Esther has a master's degree (MSc) in educational sciences (specializing in parenting support) and more than 20 years of work experience in coaching, advising, and training childcare workers, children, and parents.
She will soon complete her Gentle Sleep Coach (GSC) training and will then be a GSC-certified child sleep coach for children aged 0 months to 6 years.
Gentle Certified Sleepcoach
Gentle Sleep Coaching can be successfully applied within any family and offers proven, achievable, and gentle solutions for parents. The coaching focuses on step-by-step adjustments to bedtime routines, naps, and nighttime rhythms, so that your child can develop what is known as “sleep independence.”
This approach is not a one-size-fits-all method but an approach tailored to the specific child with a success rate of 95%, provided that the child is healthy and the parents are consistent. Parents can be loving and present while giving their child the space to master this important skill, namely learning to sleep on their own.
Child sleep coaching training & certification:
• Basic coaching & child development • Sleep science and behavioral therapy • Secure attachment theory • Help and support for breastfeeding mothers
The sleep training consists of lectures by leading specialists such as: • Postpartum Depression by Dr. Shoshana Bennett, author and leading specialist in the field of postnatal depression • Medical Conditions and Sleep Apnea in Children led by Dr. Lewis Kass, Director of the Children's Sleep Center, USA • Sensory Processing Disorder and Sleep by Jodi Jennings, OTL/R
Some topics from the child sleep coaching training: • Working with a sleep plan.• Gentle sleep solutions and strategies that are effective and appropriate for the development of children up to 6 years of age. • A consistent and coherent approach that prioritizes positive reinforcement.
This specialized training to become a children's sleep coach is intended to provide coaches with the knowledge and educational resources they need to work successfully with families of this age group to ensure that everything is done in a safe, healthy manner and in line with the child's development.
We offer one coaching program:
The coaching helps solve various sleep problems that many families with children aged 0 months to 6 years face. This package offers basic support during the coaching process. The coaching process consists of a personal intake interview and a number of follow-up interviews. The follow-up interviews are mainly conducted via ZOOM or by telephone.