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Gift guide season is here! If you are like me, you love giving gifts but deciding what to buy that special expectant or new parent in your life? Thats a whole new challenge! Something that easily happens around the holidays is that parents only receive gifts for their sweet bundle
I think back to when I had my first baby, back before I started Talkin’ Sleep. I remember those sleepless nights and how desperate I was to get sleep the “right” way. My baby just wouldn’t sleep and I was looking for that magic solution. I kept googling, youtubing and
“We’re So In Love” “It was love at first sight” It’s a basic part of every single new baby Instagram post that you see across the internet. From huge influencers to your neighbor down the street. Everyone tells you about their “magical” experience when the baby arrived. That the love
Awake every hour and a half through the night. ✔️Get peed on. Check. Twice? ✔️✔️Poopy diaper smell that seems to be lingering. ✔️Is that rotten milk smell you? 🤮 Sometimes being a parent is rough. We have another human being who is brand new in this world running our schedules
Parenting, even in the best times, is a challenge. Today’s already sleep deprived parents have been thrown in for another loop, into a climate of uncertainty and uncharted territory. You may notice that you or your partner are feeling more fearful, irritable or anxious. You may have a harder time
A friend of mine once confided in me that the number one most challenging part of becoming a mom was the unwelcome baby sleep advice that she received. Shockingly, this outranked bi-hourly nursing of the baby through the night, coming to terms with loss of independence and the loneliness of
Gift guide season is here! If you are like me, you love giving gifts but deciding what to buy that special expectant or new parent in your life? Thats a whole new challenge! Something that easily happens around the holidays is that parents only receive gifts for their sweet bundle
I think back to when I had my first baby, back before I started Talkin’ Sleep. I remember those sleepless nights and how desperate I was to get sleep the “right” way. My baby just wouldn’t sleep and I was looking for that magic solution. I kept googling, youtubing and
“We’re So In Love” “It was love at first sight” It’s a basic part of every single new baby Instagram post that you see across the internet. From huge influencers to your neighbor down the street. Everyone tells you about their “magical” experience when the baby arrived. That the love
Awake every hour and a half through the night. ✔️Get peed on. Check. Twice? ✔️✔️Poopy diaper smell that seems to be lingering. ✔️Is that rotten milk smell you? 🤮 Sometimes being a parent is rough. We have another human being who is brand new in this world running our schedules
Parenting, even in the best times, is a challenge. Today’s already sleep deprived parents have been thrown in for another loop, into a climate of uncertainty and uncharted territory. You may notice that you or your partner are feeling more fearful, irritable or anxious. You may have a harder time
A friend of mine once confided in me that the number one most challenging part of becoming a mom was the unwelcome baby sleep advice that she received. Shockingly, this outranked bi-hourly nursing of the baby through the night, coming to terms with loss of independence and the loneliness of
Valerie Groysman, M.S.W., R.S.W. is mom of two boys (toddler and baby), a Registered Social Worker (Ontario, Canada - only) and Certified Baby-Led Sleep and Well-being Specialist.
She is the Founder of Talkin' Sleep which provides effective personalized sleep solutions based on your baby's biology and your family's values.
Valerie helps babies, toddlers, children and families get the sleep they need without compromising what's best for their child. All recommendations and information is based on biologically normal infant sleep, attachment science and a holistic understanding of the unique needs of each baby, parent and family.
Valerie does not use sleep training or crying it out methods to support families to get sleep.
