What Does A Child Sleep Consultant Do?
A child sleep consultant or baby sleep consultant can be an invaluable resource of information regarding the ‘oh so often counter intuitive aspects of infant sleep’. A baby sleep consultant is an infant sleep professional with the expertise and experience to help parents achieve healthy sleep hygiene for their babies, twins, toddlers, and children. In this article I am going to explain what a child sleep consultant (often known as a sleep coach or sleep trainer) does.
A good child sleep consultant will look at the infant holistically, and provide guidance on how to best implement baby sleep strategies for both naps and night time. Because adults learn through repetition, you can expect an experienced baby sleep consultant to provide plenty of follow-up support after the initial consultation.
Before an infant sleep consultation, the sleep consultant will spend time closely analysing each family’s intake information. From there, an appropriate plan that works for each family will be devised. During the consultation the baby sleep consultant will explain the plan. They will also provide guidance on how to handle night waking, and how to minimise how often those night wakes occur. And support you with nursing schedules as well. In addition to this, sleep consultants should also provide advice on how to transition from one stage of baby sleep development to another. And provide tips on how to adjust morning wake times in accordance with infant age appropriate expectations.
A baby sleep consultant will work with you and your family to create the holistic sleep habits for your child, With the help of an experienced child sleep consultant, an enormous amount of parents have been able to get their babies sleeping through the night, and enjoy restful naps during the day. The ideal baby sleep consultant will have the capacity to mentor with emotional support their clients through this challenging learning curve in parenting. And most importantly – an experienced baby sleep consultant knows how to nurture parents into feeling confident in their ability to support their baby’s needs and help them develop healthy sleeping habits for years to come.
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About the author Raquel Tara:
I’m a RIE Inspired Baby Sleep Consultant based in Byron Bay, with clinics in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne & The Gold Coast. I also service parents right across Australia with my virtual 1:1 Baby Sleep Support Programs.
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