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Nov 2020

19m 29s

#208: Middle of the Night Battles & Need...

Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist

About this episode

Erin gives a mom step-by-step for fixing those pesky middle of the night wake-ups and battles for coming to mom and dad's room. In the second half Erin covers tips for helping a preschooler become more independent when she is constantly seeking attention every time mom is busy with something else.

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