This approach emphasizes a mother’s instincts and baby’s cues. We aim to help parents find sleep solutions through responsive parenting practices while building connected relationships. We are passionate about helping families improve sleep without the use of any formal sleep training (see below for what that means to us) and use an approach that:

• respects and nurtures the attachment system

• supports the natural progression of development

• gives parents an understanding of what “normal” baby sleep looks like

• appreciates your baby’s still-developing brain + dominant survival instinct

• encourages parents to believe in + follow their own instincts

• guides parents to understand the emotional work required to support sleep

• educates parents on what causes sleep interruptions

• empowers a mother to make changes to improve the quality of her baby’s sleep

How do we define sleep training?
It’s important to note that this term means many different things to different people. To us, it can be defined as different versions of timed increments of separation (often involving crying) from a primary caregiver to stop a child from cueing or signalling during naps or overnight sleep. Parents are often instructed to withhold comfort and connection during these moments. Sleep training often involves a set plan, a guarantee for more sleep in a certain number of days (big red flag in our opinion as this is something that can never be promised), withholding or significantly reducing overnight nutrition and terms such as “bad habits”, “sleep crutch” and “self-soothing” are often used.