Infants & Children
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Your infant or child has sleep challenges
You may have been told …
‘Sleep breeds sleep’. Teach self-settling.
Stop creating bad habits.
Avoid overtiredness.
Delay responses.
Sleep train. Let them cry-it-out.
These approaches don’t feel right to you.
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You are tired
Exhausted.
And maybe a little frustrated too.
Sleep should be easy.
You might be thinking it’s time to accept this is the way it is.
Or you might be thinking that you are doing something wrong.
Or that it is time to sleep train.
You’re not doing anything wrong.
They can sleep without sleep training.
The current approaches to sleep in infants and children have been popularly advised to parents for sleep for many years. They tend to create more problems than help and research shows they do not decrease night-waking nor improve maternal mood.
We work differently, because you and your family deserve an approach that improves sleep and aligns to your values. An approach that is grounded in the latest neuroscience, sleep science and psychology to promote optimal development outcomes.
We get it.
You need some changes to your family’s sleep.
You’ve maybe tried other sleep coaches and sleep advice and feel like you’ve done everything already.
You might be thinking there is an underlying health issue or other factor contributing to the poor sleep.
You don’t want to leave your baby or child crying it out, but you still want to improve your family’s sleep.
Our approach is holistic and seeks to identify the underlying contributors of your sleep challenges. It's an integrative approach that addresses the ABC’s of SLEEP that is offered in every Sleep SOS Consult.
Consults Available
1:1 Sleep SOS Consult
The Sleep SOS consult is a 1:1 consult that provides immediate supportive advice for sleep challenges in babies, toddlers and children (up to 17 years old). If sleep has derailed, we can help you reclaim your family’s sleep!
Contact us from anywhere in the world for support through the sleep challenges you are facing.
Are you ready for your whole family to sleep better, so you can all feel llike yourselves again?
ABOUT THE CONSULT
- An initial SOS consult is for 45 minutes and follow up consults are 30 minutes; both are conducted online via telehealth (video call).
- Cost: Please see the booking page for pricing. Book appointments as needed.
- You’ll be sent an intake form to complete prior to the consult. By completing it prior to the consult it captures a health history and identifies potential red flags which allows us to fully focus on your sleep concerns and solutions in the consult.
- In the consult you’ll have the opportunity to discuss your sleep concerns and goals for your baby/child. You'll be provided a tailored sleep plan with actionable sleep suggestions to address your sleep concerns.
- Within 48 hours after the consult you’ll receive an email with notes of our discussion and a sleep plan (actionable sleep suggestions) in dot points.
- The consult includes two weeks of sleep support. The naturopath will send two check-in emails, usually in the first and second week after your SOS initial or follow up consult. You are also welcome to email any queries through during the two weeks after your consult and the naturopath will reply to them, usually within 24-48 hours.
Sleep SOS Email Consult
Email support is an affordable way to receive support to improve sleep. Email consults are for all ages.
ABOUT THE CONSULT
- Cost: Please see the booking page for pricing and to book.
- You’ll be sent an intake form to complete.
- Within 48 hours after submitting the intake form you’ll receive an email with a sleep plan (actionable sleep suggestions) in dot points.
- The email consult includes two weeks of sleep support. The naturopath will send two check-in emails, usually in the first and second week after you receive your sleep plan. You are also welcome to email any queries during the two weeks after receiving your sleep plan and the naturopath will reply to them, usually within 24-48 hours.
- Please note there is no face-to-face/online telehealthcontact for this service.
Some things we can help with
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- sleep in newborns to teens
- behavioural issues at bedtime
- sleep disorders
- impaired sleep due to illness or gut health
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- enlarged adenoids and tonsils
- night time fears
- split nights
- frequent night waking
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- bedtime challenges & transitioning to own bed
- contact napping
- circadian health
- behavioural issues from poor sleep
Hi, I’m Barbara. I love helping families sleep better.
My daughter had many sleep challenges. When you are tired and at your wits end with sleep, you’ll try anything to help. I didn’t know sleep training was a thing until I hired a “gentle” sleep consultant. In my sleep deprived state I just assumed this person could help my daughter sleep. Instead the advice just added to our frustrations and when I was told we were causing the sleep issues, it just made me feel worse about myself.
My desire to understand the ‘why’ behind my daughter’s sleep issues resulted in me gaining further education in the field. I was able to help her sleep better and heal my chronic insomnia. Now, I strive to educate about all things sleep so that you have more understanding and feel empowered to respond to your little one’s sleep challenges in a way that feels good to you.
Even superheros need help sometimes.
Let’s work together to resolve the sleep challenges in a way that honours both your child’s and your needs.
Let’s transform sleep in your family so you can all flourish!