Riff Raff Ramblings

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...

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? 

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. 

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...

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 –...

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.

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...

If you have you first baby on the way (CONGRATULATIONS!) or it's been a minute since you last had a new-born and you need a little refresher, then this is the perfect check list for you! Being organised before your baby arrives is one of the biggest blessings you could give yourself (so that you've got more time for cuddles and bonding when your bundle of joy arrives). We've prepared...

Let’s face it: there’s nothing more precious and off-the-charts cuter than your baby. They possess some kind of magic where anything they do can make your day, but sometimes it’s an entirely different kind of power at night – the loud kind. If you’re on this page, chances are you’ve found yourself holding out on a few sleep-deprived nights, and you’re wondering: when do babies sleep through the night?

It is well known that quality sleep is undoubtably a fundamental element in an infant’s healthy development. From their busy brain to their tiny tummy, there are incredible amounts of growth and development that happens when your baby gets good quality sleep. Therefore, it absolutely makes sense to create healthy sleep habits for your little one from the very beginning. After all, our babies only know what we teach them...

Do you love the idea of a more gentle approach as you support your baby to sleep? Here’s five simple and caring ways to assist your baby on the path to self settling.