Module 1

Will address topics ranging from night waking, naps, how food affects sleep, self soothing sleep, sleep safety, and many more

11 Weeks

Week 1
Brief history of the profession

What is the job of a baby sleep consultant?
Limits of competence

How to understand if a child is healthy and whether it is possible to work on improving his sleep
Realistic expectations - where is the limit of a baby sleep consultant work

What Makes a Successful Child Sleep Consultant
The importance of sleep in family life

Consequences of lack of sleep
What happens to the child's body during sleep

Why it is important to regulate your child's sleep?
Causes of sleep disorders - somatic and behavioral

Why Behavioral Sleep Disorders Happen
Objective and subjective criteria for the quality of children's sleep

What is the age norm of sleep and how does it change with the growth of the child
When will a child outgrow sleep problems?

Week 2
Baby sleep safety. External factors affecting a child's sleep

What is co-sleeping and how common is it
Why Parents Choose Co-Sleeping

Pros and cons of co-sleeping
Co-Sleeping Safety

“Breastsleeping", or "sleeping at the chest" (J. McKenna, Lee Gettler)
Rules for co-sleeping

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) - risk factors
Sleep Safety Guidelines - Latest Edition

Crib safety - current recommendations
At what age should a pillow be used?

Light factor and melatonin. Two step melatonin production process
Age stages of melatonin production and formation of circadian rhythms in a child

Noise, visual stimuli, humidity, temperature. Overheating in a child
“White Noise" and "Pink Noise". Noise safety rules

Ecology of the children's room
Safety standards for "sleep toys"

Children's bedroom lighting recommendations

Week 3
Physiology of sleep, basics of chronobiology and somnology

Circadian rhythms - formation and correction. The role of the suprachiasmatic nucleus
Features of sleep in the early hours

Determination of the optimal time for putting the child to sleep at night
Early laying - boundaries, age characteristics, rationale

Two-factor model of sleep regulation - sleep pressure and need for sleep
”Sleep window" Consequences of overwork in a child. How over-tiredness affects sleep

Wake time/active time and its effect on sleep quality. Age norms of wakefulness and factors influencing it
Wake time/active time and its effect on sleep quality. Age norms of wakefulness and factors influencing it

Signs of fatigue, signs of over tiredness, false signs of tiredness
Bathing before bed as part of bed time - common mistakes

Functions and criteria of a quality “bridge to sleep” and “sleep rituals”. Practical advice and recommendations
Changing the “sleep rituals” with age.

Week 4
The structure of human sleep and its features at different ages

Definition of sleep
The sleep cycle of an embryo, a newborn, a child at different ages, an adult

Features and functions of the phases and stages of sleep
The problem of awakenings when shifting to the crib - causes and solutions

Sleep conditions. Formation of "sleep associations" and their consequences. Strong and weak (positive and negative) sleep associations
4 month sleep regression- reasons and recommendations

Ways to prolong your child's sleep. Safe and effective use of sleep extension tools: swaddle, pacifier, white noise, sleep toy, sleep mantra, sleep feeding, wake to sleep

Week 5
Sleep consolidation, daytime sleep

Optimal distribution of sleep during the day at different ages of the child. Sleep Consolidation
The child "mixed up day and night" - the solution

Mistakes that interfere with sleep consolidation
Consequences of insufficient daytime sleep

Optimal nap time
When is your child ready to skip the day nap

Avoiding naps too early - tips for keeping them up
Sleep in motion/movement

Limiting the duration of daytime sleep - when and how. Awakening conditions
Too early morning woke ups - Practical Tips

Week 6
The rhythm of sleep and wakefulness and the schedule of the child depending on age

Features of sleep and the physiology of feeding a newborn
Formation of the day-night cycle. Recommendations

uilding an optimal rhythm of sleep and wakefulness
Schedule - age restrictions and impact on sleep quality

Common Schedule Formation Approaches – Pros and Cons
Best time to get up in the morning

Short daytime naps - causes, age characteristics, recommendations
Evaluation of factors affecting the duration of daytime sleep

Dropping day naps. Signs of readiness to switch to lesser naps, scenarios and optimal transition strategies
Getting up too early in the morning - how to change the schedule

Algorithm for shifting falling asleep and waking up to an earlier or later time
Sleep during vacation, shifting, place changing, time zone changes
Sleep and feeding physiology

Compatibility between breastfeeding and quality sleep
The formation of lactation and sleep of the child

Suspicion of a lack of milk - recommendations

Week 7
Sleep and feeding physiology

Compatibility between breastfeeding and quality sleep
The formation of lactation and sleep of the child

Suspicion of a lack of milk - recommendations
Physiology of the feeding regimen of a child at different ages

Independent sleep/self soothing sleep while breastfeeding
The sleep-eat-wake cycle

Physiological limitations of the duration of uninterrupted sleep at different ages of the child
Pre-morning feedings as a factor in maintaining lactation

Night feedings
Willingness of the child to reduce night feedings

Night Feeding Reduction Strategies
Co-sleeping while breastfeeding

When stopping breastfeeding will help you sleep better and when it won't
Weaning - the readiness of the child, the readiness of the mother, methods and difficulties

Sleep of formula fed babies
Sleep and feeding patterns at different ages

Tips for Comfortable Formula Feeding
Sleep and feeding of the child after the introduction of solid food

Understanding the language of crying

Week 8
Psychophysiological factors affecting a child's sleep

Psychological and physical condition of the mother
Recommendations for stabilizing the mother's condition

The influence of the state of the mother on the sleep of the child
The crisis period in the life of the family after the birth of a child - difficulties and recommendations

Stress in mothers after the birth of a child. postpartum depression
Postpartum depression in a mother in the work of a consultant on children's sleep

Determination of temperament types in young children. highly sensitive children. The influence of temperament on a child's sleep
When and how to refuse client

Week 9
Common ideas about children's sleep in terms of science

Colic - definition, possible causes, recommendations
Colic from the perspective of a sleep consultant

Teething and baby sleep
Sleep regressions after sleep improvement

Week 10
Special family situations in the work of a sleep consultant

Sleep Tips for Twins
Preparing for the birth of a child

Sleep organization of siblings with age differences
Completion of co-sleeping - transferring the child to a separate crib

Transfer of child to a separate room
Unusual living conditions. Sleep in the conditions of the Arctic, hot climate, the impossibility of outings, studio apartments. False signs caused by family living conditions

The main causes of sleep disturbances in a child

Week 11
CERTIFICATION as "Consultant for the correction of behavioral sleep disorders in children"

Instructions for passing the final tests
Results of module 1 and work perspective

Checklist for a professional start
Common mistakes at the start

Final certification test
8 tests on required books of 1 module

Toilet Training for kids