Wondering how to get your twins to sleep through the night? Or how to get your twins to nap at the same time? Or maybe you are wondering how to get your twins on the same schedule?  Little Dipper’s resident Twin Sleep Coach & Twin Mom is here to help with her top 5 tips for better twin sleep.

Transitioning from a crib to a toddler bed may seem minor to us, but it can be a very uncomfortable change for a child. But, with a mindful and loving approach, the transition to a big kid bed won’t be so disruptive or anxiety-inducing for your little explorer. You may still experience a bumpy patch for a few weeks as your child adjusts to the new sleep space, but it will be manageable and short lived so long as they are prepared. In this blog, we tell you how.

Little Dipper Sleep can provide tips for restful sleep during pregnancy.

Sleep and sleep hygiene is essential for children's physical and mental health. It can help them develop as they grow, stay healthy, and be safe. That's why it's so important to establish good sleep hygiene habits from the start.

Restorative sleep is something every person should enjoy. With Little Dipper Sleep of Chapel Hill, NC, sleep coaching will help you secure the type of sleep you need.

When coming from foster care, it can be hard for children to adjust to their new sleep schedule, which is why Little Dipper Sleep can help.

Do you feel tired? Many adults enough sleep in quantity, but not in quality — it’s quite possible that your sleep isn’t as restorative as it should be. Or maybe you’re not getting enough sleep either. Either way, these 10 tips will improve your sleep.

Little Dippers Helps You Make Sleep a Priority

Ensuring you and your children get to sleep during the hectic holiday season can be challenging, especially when you mix in extended families, parties, and general excitement. Our trained family sleep consultants have created The Stellar School with programs designed and researched to help children and families get the sleep they need.

Adequate sleep is essential for everyone, and it is especially critical for school-aged children. A good night's sleep helps kids grow physically, mentally, and emotionally. Unfortunately, many kids today don't get enough shut-eye, leading to problems at school and home. This could be a result of early school start times, sporting practices, music lessons, emotional issues, or simply too much screen time. So, how much sleep should my child get?

If you know me well, you know that I generally pooh-pooh all the baby industry gadgets. There is no product that will suddenly make your kid’s sleep perfect or parenting easy. But, when used correctly, toddler clocks are one product I actually recommend. Let’s talk about how to make that OK-to-Wake clock keep your kiddo in bed longer, so that you get a delightful return on investment.

Baby or kid got you up at the crack of dawn? Or BEFORE the crack of dawn? Early rising is one of the top problems we hear about at Little Dipper Sleep and is no doubt one of the biggest parenting woes in early childhood. Fortunately, there’s a fairly easy formula for getting your kid to sleep later. If you want your kiddo to sleep later and sleep longer: then keep on reading.

Is your 7-10 month old suddenly fighting sleep, skipping naps, or waking up in the night? If yes, the 8 month sleep regression is likely to blame. Keep on reading to learn what it is, why it happens, why it’s actually a progression, and how to minimize the sleep loss and stress so that your little sweetie (and YOU) get back to sleeping well ASAP.

Parents need honest and realistic conversations about melatonin. It’s everywhere these days, promoted as a cure for insomnia in adults and kids alike. But it isn’t a wonder-drug, it can’t teach a child to feel safe and secure in their beds, and it comes with risks. As parents, we need to know the whole story when making health decisions for our children.

Guest blog by Erin Hanehan, Certified Kids Yoga Instructor and Drama Teaching Artist here in Durham, NC. Erin shares about her bedtime storytime and the practice of mindfulness.

So, what causes jet lag and why does it make some of us feel so crummy? In a nutshell, the circadian rhythm (the internal process that regulates the sleep–wake cycle and repeats roughly every 24 hours) gets out of whack when you cross time zones quicker than your bodies can adapt. Your internal clock is out of synch with the cues of the new time zone. And since the circadian rhythm controls many other functions in the body, such as hormonal secretion, hunger, alertness, and urine excretion, sleep isn’t the only thing that suffers—you may generally feel rotten for a few days until you adjust to the new time zone. This is jet lag.

Just about the time you think you have your kiddo’s schedule figured out, they decide they have other plans for you. Maybe they start resisting naps or bedtime, or waking up before dawn, or maybe they strait up decide to not nap at all. These frustrations are par for the course when it comes to schedules in the first few years of life, and are especially common in the first year when babies are developing so rapidly. There are loads of reasons your baby could be resisting sleep (cognitive leap, illness, or a wave a separation anxiety, just to name a few). But today, we’re going to explore the world of nap transitions: when, why, and how they happen, and what you can do to manage stress and sleep loss as your kiddo (and you) adapt to the new sleep needs.