When your child is overwhelmed, it can feel like everything in the room tightens at once. The crying gets louder. Your body tenses. Thoughts race. You may wonder why nothing you say seems to help. If you’ve been there, you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re witnessing a nervous system in distress. This is where co-regulation matters. Co-regulation is not a technique or a parenting style. It is a developmental process. Children learn how to calm themselves by first being calmed by someone...

Just when you feel like you’ve finally figured out your baby’s naps, something shifts. Suddenly they’re fighting the afternoon nap, waking earlier, or refusing sleep altogether. Parents often wonder, “Is my baby broken? Am I doing something wrong?” The truth is, nap transitions are a natural part of development. They can be bumpy, but with understanding and gentle support, you and your child can move through them with more ease. What Are Nap Transitions? Nap transitions are the phases where...

Few topics spark more debate than where a baby should sleep. Many parents quietly admit to bedsharing in the middle of the night, yet feel guilty or worried about judgment. What often gets lost in the conversation is that science has a name for this ancient practice: breastsleeping . Coined by Dr. James McKenna of the University of Notre Dame’s Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory , breastsleeping describes the integrated system of a breastfeeding parent and baby sleeping together in close...