The debate about when it is okay for children to watch television, what is appropriate and how much is okay is a hot debate among parents and child specialists. NY Times has recently published an article explaining current research on toddlers and television: “When Toddlers Turn on the TV and [...]

Babies become interested in books at various ages and in different ways. Some babies like to hold the book and “read” themselves, others want to focus on the pictures while others enjoy hearing every word read to them. A literacy group located in Pittsburgh gathers specialists together to [...]

Many clients have had great luck using noise machines for their babies that were light sleepers. Now there are convienient noise machines specifically made for travel. A current mom working with Child-Works is in search of a noise machine that actually makes noise! She purchased one on amazon [...]

Here’s what one mom had to say after completing the Child-Works plan with her four month old son:
“After four months of getting up just about every hour throughout the night, we knew we needed help. I had six or seven sleep books but not the time or energy to read them [...]

Here is what one mom recently had to say after completing the Child-Works sleep plan:
“Thanks again for all of your guidance and support with getting Ellie to sleep better. We are doing very well and she is sleeping great! She goes down for every nap and at night without any fuss and wakes up happy [...]

Recently a client told me that when she was a fussy baby her mother was prescribed drugs by the peditrician to help her (the baby) sleep through the night. My client was relieved that as a mother she had Child-Works to turn to for help with her baby’s sleep problem. However, using drugs to help [...]

A parent the other day shared a terrific story of how he overcame a “sleep obstacle” with his 2 year old son. This family had successfully completed our sleep package. Their son had transitioned to his big kid bed and was sleeping 12 hours a night. All of a sudden, their son began waking earlier [...]

Many parents who take the time and emotional energy to teach their child the skill of sleeping are devasted when their child falls ill. Teaching a child to sleep is a one time deal; however, maintaining a healthy sleep schedule is continuous. Getting sick is one obstacle that disrupts [...]

Many parents have recently been asking how to handle daylight savings and their child’s sleep schedule. Some parents who have babies on a very early schedule, i.e. going to bed at 6:30pm and waking at 5:30am, may consider not changing this schedule at all. With the time change the [...]

All parents look forward to that time when their child is sleeping through the night. After many sleepless nights, many parents work very hard to establish healthy sleep with their child and are so excited to be able to sleep themselves. Certainly all parents, once their baby reaches the [...]