Qualifications

My Service

Being a mother of two very energetic boys with two very different personalities has kept me on my toes and given me the passion to want to continue learning more about infant/child behaviour and sleep and to share this knowledge with other parents and families.  In addition, my experience as a child and family health nurse has led to me learning about and experiencing a very wide scope of different parenting ideas and abilities in a wide range of diverse environments including cultural and geographical differences.  

I can provide you and your family with...

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• Current, evidence-based, compassionate, developmentally and age appropriate, respectful information that fits with your parenting style and supports attachment and responsive parenting

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• Education where you will learn about biologically normal sleep for your child's stage, what your child's sleep needs are and how you can gently support your child to sleep​

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• Reassurance, support and empowerment to enable you to listen to your inner parenting instincts, and provide strategies that support infant and child mental health, and the parent-child relationship​

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• Confidence - I won't ask you to do anything you don't feel comfortable with, and there will never be a request for you to stop breastfeeding or bed-sharing (when applicable) as long as this is in the best interests of you and your child.

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• Realistic education and advice that is specific to yours and your babies needs without making you feel detached or stressed.  You will never be asked to leave your baby to ‘cry-it-out’, or to utilise any other modified versions of it, also referred to as: controlled comforting, crying down, delayed comforting, graduated extinction, modified extinction, rapid return, scheduled comforting, or spaced soothing.   

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I am realistic and can not guarantee sleep improvements or improved sleep hours within a specified time frame. If you are offered this unrealistic guarantee, it is unlikely to take into account your individual child’s sleep needs, temperaments and what makes them unique.  Not to mention the added unnecessary pressure and stress placed on you and your child. 

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I will however, can guarantee that I will consider your unique child and unique family and what your individual needs are as we work together to finding solutions to help optimise your child's sleep, and your parenting journey.

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If you like the way I work and what I have to offer you and your family, please get in touch with me.