Baby Sleep Basics: How Sleep Cycles and Development Affect Your Baby's Sleep
On-Demand Class · Sleep
- Language: English
- Sessions: 1
- Duration: 11 minutes
- Child age: 1 M - 3 Y
- Price: $2 USD (included with BabySparks Premium)
- 1178 people have enrolled in this class
Join me for this concise sleep education video where we discuss the fundamentals around how sleep works biologically, and how that plays a factor in your child’s sleeping habits!
Class Description
Welcome! In this video we discuss the various developmental leaps where hormones, sleep cycles and common regressions affect your child’s sleep. This deeper dive gives a quick overview of when and how hormones play a role in your child’s awake and tiredness rhythms, getting to know how the sleep cycles work and how common regressions can affect sleep.
Class Materials
Nothing special needed for this class, only your time and attention!
Your Instructor
Laura Knecht is a pediatric sleep specialist and the founder of Good Little SleeperZzz, where she helps families one-on-one with customized sleep plans and continuous support. Laura has a background in Early Childhood Education and has been working with infants and children for over 15 years. After struggling as a first-time parent with her own son’s sleep issues, she discovered a passion for helping newborns to school aged kids get the best quality sleep. Her passion is for teaching and supporting parents as well as being a student herself - there is always more to learn!
Degrees and Certifications
Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant Member of Association of Pediatric Sleep Consultants & International Association of Child Sleep Consultants Continuing education in holistic sleep practices, newborn development, breastfeeding, reflux/GERD, baby led weaning, tongue/lip tie & more!
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