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Jul 2020

16m 48s

#191: Breaking Co-Sleeping Habit & Helpi...

Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist

About this episode

How do you break the habits in sleeping and bedtime when they've been going on for years? Can you do it with little to no tears? Adding complication, this step-parent wants to know if it's even possible given co-sleeping is still happening in the other parent's home? Then, how do you help a preschooler become more independent in their play? A tired mom, is looking for a little more me time! Erin gives some tips on this too!

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