Guest: Jen Varela, a sleep training expert who focuses on the achievement of each family’s sleep goals whether in co-sleeping environments, room sharing or separate rooms.
In this episode, we will cover:
Even though every family is different - they have different sleeping styles, different schedules, and different parenting styles - every baby can learn to self-soothe. Science behind sleep and why your baby or toddler is having night awakenings What daytime "awake windows" are and why they might be causing your baby to have trouble sleeping through the night the 5 reasons why night awakenings happen and what you can do about themResources mentioned in the conversation:
link to Jen Varela's website: www.sugarnightnight.com calendar of Jen's Baby & Toddler Sleep ClassesAbout Jen Varela:
Since 2010, San Diego sleep training expert Jen Varela has helped more than 400 sleep-deprived families with private one-on-one sleep coaching. She focuses on the achievement of each family’s sleep goals whether in co-sleeping environments, room sharing or separate rooms. Jen’s experience ranges from helping families with infants in sleep shaping skills to families with toddlers who are transitioning them to their own room for the first time.
Jen Varela is a mother of two children. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Services with an emphasis in Counseling from California State University Fullerton, California. She is a member of the International Association of Child Sleep Consultants and a Certified Gentle Sleep Coach® trained by Kim West, The Sleep Lady®.
