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How to help a child with ADHD to sleep
The connection between your child’s ADHD and their sleep is well known and documented, although there is still a need for further research in this field. Discover 3 key tips on how to improve your ADHD child’s sleep.
How to help your baby or child to sleep without leaving them to cry?
There is a common misconception that in order to improve your child’s sleep that you need to use crying strategies such as cry it out, leave and check, controlled crying, Ferber method or any other traditional sleep training technique that involves lots of crying. Gentle and holistic sleep coaching is sleep support for parents which looks at promoting good quality sleep for children from day 1 of their life.
Why is my baby taking short naps
Discover why your baby or toddler is taking short naps. If you know my story, then you will have read that our former sleep thief would nap for a maximum of 29 minutes all day. This was until we worked with a sleep consultant (before I become a Gentle Sleep Coach) just before he turned 1.
My child won’t go to sleep for my partner or husband
This is one of the most common challenges I hear from sleepless mums, that your baby or toddler will not go to sleep for anyone else but you. It maybe that you are trying to help your partner/husband, nanny or your child’s keyworker to be able to put your child down to sleep, but feel like you are fighting a losing battle. Here are my 3 key tips on how to introduce your partner to settle or resettle your child to sleep.
How do I get my toddler out of my bed?
How do I move my toddler from my bed to their own? Read my 6 top tips on how to succeed at moving from bedsharing to independent sleeping.