A lot of times when we’re working on sleep, or any other high stakes behavior, we find ourselves in a familiar spot. We’ve shared the information. We’ve given families the tools. And yet, for some reason, the plan still isn’t getting implemented. This can feel frustrating for everyone involved. Parents feel stuck or guilty. BCBAs feel confused or discouraged. And often, what’s getting in the way isn’t a lack of effort, it’s unhelpful thoughts that keep showing up and pulling

Wearable devices have become increasingly popular lately, with a 2023 survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reporting that 35% of Americans have used an electronic sleep-tracking device at some point. And sleep trackers are also big business. According to market research firm, Grand View, the U.S. sleep-tracking devices market generated about $5 billion in 2023 and is expected to double in revenue by 2030. Since so many of us are thinking of hopping on the device

It happens more than you would think. A family says their child refuses to sleep in their room. With a little more digging, we find out the room is currently holding Christmas decorations or storage bins and doesn't even have a bed set up yet. This is not a judgement. Parents are doing the most logical thing. They're using the space their child already avoids to store things that need to go somewhere. But if the family’s goal is for the child to start sleeping in that space,

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 nec

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 si

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