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SOFTLY SLEEPING

We offer help to parents with children from
6 months to 6 years old 
WORLDWIDE

DO YOU
  • have to walk or nurse your child to sleep at bed time?
  • need to sing/nurse/walk/rock them back to sleep in the middle of the night?
  • need help with middle of the night weaning?  

DOES YOUR CHILD
  • always fall asleep in the car?
  • get a second wind in the evenings resulting in late bed times?
  • crawl into bed with you in the middle of the night?
  • wake up early and not go back to sleep?
  • fight nap times?
     
            WE CAN HELP YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE

    How can we help you?

There are many different approaches to dealing with the sleep problems experienced by your baby or child, we choose the 'Gentle' way.

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The Gentle Sleep Coach Program is the first and most extensive professional sleep coach training and certification program available. The program involves over 80 hours of training with a faculty panel that includes 2 medical doctors, a psychologist, an attorney, lactation counselor, postpartum doulas and a family therapist. Each coach must pass an exam and participate in case supervision with Kim West, LCSW-C (a.k.a. “the Sleep Lady”) who has been helping tired parents for over 20 years. Clinical supervision and ongoing advanced training are required to maintain certification as a Gentle Sleep Coach. Some of my training topics included:
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–  Basic counseling and child development
–  Sleep science and behavioral modification techniques to help parents of children age 0 to 6 years old.
–  Secure attachment theory
–  Support for the breastfeeding mother
The training also consisted of lectures from top specialists, including:
–  Postpartum Depression from Dr. Shoshana Bennett, author and leading specialist on Postpartum Depression
–  Medical Conditions and Sleep Apnea in Children led by Dr. Lewis Kass, Director of Children’s Sleep Center
–  GERD and Sleep led by Dr. Anthony Loizides, pediatric gastroenterologist

​You can find me listed in the directory