Entries for January 2015

To dispel the belief that all babies do for the first few moths of life is eat, poo, cry and don't sleep................ The first two years are the most formative of our entire life, during which many of our behaviour patterns, habits and emotional responses are created, established and will stay with us for life. I don't believe that parents have to spend those first few months suffering from sleep deprivation. Babies are naturally programmed to sleep, we just have to show them how.  

Being The Magic Sleep Fairy I have spent many hours at children's parties.  I'm also a - very young! - Grandmother and was at my grandsons 6th Birthday party earlier this month. In a local church hall, we catered for the 26 children whose parents had replied with an acceptance of the invite. Three parents didn't respond to the written invites at all, quite rude really - and two children didn't turn up and annoyingly no one let us know. It was frustrating that these two parents didn't let us know that  their children would not be comi...

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Alison was delighted to find some evidence based research which backs up her theory that 'Sleep is the key to Life' and so vitally important within the first years of life. BABIES ARE NOT DESIGNED TO SUFFER SLEEP DEPRIVATION - It can be incredibly detrimental to their learning, health and development. (Not to mention what it does to the parents!) If your baby is struggling to sleep then check out Alisons  book The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan, which will explain how to promote positive sleep associations and achieve a full, 12 hour, ...

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We are looking at developing the Magic Sleep Fairy App and can't help but think what a fantastic idea it is. With clips of Alison explaining how to put her book into action, medical information from top London physicians, routines, guides, everything at your finger tips.  We think it s winner. New parents are more isolated today and get less time with midwives, health visitors and even their own parents. Problems crop up at all hours of the day and night; “Is this rash something to worry about?” “How can I latch my baby ...

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Alison gets so many enquiries from people saying "my baby won't sleep", "my baby wakes up several times and night" and "my baby is crying at night"  There are lots of way to put it but the end result is a lack of sleep for all.  Here are some guidelines for sleep routines for newborns   It is therefore vital that in the early weeks after birth, the baby’s sleep patterns are re-educated to coincide with our normal day / night routines.   This can be done by following these simple rules; • Ensure the nursery i...

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As Alison's Business Manager, I  know what she does and how she does it and have always admired the great gift that she has with babies and children. As her sister, this weekend I had the pleasure if seeing her with her grandchildren and you can rest assured she practiced exactly what she preaches (although she doesn't preach to people, she lets them decide what is best for them!!). We played games, I got the be the reindeer in the "show" and we all sat down and ate dinner as a family. Getting 3 very excited children to bed was no mean ...

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