Today I am running a workshop for Hudson River Park Parents to discuss sleep during the first six months. I am sure we will discuss much more, but I wanted to share with you the content that we will be covering.

1. Sleep matures, so infant sleep is very different than baby sleep. Most infants are very infant like until they are closer to 3 to 4 months. (And baby sleep is very different than toddler sleep, and toddler sleep is very different from school age children sleep, and so on….

Continuing on with this month’s theme of appreciation, I want to highlight Sara, our seasoned sleep specialist, who bring buckets of empathy to her work with tired families. As a working mom herself, Sara knows what it is like to juggle tough nights and demanding days. Moreover, Sara has personally dealt with various medical conditions that impacted her son’s sleep. She has been in the trenches and know how important the right support can be.

So in the spirit of appreciation, I thought I would share a part of Christina’s story that she posted on her Instagram account @christina_sleepyonhudson). Christina brings her A game to her work and her passion for taking care of mothers and their babies knows no bounds. She is tireless and patient. Her two young boys and sweet hubby are lucky to have her — and so are we!

Yesterday I hiked down to sub-basement 2C below the Sandy waterline to present my favorite sleep tips to an engaged group of parents and their babies. Here is a recap of what I shared …

Raise your hand or your glass if this applies to you! I have lived it, and there is nothing more beastly than a toddler who starts his day too early and on the wrong side of the toddler bed.

Here a few suggestions and fixes to get going on this ultra important change.

Before I had my son (14 years ago), I had the Instagram version of me as a mother running through my head (even though Instagram was still a decade away). I thought I would be chill, relaxed, and have my son follow my cues and hang with me - eat when he needed and of course sleep anywhere.

Let’s just say that this version didn’t unfold as I hoped it would.

Whether you have just sleep trained, not ready for sleep training, or are wondering if it's even worth it because it’s summer and well, you know, we all slide of the tracks in some way or another, then please read on because YES you can have your cake (or popsicle) and eat it too.