Opinion Archives - The Baby Sleep Trainer

Talking To Your Kids About Diversity, Difference, Acceptance, and Inclusion

I am THRILLED to bring you this guest blog post by Dr. Siggie Cohen, PhD (@dr.siggie), about talking to your kids about diversity, difference, acceptance and inclusion. This topic is very important, and the advice she provides is so accessible and easy to implement. A little About Dr. Siggie Dr. Siggie Cohen is known as [...]

By Natalie Willes|2020-11-02T12:30:53-08:00October 22nd, 2020|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 0 - 14 weeks, 14 mo - 3.5 years, 3-6 months, 7-14 months, diversity, parenting|1 Comment

My Favorite Products for Adult Sleep

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program as well as other affiliate programs for other products in this blog post. An affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As Baby Sleep Trainer grows in influence, I’ve started to [...]

By Natalie Willes|2020-03-11T15:52:38-07:00March 11th, 2020|Categories: Opinion|Tags: Natalie, parents, products, reviews|0 Comments

Getting Back to Parenting Basics

It is nearly impossible to convey to new parents about what being a mom or dad will actually be like. Probably at the top of the list is the the near constant question of, “Am I doing enough, or the right thing?” There may be days or moments where we feel, “Yes! I think I’m [...]

By Natalie Willes|2020-03-05T14:29:48-08:00March 5th, 2020|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 0 - 14 weeks, 14 mo - 3.5 years, 3-6 months, 7-14 months, parents|0 Comments

How I Learned What Kind of Parent I Wanted to Be

One of my FAVORITE quotes about parenthood goes something like, “I will never be as good of a parent as the one I was before I had kids.” As someone who’s worked with thousands of parents, here’s what I’ve learned... The type of parent who you think you want to be before you have kids [...]

By Natalie Willes|2020-10-06T14:19:48-07:00December 5th, 2019|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 0 - 14 weeks, 14 mo - 3.5 years, 3-6 months, 7-14 months, Natalie|0 Comments

Why Is It So Hard to Advocate For Yourself?

I am a big (BIG!) fan of something called Orange Theory. If you’re not familiar, OT is a circuit-based, one-hour, drop in workout studio. Earlier this year I decided to once again try to incorporate exercise into my lifestyle. I am not exaggerating when I say that I hate(d) exercise. (And the outdoors, but that’s [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-09-12T14:29:05-07:00September 12th, 2019|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 0 - 14 weeks, 14 mo - 3.5 years, 3-6 months, 7-14 months, parents|0 Comments

What Surprised You Most About Motherhood (Sleep Edition!)

One of the greatest benefits of working so closely with new mothers is never really forgetting the “baby” stage. (Even though my own kids are school-aged.) Working with mothers of infants and toddlers helps me remember how challenging (and crazy and beautiful) the transition into motherhood can be. My own expectations for motherhood were so [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-08-22T22:25:17-07:00August 22nd, 2019|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 0 - 14 weeks, 14 mo - 3.5 years, 3-6 months, 7-14 months, parents, Toddler|0 Comments

How I Overcame Postpartum Anxiety

I can’t speak of how I started Baby Sleep Trainer without discussing my struggle to overcome post partum anxiety. Hands down, the 8 months after I gave birth to my first child were the darkest of my life. In retrospect, I think my anxiety stemmed from two issues. First, I am a type A person. [...]

By Natalie Willes|2022-02-16T11:31:46-08:00August 16th, 2019|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 0 - 14 weeks, 14 mo - 3.5 years, 3-6 months, 7-14 months|0 Comments

Doing The Right Thing

Hello lovely Baby Sleep Trainer families! Welcome to the Baby Sleep Trainer Journal. Each month I share what’s been on my mind as a way of staying in touch beyond your sleep training journey :) On My Mind in June You know something I’ve literally never once heard someone talk about? How often doing the [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-07-01T13:18:50-07:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: Opinion|Tags: Journal, referral powder|0 Comments

Owlet Review

Anyone fortunate enough to read this review of the amazing Owlet is in for a treat! Rachel, Baby Sleep Trainer team member extraordinaire (and my very best friend), was lucky enough to test out the Owlet Smart Sock on her darling newborn. Below she shares her experience with all of you. Take it away, Rachel! [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-06-06T13:54:27-07:00June 6th, 2019|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 0 - 14 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-14 months, products, reviews|0 Comments

Giving Back

Hello lovely Baby Sleep Trainer families! Welcome to the Baby Sleep Trainer Journal. Each month I’ll share what’s been on my mind with all of you and I hope this can be one way (of many!) we can keep in touch beyond your sleep training journey. On My Mind in May One issue that’s brought [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-07-01T09:50:41-07:00May 20th, 2019|Categories: Opinion|Tags: Journal, referral program|0 Comments

International Women’s Day 2019

There are lots of things I love about being an American. My parents are immigrants from Argentina, and while they have a love for their home country, they have also always instilled a love in me for the US and what it stands for. One thing that’s always been a bit weird to me though [...]

By Natalie Willes|2019-05-22T13:21:35-07:00March 6th, 2019|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 0 - 14 weeks, 14 mo - 3.5 years, 3-6 months, 7-14 months|0 Comments

Baby Monitor Reviews

As some of you may know, it’s been a long while since I’ve had babies in my home. My first child was born in 2008, and back then video monitors were not the norm. Lots of people had them, but certainly not everyone. Over the years between my two kids I used a few different [...]

By Natalie Willes|2020-09-17T14:38:14-07:00February 1st, 2019|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 0 - 14 weeks, 14 mo - 3.5 years, 3-6 months, 7-14 months, products, reviews, Videos|2 Comments

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