Our Approach Has Been Sought After By Thousands Of Families And Is Used By Professionals Around The World
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45 Min Sleep and Settling Consultation
Our consultant will assess your infant or toddler's sleep behaviour and/or challenges, and provide tailored strategies to address your specific concerns.
60 Min Sleep and Settling Consultation
For more complex sleep scenarios including twins and multiples, we offer an extended 60 minute consultation.
3 x 45 Min Sleep and Settling Call Package
Need extra support? This service provides 3 x 45 minute sleep and settling consultations at a discounted rate.
Safe Sleep Space
Our Approach
Known for our gentle, response-based approach, we are Australia's leading specialists in sleep and settling of newborns, infants and toddlers. Our techniques are based on evidence and best practice guidelines, to assist families to build nurturing and strong relationships with their infants and young children.
We start by providing you with a better understanding of a child’s needs, cues and capabilities, then provide a step-by-step guide to workable strategies for creating an emotional and physical safe sleep space.
Safe Sleep Space
What Do We Discuss?
So much is happening with sleep as your baby is growing and developing into their own unique little person! And just when we think our little one's sleep pattern is emerging and becoming consistent; there can be unexpected changes. So what do we discuss?
- Daytime/Night time sleep patterns
- Safe Sleeping Guidelines
- Baby rolling and sleep - when do I start to unwrap my baby and how do I do this?
- Tired signs? What do these look like?
- Parental exhaustion and managing your own fatigue
- Sleep hurdles and sleep 'progressions'
- Sleep associations and how to overcome these common challenges
- + much more!
Meet Our Sleep Consultants
Our team of certified sleep consultants is here to help your family get the rest you deserve.
Natalie Van Winckel
Natalie is an Early Childhood Educator with over 25 years of experience in Early Years Education. She is also a Certified Circle of Security® Parent Educator and has Post Graduate qualifications in Pre and Postnatal Family Care and Support. Natalie has been supporting families with sleep and settling for more than 15 years. Her passion lies in helping families navigate the precious early days by offering a better understanding of children’s needs, cues, and capabilities.
Brooke Nixon
Brooke is a Registered Nurse, Midwife, Child & Family Health Nurse and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She has more than 15 years of experience supporting women and families across all facets of childbirth and early parenting. Her approach is gentle, child-focused care; helping parents to de-code and understand their baby's cues, behaviour and needs, whilst providing the practical tools needed to overcome any breastfeeding or sleep challenge.
Marcia Lieschke
Marcia is a Registered Nurse, Child & Family Health Nurse and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with over 11 years experience specialising in breastfeeding, sleep and settling and behaviour concerns. She has worked across a number of settings, including child health clinics and within the Paediatric Unit in a major regional hospital. Marcia considers it an honour and privilege to support and partner with parents as they navigate parenthood.
Tamara Montgomery
Tamara is a registered nurse, midwife and child and family health nurse with postgraduate certification in adult mental health nursing. She has over 11 years specialist experience supporting families and their children from 0-3yrs with sleep and settling issues, infant feeding issues and behavioural issues. Tamara has worked extensively in both residential stay and day stay programs and is passionate about promoting infant and parental well being.