Sleep challenges are common in autistic children, but longstanding sleep problems don’t have to be something your family simply adapts to. Learn what to look at when your child has struggled with falling asleep, night waking, or needing significant support to sleep.

When your child needs a lot of reminders, redirection, or help throughout the day, it can start to feel like you’re constantly correcting them. Here’s why the things going well can be easy to miss, and how noticing those moments can help without feeling like you have to praise everything your child does.

Your child can tell you exactly what the rule is, but following it in the moment is another story. Learn why boundaries can be harder for children with ADHD and what parents can do to make expectations clearer and easier to follow.

Does your child follow directions at school but seem to struggle with the same expectations at home? Looking at what's different between the two environments can help explain why—and give you a better idea of what may help.

When the same challenging behavior keeps happening, another strategy isn't always the answer. Looking at what may be driving the behavior can help you understand what your child needs and choose strategies that are more likely to help.

Back-to-school season isn't just about school supplies. Quality sleep plays a big role in helping children regulate emotions, focus in class, and navigate the transitions that come with a new school year. In this post, I'll explain why sleep matters so much and share simple ways to help your family start the school year on the right foot.

Routine started at 7:30. Lights out at 8:00. And somehow at 10:00 PM, my son was in the hallway ready to discuss who invented toilet paper. If your child's version of bedtime stalling looks more like curiosity and connection than defiance, here's what's actually going on and what helps.

Bedtime was working. Then summer happened. If your child is suddenly harder to settle at night and nothing obvious changed, timing is usually the first thing worth looking at. Here's what's going on and how to get things back on track.

Most families already have some version of a bedtime routine. So why is bedtime still a battle? Usually it comes down to a few specific things — the order changes depending on who's doing bedtime, it ends too abruptly, or it starts too late for the brain to actually wind down. Here's what makes a routine actually work and how to build one that does.

Summer doesn't have to be completely unstructured, but it doesn't have to look like the school year either. Most kids do better with a few consistent anchors throughout the day than a rigid schedule. Here's what those anchors are, why they work, and what they can look like in a real summer.

If your child can only fall asleep with you in the room, you're not alone, and you're not doing anything wrong. Most sleep associations develop so gradually that parents don't notice until the pattern is already set. Here's what's actually going on, why it affects night wakings too, and how to gradually shift things in a way that works for your family.

Bedtime battles, night wakings, a child whose brain just won't slow down. If you've tried a lot and nothing is sticking, the problem usually isn't effort. It's direction. Here are the five most common reasons kids struggle with sleep and how to figure out which one fits your child.

Screen time battles at the end of the day aren't really about defiance. They're about transitions, stimulation, and skills that are still developing. Here's what's actually driving the behavior and what to do about it.

Your bedtime sticker chart worked great for exactly three nights. Here's why most charts fail—and how to know if yours will actually help or just create more battles.

When your child is still wide awake 45 minutes after bedtime, it's natural to wonder what you're doing wrong. Research shows that typical sleep onset for children is 15-20 minutes. If your child consistently takes longer, there are concrete, evidence-based strategies that can help them settle faster - whether you have a toddler, preschooler, or school-age child.