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A GREATVINE PARENTING GUIDE
Greatvine Advice for life
Child Sleep
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WelcomeHere at Greatvine we’re dedicated
to helping you nd the best advice,
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I you struggle with your child’s night
time routine, it can leave you eeling
desperate, exhausted and rustrated.
Not getting enough shut-eye doesn’t just aect how
your child eels and behaves, but also how the rest o
the amily copes. I everyone’s tired day ater day it
can put a real strain on almost every aspect o lie.
That’s why this Greatvine booklet is jam-packed
with invaluable advice and expert tips on how to
encourage your child to sleep, rom setting a calming
bedtime routine; to how to get active toddlers to
take aternoon naps; and how to get your child to all
asleep in their cot or bed rather than in your arms.
The specialists eatured have many years o experience helping parents through the challenges
o getting their children to sleep. Ranging rom
experienced and respected child sleep experts to child
psychologists, best-selling child sleep authors, parent
coaches, nannies and health visitors, their gentle andsupportive methods can really make the dierence to
you and your child.
I this booklet helps you, remember that the child
sleep specialists over the next ew pages are just
a small part o Greatvine .To speak to an expert,
go to Greatvine.com and see how we can make a
dierence to your lie. The experts are ready to talk
whenever you need.
child to sleep?‘ There must be someone who
can help...’
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In this edition
How can I get my
Meet the child sleep experts
Expert Q&A with Jo Tantum
Top tips for a better bedtime
Next steps for more advice
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Jo Tantum
Author o ‘BabySecrets’ and the
sleep expert
or Prima Baby
magazine, Jo knows that every
parent can help their baby have
a peaceul, happy night-time
without resorting to an ultra-
strict routine. She understands
that when a baby can’t sleep it
can bring chaos and despair toamily lie, and have negative
eects on the whole household.
Her research means she’s
developed her own technique,
known as ‘Spaced Soothing’.
Not only does this teach babies
to enjoy their sleep but it also
helps parents understand their
children better, and puts them
back in control o their lives.
Jo’s presented an expert slot onGMTV and has also appeared
at the UK Baby Shows. Having
studied hundreds o sleeping
patterns over the years, she’s
seen rst hand that every baby
has their own, sometimes
mysterious, way o letting their
parents know what they really
want and need. Talk with Jo on
0906 400 6222 - £1.50/min*. greatvine.com/jo-tantum
Linda Russell
A sleep specialist and parent coach,
Linda believes that sleep is the
oundation to successul parenting.
Without it, condence disappears
and relationships oten become
strained. She takes parents back to
when sleep rst became an issue,
then ocuses on moving orwards.Linda is the ounder and director
o her own sleep clinic based in
Edinburgh and writes regularly
or newspapers and magazines.
Having trained as a nanny at the
prestigious Norland College, Linda’s
background is in nursery nursing
and so her expertise comes rom
years o hands-on experience. Some
o her areas o expertise include:baby refux; silent refux; toddler
night-time battles; bed hopping;
new baby routines and constant
night eeding. Talk with Linda on
0906 400 6216 - £1.50/min*.
greatvine.com/linda-russell
Meet the
child sleepexperts
Greatvine Advice for life
Talk with a top child
sleep specialist, whenever
you need
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Brenda Hart
With over 30 years
o experience
as a day nanny,
night nanny and
a sleep specialist, Brenda prides
hersel on being as enthusiasticabout her work now as she was
when she qualied in 1979. She
knows rom her experience with
her own son’s sleep diculties
the dierence that the right
approach can make. That’s why
she’s passionate about helping
other amilies, and guarantees
that i a child has sleep issues
she’ll be able to get themsleeping through the night. Her
guidance is straightorward, non-
ussy, clear and concise. Talk
with Brenda on 0905 675 4620
- £1.20 per/min*.
greatvine.com/brenda-hart
Andrea Grace
Health visitor and
author o ‘Teach
Yoursel Baby
Sleep’, Andrea has
a 97% success rate in helping
parents get their children to
sleep. She’s appeared as an
expert on ITV’s ‘This Morning’,
and in Mother & Baby magazine.
She specialises in gentle, child-
centred techniques, which
respect the values and parenting
styles o each amily. Having
a medical background and
training, she treats babies and
children’s sleep problems in a
sae and holistic way and takes
into account a child’s nutritional,
health and developmental status
plus any amily actors.
Since leaving the NHS to set up a
private practice in 1999, Andrea
has established hersel as one
o the country’s leading baby
and children’s sleep experts,
and her work is recognised
by paediatricians, child health
practitioners and healthjournalists. Arrange to talk
with Andrea at: greatvine.com/
andrea-grace
Tizzie Hall
Tizzie was given
the nickname ‘The
Baby Whisperer’
when local parents
were amazed at her abilityto get their children to sleep.
Soon, all the mothers in her
neighbourhood sought her out
when they couldn’t calm or
comort their crying babies. Very
quickly she learned to read little
ones’ body language and cries.
A successul baby coach, Tizzie’s
book ‘Save Our Sleep’ has been
translated into our languages.She’s also led sold-out parenting
workshops, and makes expert
appearances on TV.
Tizzie oers a collection o
tried-and-tested solutions and
tips based on many years o
experience with babies and
young children. She preers not
to use the ‘controlled crying’
approach, but instead has
devised set eeding, play and
sleep routines to help settle
babies into sleep. Arrange to
talk with Tizzie at:
greatvine.com/tizzie-hall
Chireal Shallow
Chireal is a psychologist and
sleep expert. She’s
also a mum o
our, and decided to study sleep
techniques ater the challenges
she aced with her own children.
Founder o the Naturally
Nurturing Children’s Sleep Clinic,
Chireal doesn’t believe children
should be let to cry themselvesto sleep. She now trains other
experts in her gentle methods.
Underpinning her work is the
belie that every child has a right
to receive comort, every parent
has a right to demonstrate love,
and everyone has a right to a
night o uninterrupted sleep!
Chireal has appeared as an expert
in Mother & Baby magazine. Arrange to talk with Chireal
at: greatvine.com/chireal-shallow
* from a BT landline. Calls from other
networks and mobiles may vary. 18+.
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Expert Q & Awith Jo Tantum
Author o the best-selling book
‘Baby Secrets’, sleep specialist Jo Tantum answers your questions
My one-year-old only sleeps i I rock
her or lie on the bed with her. She also
wakes several times during the night. It’s
exhausting – what can I do?
Your daughter thinks that the only way she
can all asleep is with your help, so you’re actually
reinorcing this belie. You need to help her have the
condence to get to sleep alone.
The easiest way to do this is to start with herdaytime nap, as it’ll give her several chances to learn
to all asleep on her own beore bedtime. Wait until
she’s tired, but not overtired. Then take her upstairs
where there’s soothing music playing and place her
in her cot. Say, ‘Have a good nap!’ then leave the
room.
I she gets upset, wait or ve minutes beore
you go in, listening or quiet gaps. When you go in,
gently say ‘Ssshh’, stroke her head, and put your
hand on her chest. Do this or one to two minutes
and then leave the room. Continue this every ve
minutes.
Don’t leave your baby or longer than 10
minutes beore going in to soothe her. I she doesn’t
settle ater 30 minutes, get her up and try again
later.
My two-year-old son sleeps well at
night, but reuses to sleep during theday and is oten tired and cranky by late
aternoon. How can I persuade him to have
an aternoon nap?
It can be hard to get an active toddler to have an
aternoon nap, so set up a reward system. Each day
he has a nap he gets a sticker on his chart, and i he
does it our days out o ve, he gets a small git.
When it’s nap-time, read a story then snuggle
him down and remind him about the sticker or
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git. Tell him you’re just going to do something and
you’ll be back in ve minutes to see i he’s doing
well. Return ve minutes later or a look. Continue
this reward system or at least two weeks and you’ll
soon be reaping the benets.
Ater my 14-month-old son’s bath, he
comes downstairs to have milk in ronto the TV. But then he runs around and
doesn’t seem tired at all. When he wears
himsel out he has a cuddle with us on the
soa and alls asleep. Later on we put him
in his cot, but he wakes up at 2am and
doesn’t go back to sleep. Can you help?
Your little boy is overtired and overstimulated
by the TV. That’s why he runs around the room
– he’s tired but doesn’t know how to switch o.A bedtime routine will help him wind down and
understand it’s time to go to sleep.
Start at the same time every night. Ater his
bath, get him ready or bed in his room, with low
lights and soothing music. Give him his milk while
reading a story, then settle him in his cot.
I he wakes up during the night, go in and
reassure him all is OK, then give him time to resettle
himsel.
When she was born three weeks ago,
my baby slept anywhere. Now she doesn’t
seem to sleep at all and when I try and
settle her at night she screams or hours.
I’m so tired. What can I do?
When your baby was rst born she was happy
to sleep all the time. But now she’s started to take
an interest in the world.
You need to put her down or naps somewhere
quiet she can switch o. Use her nursery or
daytime naps to get her used to the room. Close the
curtains, swaddle her to stop the ‘startle’ refex and
leave her to sleep.
She’ll only be able to stay awake or about an
hour beore she starts getting tired, so make sure
you put her down as soon as you see any signs
o tiredness like a short cry, staring into space or
yawning.
My son is 11 weeks old. He goes to
sleep fne at 7.30pm but wakes or good at
2.30am. I’ve now resorted to going to bed
at 8.30pm, but I don’t see my partner at all.
Can we do anything to help the situation?
Put your baby to bed as usual, but then at 11pm
get your partner to change his nappy, which will
wake the baby rom sleep. He can then eed him
a bottle, also known as a ‘dream eed’. This is also
a perect time or dad to have some bonding time
with his son.
As you’ll be able to time your long sleep with
your baby’s long sleep, this means you can stay up a
little later to spend time with your partner.
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1Your child only has
sleep issues i they’re
not getting enough
sleep. Don’t compare
their sleep patterns or
habits to your riends’ children.
-Linda Russell
2 Be reasonable with
your expectations. You
won’t be able to turn
your child’s sleeping
habits around in a
night! It takes longer than that,
so have patience. -Linda Russell
3 When planningto put a sleep routine
in place, aim or
consistency. Start and
end your child’s day at
the same time. -Linda Russell
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4Don’t let your child
all asleep on the soa
or on your bed, only to
transer them to their
bed later on. I you do
this they might wake up and panic.
You may think they’re having a
nightmare, but they’re not – they’re
alarmed because they’ve woken in
a strange place. -Andrea Grace
5
You want your
child to be tired,
but not overtired. I
they’re beginning to
drop their nap but not
able to make it to bedtime, don’t
be tempted to give them a late
aternoon catnap. Instead, bring
bedtime orward or allow a short
teatime nap but put them to bed
later. -Andrea Grace
6Try not to rock
or eed your child to
sleep. Instead, it’s best
to give them a cuddle
until they’re calm then
put them in their cot awake but
drowsy. -Jo Tantum
7
Start a simple
bedtime routine as
soon as possible. A
bath, a massage and a
eed in the bedroom
will help relax them. -Jo Tantum
8 I you’re starting a
new sleep routine,
write a sleep diary
or your child a week
beorehand. Keep
the diary going while you try
to improve your nights. This
will help you see where the
problem times are, and how to
set sensible benchmarks. -Linda
Russell
9
Catnapping can be
caused by hunger,
coldness or too little
awake time. I you put
your baby to bed at the
rst sign o tiredness they might
be tired enough to nap, but not
tired enough to sleep. -Tizzie Hall
10
Once you go
through or
bath time, don’t
come back into
the living area.
Your routine should be bath,
pyjamas, stories, eed, then into
bed. -Linda Russell
11Always eed
your baby until
they’re ull.
Never restrict the
amount o breast
or ormula milk you give them.
-Tizzie Hall
12Don’t change
your baby’s
nappy in the
night ater 11pm
unless it’s dirty.
It will wake them up too much,
and make it harder or them to
resettle. -Jo Tantum
13Make sure your
baby’s warm
enough to sleep
saely and well.
Too little bedding
can cause an older child to roll to
the unsae sleeping position o
their tummy. -Tizzie Hall
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