask ourselves

We tend to think of good sleepers as people who never have a bad night. But that's not actually true. Even people who generally sleep very well have nights where they don't get enough sleep. Maybe they're traveling. Maybe their child is sick. Maybe they're stressed about an upcoming event. Or maybe their neighbors decide to throw a pool party that lasts until two o'clock in the morning. The difference isn't that good sleepers never have bad nights. It's that they don't let on

There's a lot of advice out there about sleep. In some ways, that's helpful. But in other ways, it can keep us stuck in an exhausting loop of what we think we should be doing. The problem is that sleep isn't really about what's right or wrong. It's about whether or not something is working for your family. If it's working for your family, there's absolutely no reason to layer on guilt because it doesn't look like the picture-perfect bedtime routine you saw on Instagram. And i

It's hard to believe, but school is either finished or wrapping up for many kids, and the official start of summer is right around the corner. Summer can bring slower days, later evenings, and plenty of fun in the sun. But it can also come with changes in routine, irregular schedules, and sleep disruptions that leave everyone feeling a little more tired than expected. The good news is that with a little planning, we can create a summer routine that gives us the freedom to enj

While it’s important for kids and families to get enough good quality sleep, how they go about it can look completely different depending on a family’s culture, schedule, and values. There’s no one “right” way to do bedtime, and part of our job is helping families create routines that are realistic, sustainable, and actually fit their lifestyle. Here are three areas where we can help families think through what works best for them. Where we sleep For some families, everyone