If your little one isn’t sleeping you might be considering sleep training or modifying of some sort, you might be worried or even feeling overwhelmed by the task.â €
Should I change my daily routine?⠀⠀
Should my baby be napping more? â €
Is my baby napping too much? â €

After the 4 month regression, comes the 9 month regression, much like the 4 month regression not every baby's sleep is impacted by developmental growth but if you understand what can  

There's no such thing as the 4 month regression

You may have heard of sleep regressions before, a sleep regression is a developmental progression that has an impact on way a baby or toddler in some way. It could be that your baby used to sleep through the night and now wakes up again to feed, or your baby waking more frequently overnight than before. They typically occur around the ages of 4 months, 9 months, 12 months, 18 months and around every 6 months or so in the toddler years. However  the '4 month regression' that happens first  cannot really be 

I'm so excited!!

Yesterday I had a client win by changing just 1 thing!!!

We managed to reduce 2 hourly wake ups overnight to just 1 wake up between 7pm and 6 am in just one day!!

 A little background info...    

When toddlers struggle with sleep it can seem even harder to keep them in bed and get them to sleep. And what worked when they were babies won’t work now. â €

At this workshop we will cover:

Normal Toddler sleep and what it looks like.

Why toddlers & Pre schoolers struggle

I've been asked this question a lot recently ( in various guises) What to do when your toddler refuese to sleep alone or to settle to sleep without you. Its particularly frustrating when previously your toddler would go to sleep with ease and minimal fuss but now insist you stay with them.

You don't have to leave them to cry ( At all) here are 2 gentle methods you can use at bed time 

Crying! The very things that makes teaching your baby to sleep independently so very challenging!

No mother likes or wants to hear or do things that make their little ones cry however when it comes to teaching our little ones to sleep more and more independently dealing with tears makes the entire process stressful and challenging for all concerned. 

....But You Still Want To Encourage Positive Sleep Habits

I’m often asked what parents can do to improve sleep if they’re babies are too young to sleep train or if parents decide they don’t want to sleep train but do want to make sure that they encourage more independent sleep habits. I recommend two things you can do to help your baby progress on the journey to sleeping more independently and eventually through the night.

....Are You Prepared To Do It EVERY Time You Want Your Baby To Sleep?

If you are..... then please feel free to click away from this page or ignore everything i'm about to say. 

 What’s not  a big deal to us grown ups can be a huge deal with our toddlers, emotions and feelings that are new or overwhelming for our little ones can be a reason why they sometimes struggle to fall asleep or  getting back to sleep when our little ones wake up!<blog_break>

At times when our little ones are having a meltdown or tantrum try to remember (I know this is easier said than done) that a tantrum is really your little ones struggling to deal with something and that sometimes they need our help to deal and cope with those feelings.

It doesn’t mean giving them what they think they want, Sometimes it’s just acknowledging to them what they are feeling and allowing them to space to feel it and then calm down from it. 

It’s really really easy, when sleep deprived to react impulsively when your toddlers kicking off,  but remembering that meltdowns and tantrums are just your child’s way of communicating to you.

A tantrum is their way of saying “ I can’t deal with this can you help me with it”. That doesn’t  mean doing whatever necessary to stop the  tantrum & tears, it can mean just acknowledging what he or she is feeling and allowing them to feel it in that moment.

Kids will sometimes have tantrums because you’ve put boundaries in place, they  don’t like those boundaries and are mad about it, does that mean you allow them to push those limits because you don’t want them to be angry? Anger is an emotion like any other and at some point in life it’s an emotion that they will experience. It’s ok to be mad or angry. It’s a normal emotion and a learning opportunity for your toddler. They can be angry and they can calm down from it if you show them how, but they won’t learn how to deal with anger and other negative emotions if we don’t allow them to feel them, develop an understanding of them and learn how to calm down. Our little ones rarely listen to what we say but they do pay attention to how we behave. 

Its our job to calm the chaos not join in with it!

Do you have any tips for dealing with toddler tantrums and meltdowns? Share with us what works for you in the comments.

Having a toddler who refuses to sleep can be super challenging. Finding solutions for toddler sleep that are gentle and evidence based can be even more challenging....until now. I've worked with families with children under 2 for nearly 20 years both day & night. I created this e-book with 10 of my top tips to help you get your toddler or preschooler sleeping again. You can download it to your Kindle or Smartphone or tablet, and carry out the tips of your choice right away!! Click here to download your toddler sleep e-book for FREE right here click here  ( or click the pic!)