Bedtime Battles at Age 5? 7 Sleep Myths to Ditch (and What to Do Instead)
Is your 5-year-old taking forever to fall asleep or waking repeatedly? We break down 7 common sleep myths and share gentle, child-centred strategies that build confidence, calm, and better nights, without harsh methods.
Parental Guilt
How do you know when Parental Guilt is driving our actions, or our choices, or even our reactions? Guilt can be anything, it can be something small, or equally it can be something huge. If you’re experiencing any feelings of guilt, listen to my blog to explore this topic further. Get more helpful advice […]
Attachment Parenting and Sleep Training
Attachment parenting and sleep training are not a popular combo! Many parents using attachment parenting philosophies will be doing everything as led by the baby. When you gently sleep train, the parent must take the lead. Get more helpful advice on our web-app! Get instant access for free here: https://www.sleepnanny.co.uk/app
How To Manage The First Week of School
Starting school or returning to school after a break can be tiring in a different way. Even if a child is used to a busy schedule or has been attending a pre-school full-time, the change adds emotional tiredness and coping with the change can cause added tiredness too. Watch the episode below for more about […]
Addressing Parental Guilt
Every week I hear from exhausted mums (and dads) who are concerned that everything they’ve done or didn’t do as a parent is somehow going to irreversibly damage their child forevermore. From the moment you bring a child into the world, the rush of emotions can be overwhelming, and unfortunately guilt is often one of […]
Creating A Secure Attachment
Any parent can create a secure attachment for their child no matter what their parenting philosophy, no matter how rigid or how laid back they are. Attachment parenting is a style of caring for your child in way that aims to be in tune with a baby’s needs at all times. Often this will mean […]
Getting Yourself Back To Sleep
Have you ever been disturbed by your little one who then goes back off to sleep quite quickly, leaving you laying there wide awake for ages? What’s worse is when you do finally manage to nod off, they disturb you again! I have experienced this on repeat and, one night, while I was laying there […]
Alert & Super-Alert Children!
Around 75% of the children I help, have a temperament and personality that I can only describe as ‘super alert’. These children, as babies, look as though they are taking notes on the world around them, they reach their developmental milestone bang on cue or early, they know what they want and they are willing […]
Consistency is Crucial
You may have heard before that consistency is key in sleep training but what does it really mean to be consistent and what happens if you are not? I want to share with you the difference it makes to your child when you are consistent, and the messages you send when you are not. First, […]
Tackling Early Risers
Early risers can leave us feeling so tired and totally mess with a child’s nap schedule too. Anything before 6am is just in humane right? I had an early riser so I know the pain that comes with this but, once you know the cause and you tackle the problem, you and your child can […]
Skeptical Dads
Sleep Coach Skeptic? You are probably reading this because your wife or your girlfriend or partner has thrust this in front of your eyes or sent you a link and pleaded that you read it? How do I know this? Because I was once in your exact shoes and having the same thoughts you are… […]
