for when your child has a hard time staying a sleep: Things that can be done to help her stay asleep are :

• Letting her do the naps she want to manage her recovery time after life disruption (illness or trips)

• Adding bit by bit Time Giver, that will act like anchors, helping her reach deep sleep more often

• Using the Sleep Biology Hormones the feeling of fatigue can enter and be felt in her body (Low temp, High Melatonin, Low Cortisol)

• Adjusting her Sensory Environment so her sensory experience doesn’t perturb and distract her from/out of sleep.

Because she has also a hard time to find her way back to sleep,

it can transform even the Natural easy No intervention needed Wake up (biological arousal state between two sleep cycle)

Into a difficult time that make her need your intervention.

Things that I want you to do to help her find her way back to sleep easier is Sensory Guidance.

because she is waking up Confused and somehow Frustrated —> In that case she needs help to know what to do with these feeling in her body and how get relief of it.

I want you to work on giving her clearer instruction, clearer guidance, with :

•⁠ ⁠Removing the negation : “don’t tear on mummy hair” become “open your hand”

•⁠ ⁠⁠Switch rational explanations into clear instruction : “gentle hand” become “Put your hand on my chest” or “Hold on tight to my hand”

•⁠ ⁠⁠Power through your guidance with Feeling : Touch and place pressure her hand, in addition to “You can place your hand here”

If she was Playful and Content —> Closeness, Singing, Sensory toys/games would be enough to work

She doesn’t show Anger or Aggressiveness —> Because (you did a great job make) she feels included, have her share of control during the day

If she looked Afraid or Distress —> I would have made you work on making separation feel safe and okay

Next week, if one of you three need more or different, we will adjust or add-up according to the informations the week will give us.