Gentle Sleep Training & Pediatric Sleep Consulting for Babies and Toddlers
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If you’re here, chances are you’re beyond tired. You’ve hit your limit after too many nights of broken sleep, too many hours spent bouncing, feeding, rocking, or lying next to your child until they finally fall asleep, staring at the ceiling, thinking about your long to-do list. Nothing feels consistent. You’re doing everything you can to keep it together, but it’s hard to be the parent you want to be when you’re running on fumes. You also need sleep. I’ve been there. Real, uninterrupted, restorative sleep. Because in order to be the best parent you can be, you need to feel rested too.
The good news is, it doesn’t have to stay this way. Sleep can improve dramatically. I work with families to create realistic, personalized plans that actually work for their child and their life. Whether you’re dealing with frequent night wakings, short naps, early mornings, or bedtime chaos, we’ll tackle it together. I provide a balance between knowledge and empathy, which helps families feel supported while they teach their baby or child one of the most important, healthy life skills, how to sleep independently. Sleep can be life-changing, and you deserve to feel rested again. Let’s get started.
“Working with Kendra was a gamechanger, not just for our baby to sleep independently, but for our home to thrive and become once again harmonious. We cannot more highly recommend working with her. Kendra is kind, a great listener, gentle with her feedback, and provided the best plan that was individualized for our family’s needs. A million thanks to her for literally changing our lives :)”
“Just do it, it’s life changing. This is one of the best decisions I made as a parent, for our whole household. Our baby is sleeping 11 hours at night with no wake-ups, with 3 hours of naps with clockwork consistent timing.”
Resources
• Welcoming your new baby
• Expectations
• Newborn sleep facts
• Setting up safe sleep
• Dressing baby for sleep
• Swaddling
• Feeding and eat/play/sleep
• Daytime and night-time routines
• Soothing your baby
• Preventing over-tiredness
• Baby sleep charts with newborn appropriate sleep
• My favorite products
• Best times to travel with your little one
• Airplane sleep tips
• Room set up upon arrival
• Travel sleep environment
• Sleep schedules
• How to handle time change
• What to do when you return home
• Why early morning wake-ups happen
• Daytime schedule tips
• Optimal sleep environment
• Routines to encourage better mornings
• Action plan to solve early wake-ups
• Tools and resources for success
Why Work With Kendra?
I provide a balance between knowledge and empathy which helps families I work with thrive and feel supported while they teach their baby or child one of the most important, independent healthy life skills: sleep! If you are finding my page, you may be exhausted – at wits end, or even hopeless about the possibility of getting a good night’s sleep or some consistency in your daily and nightly routine. Let me be your first sign of relief. Together we can get you closer to that reality!
There are many possible reasons for and variables related to your child not sleeping well. I work with parents to teach their children independent sleep skills, to fall and stay asleep at night, and to take restorative naps during the day. I love what I do – helping families get their sleep back, teaching new routines, and standing with tired moms, dads, babies and children as they learn new skills.
Common Sleep Issues I Solve:
- Baby can’t fall asleep on his/her own
- Baby waking up frequently throughout the night
- Early morning wake-ups
- Poor naps
- Baby will not sleep in crib or bassinet
- Ready to end co-sleeping
- Child stalling at bedtime
- Child waking and calling out or coming into parents room multiple times throughout the night
Solutions I Provide:
- Teach baby/child how to fall asleep independently
- Consolidate night sleep
- Developmentally appropriate sleep and feed schedule
- Improve naps
- Improve early morning wake-ups
- Navigating nap transitions
- Teaching children boundaries and expectations around sleep
Sleep Support Packages
Prenatal + Newborn
0-3 Months
Babies
4-23 months
Toddlers + Big Kids
24 months+
Sleep Consulting Expert
With a background in childhood education and my extensive training in pediatric sleep consulting in Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia, and around the United States, I am equipped with the education, training, and skills to help your baby meet his or her sleep goals. First, as a former educator, I have worked with numerous parents over the years to help each of their children reach their full potential. Second, as a Pediatric Sleep Consultant, I have continued this trend of collaboration to ensure children are getting optimal sleep to benefit their overall health and well-being.
Where I excel the most with families is in my follow-up support. I will work with you every step of the way so that you are not alone in the process. I will partner with you through the implementation of a collaborative sleep plan – through any successes and setbacks we encounter – answering any questions or concerns you have, and being there to support and guide you.
If you have a baby or child who is experiencing sleep issues, I would be happy to investigate further and get to the heart of the issue. Sleep is a biological necessity, not a luxury. It is an important component to a healthy lifestyle.
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