Which Parenting Book Is Right for You? 5 Must-Reads for First-Time Parents
Becoming a parent means stepping into a world of advice - solicited and unsolicited! While Google searches and well-meaning relatives may have opinions, nothing beats a well-researched book that aligns with your own parenting values.Whether you’re looking for straightforward how-tos, science-backed strategies, attachment-based guidance, or emotional reassurance, we’ve rounded up five of the most highly rated books to help you navigate the early years.1. The Simplest Baby Book in the...
Why is my baby having false starts?
Why Is My Baby Waking Soon After Falling Asleep? Understanding False Starts | A Guide By Riff Raff Baby
Frustrated by your baby waking shortly after bedtime? Learn about false starts, why they happen, and practical tips to help your little one achieve restful, uninterrupted sleep.
How to Create a Sleep Environment Conducive for Sleep
Are you feeling tired mama? We get it, setting up healthy sleep habits is HARD and that’s why we are here to provide you with research proven tips that successfully prime your baby for sleep & help you both get the rest you need. Hang tight mama & papa bear, one of these tips could change your week!
Riff Raff's Fave Books
Reading aloud to your children is one of the best ways to encourage their language development right from the get go. Even when babies don’t understand what you are saying, they are taking everything in.Below are a few of what we think are the best books for babies and toddlers grouped by suggested age...
Not just a toy, a bestie for life.
Here at Riff Raff we spend our days creating our beautiful sleep toys to bring to little ones all over the world! We place so much importance on early introduction, but what actually happens when this is done at birth or in those integral first months of a babies life?
Achieve Longer Sleep in the Cooler Months
As the seasons begin to turn, you may start to see a change in your little ones sleep habits. Are random wake ups starting to occur somewhere between 3-5 am? Is your little one starting their day at 5 or 5.30 instead of 6.30? Illnesses keeping them up? Believe it or not, this IS normal.
Helpful Tips to Gently Settle Your Baby to Sleep
Bringing your precious little bundle home is one of life’s greatest blessings – but looking for ways on how to get a baby to sleep is a lot trickier than it seems. Quality sleep is an important foundation in an infant’s routine. Their sleeping hours are a crucial time for their healthy development – from their busy brain to their tiny tummy, the growth is exponential each day so it...
4 Month Old Sleep Schedule
Routines and predictability are often the bedrock of most philosophies about baby sleep time, but it’s not that simple for a 4-month-old sleep schedule. When your baby reaches three to four months, their sleep behaviour reaches a developmental leap and becomes more dynamic. Instead of prolonged sleeping, they begin cycling through light and deep phases with brief waking periods afterwards. Some little ones can adjust well to these changes –...
Get More Sleep for You and Your Bubs
Achieving healthy habits is crucial when it comes to baby sleep schedules. This can be done by establishing a routine early on as soon as your child is born. This is where introducing baby sleep products comes in handy and helps achieve quality sleep for your baby and, consequently, the entire family.
When Is It Time for a Toddler Bed?
The time has come, how did this happen so quickly? Has the bassinet been packed away and the cot days are numbered? Does your co-sleeping bubba physically taken over the WHOLE bed? (or maybe this has always been the case ...) This is the next big step in your little ones.. and let's be honest.. your sleep journey. It's exciting, it's a huge step in independence and we've got together...