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⭐️The Child Sleep Specialist
Transforming the lives of sleep deprived parents through building TRUST. CONNECTION. CONFIDENCE
👇Eliminate your battles 👇

I offer a free no obligation, 15 minute consultation to discuss your little ones sleep and I can explain my services in more detail (as well as have a little natter to get to know one another, of course!)

Three bespoke packages available:
Little Secrets
Top Secrets
Secret Service

02/11/2026

Do any of these surprise you?

1. Their awake times are more important than sleep times - they hold the answers to your constant questions

2. Bedtimes should be high energy, fun, silly, focused on connection time, all about releasing tension and help physically regulate your child.

3. Your child doesn’t need to self settle to sleep well

4. Traditional sleep training tells you to offer LESS comfort. I teach you how to offer the RIGHT comfort for your child specifically

Got questions?
Want to understand these statements more?

Ask me in the comments, DM me with your questions.

I would love to show you how to feel confident with sleep and work towards a positive and healthy relationship with sleep

Self settling
Sleep support
Sleep help
Sleep regressions
Myths

31/10/2026

Cot to Bed

Here is how night 1 went.

He is very proud of himself.

⭐️Training clocks are game changing. Letting them feel that sense of achievement when they successfully stay in their bed until it changes colour.

TIP 1: start off with setting the clock to change colour early (for example, 6am) make it achievable and realistic to start with and build the time up closer to your desired wake up time.

TIP 2: Remind them about their special clock every time you’re in the room - In the day, bedtime, night wakes, early mornings. Ask them what colour it is, what does that mean? Be a broken record with it.

‼️It’s very normal for them to sleep well in their big bed for the first few nights or even weeks and then they suddenly realise their extra freedom and pay you a visit in your room, in the middle of the night.
In this case I would always suggest returning them to their bed (even if secretly you do enjoy those sleepy cuddles) to avoid them falling into the habit of doing it every night and it becoming more frequent and they end up spending more time in your bed than their own!

Moving to a bed is a big change. Be patient yet consistent, reward charts might be helpful when the realisation of freedom occurs. It’s an exciting step.

DONT FORGET! You can purchase the recording of my Toddler sleep masterclass and this covers all these classic toddler bedtime battles plus much more! Comment “Toddler” for more details.

New bed
Toddler bed
Floor bed
Sleep tips
Own room
Baby sleep
Big bed
Night wakes

30/10/2026

Cot to Bed

Here is how I prepared for night 1

Tips:
To start with I always advise to wait as long as possible.
It’s really important to make the transition at the best possible time as if they aren’t quite ready then it could lead to more challenging sleep battles.

🌙If your child is a good sleeper and they are not trying to climb out of their cot; there is no rush to transition.
🌙If your little one is much younger than 2.5years and they are attempting to climb out of their cot then make sure you are using sleeping bags, these can restrict their ability to climb. Ensure their cot is on the lowest setting so the sides are as high as they can be.

⭐️ Ideally you want to wait until they are old enough to understand the expectation of them staying in their bed all night long. I would suggest waiting until they are at least 2.5-3years old.

-When you do make the move to a bed, ensure the bed is placed in a safe area of the room, bed guard on the side of the bed will stop them rolling out.
-Make sure their bedroom is safe for them to have free roam.
-Consider securing book cases and chests of drawers to the wall, stair gate at the top of the stairs etc.
-Training clocks can be helpful to give your toddler a visual cue on when it’s the right time to get out of bed

🌙It’s very normal for them to sleep well in their big bed for the first few nights or even weeks and then they suddenly realise their extra freedom and pay you a visit in your room, in the middle of the night.
In this case I would always suggest returning them to their bed (even if secretly you do enjoy those sleepy cuddles) to avoid them falling into the habit of doing it every night and it becoming more frequent and they end up spending more time in your bed than their own!

Moving to a bed is a big change. Be patient yet consistent, reward charts might be helpful when the realisation of freedom occurs. It’s an exciting step.

DONT FORGET! You can purchase the recording of my Toddler sleep masterclass and this covers all these classic toddler bedtime battles plus much more! Comment “Toddler” for more details.

25/10/2026

This clock change can cause a bit of stress and even more exhaustion if your little ones are now waking up an hour earlier than normal!

Here are my tips to get you back on track as quickly as possible:

⭐️Jump to the new time. Avoid changing your nap and meal routines. Don’t bring naps earlier. Yes, even though they’ve been awake longer, aim for those normal nap times. Get their body clock stretching to those new times asap.

⭐️When they wake early, avoid starting the day too soon. Keep resettling, trying to keep them in that dark, nighttime environment as close to your desired wake up time as possible. This is so important as we are Delaying mental stimulation. Keeping them in rest, quiet mode until we want them to start the day and have that wonderful stimulation to wake up the brain.

⭐️When it is the day, use it! Get out in the sunshine (if it’s not raining ☔️) as much daylight and fresh air as possible to help you stretch to those normal timings for naps and meals

⭐️Avoid starting your bedtime routine too early.
Especially avoid an early bath time 🛁 why?
Baths bring body temperature up and then their core body temperature drops when they get out, this helps them fall asleep.

⭐️Yes they might be a bit cranky for a few days, try to avoid extra naps or crazy early bedtimes. I know it’s tempting but we are adjusting their body clock and those few days nudging them closer to that new routine will speed up the process.

Every child adapts to this clock change differently, stay calm and confident it will get easier.

If you want specific advice for your child to get rid of those early wakes for good, comment EARLY and I’ll show you how

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