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Have you tried EVERYTHING
to get sleep
and it hasn't worked...at all?
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Take a breath,
tired mamas and papas.
It's not your fault.
. . . it's TEMPERAMENT.
Is your little one a "livewire"?
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Big feelings? (Intense)
Energizer Bunny? (Active)
Serious FOMO? (Alert, Engaged)
Doesn't miss a thing? (Perceptive)
Never gives up? (Persistent)
Super light sleeper? (Sensory Sensitive)
Not a self-soother? (Reactive)
if so, sleep books weren't written for you...at all
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I'm Macall Gordon, M.A.
Because of my experience as a mom of TWO livewires (who never, ever slept as babies), I really, really know what it's like to have a child who is just MORE. I call these active little ones "livewires."
As a researcher and sleep coach, I've worked with so many parents in the same boat and I know they absolutely require a different approach to sleep .
You need strategies that work with temperament—not against it—to get everyone (yes, you, exhausted mamas and papas) more sleep. It IS possible.
On this site, you will find articles, research, and other helpful resources to get more sleep and maybe just a teeny bit of reassurance that you are doing all you can to keep up with your little livewire. Good job, you.
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