Foundations For Healthy Newborn Sleep

This course is evidence-based, responsive, attachment-focused, practical, and culturally inclusive. We equip parents and caregivers with gentle, developmentally appropriate solutions for common sleep challenges.

Course Outline

  • Developmentally realistic expectations for Newborn sleep.
  • Learning the different ways baby’s communicate.
  • How to differentiate between your baby’s cues for sleep vs. hunger.
  • What “Happy Awake Time” is.
  • How to support your baby in taking adequate naps.
  • How to promote good sleep during the daytime vs. the nighttime.
  • How and when to develop a bedtime routine.​​
This course also includes:
The context of sleep, sleep training culture, attachment and communication, sleep biology and sleep cycles, safe sleep, bed sharing, infant feeding challenges that can affect sleep, behaviors/temperament/and parenting influences in developing healthy sleep, colic, reflux, nutrition, allergies, eating and health challenges.

Who is this course for?

Parents-to-be, Parents of Newborns (ages 0-2 months), Grandparents and/or Caregivers who are interested in gentle and responsive sleep solutions.

Curriculum for this course is compiled from evidence-based resources, including:

Up-to-date AAP Guidelines
The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp
The Sleep Easy Solution by Jennifer Waldburger and Jill Spaivack LCWS
The Baby Whisper Solves all your Problems by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
The Gentle Sleep Book by Sarah Ockwell-Smith
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr. Marc Weissbluth