by Moorea Malatt | May 19, 2022 | Feeding
By Lic. Pediatric Nutritionist Danielle Shea Tan & Lactation Educator-Counselor Moorea Malatt We’ll keep this straight-forward and to the point because families need guidance immediately on how to feed their babies in the midst of the current infant formula...
by Moorea Malatt | Feb 1, 2022 | Gentle Discipline
Many of my gentle discipline clients and workshop attendees eventually ask this one question: “I feel like I’m non-stop entertaining my child. Is there a normal amount of time my toddler should be able to play alone?” There is no normal amount time a...
by Moorea Malatt | Oct 25, 2021 | Sleep
Prepare NOW for a smoother transition. It will be here Nov 7th. We will set the clocks back before bed Sat Nov 6th. While those without children might get an extra hour of sleep with the “fall back”, this time change could effect your baby or...
by Moorea Malatt | Jun 28, 2021 | Feeding, Sleep
Neighbors and friends told me they could find almost zero internet information on cooling tiny babies in extreme heat. No time to lose with cooling your baby down, so let’s get to it! Keep the lights off or very low. Do frequent 10-15 minute tepid baths for baby...
by Moorea Malatt | Jun 7, 2021 | Sleep
Understanding Night Terrors It isn’t paranormal, but it is “parasomnia”. Parasomnia is scientific word for night terror and nightmare or other unusual sleep behavior. All children have nightmares at some point and many children have at least one episode of night...
by Moorea Malatt | May 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
(Updated 2021) I’m here to confess that I dread Mother’s Day. I feel guilty about that dread and maybe you do, too. For me, it’s kind of like my birthday (which I also don’t love) where people ask what I want and say it’s all about me but...
by Moorea Malatt | Sep 24, 2020 | Feeding
Parents, we are not ok. But these cookies make it a little better. I’d never attempted to share this one-bowl recipe because it was my “secret” but since now three people have asked me for it since the pandemic started, I feel it is my social duty to...
by Moorea Malatt | Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Transcript here. Resources at bottom. Talking to our children about racism and police violence is not just our duty to black folx as white allies, it is a service to our children. And yet so many white folx shy away from doing this hard work. Many of my acquaintances...
by Moorea Malatt | Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is very popular to teach children to sing the ABC’s to help them complete a successful hand washing, but my preference as a preschool teacher and director was to teach songs about hand washing so that children don’t space out while singing the song but...
by Moorea Malatt | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“We’ve rekindled our intimacy!” This is my favorite kind of feedback after working with a gentle sleep client. I also know that most parents are not coming back to a healthy sex life so easily, even after they begin sleeping again. The Madonna-Whore...
