‘THRIVING IN THE FIRST YEAR’ PARENTING SERIES (ONLINE)

WORKSHOP #3: Understanding Infant Sleep

Join us this March Break for a deep dive into everything parenting! Each day will host a session aimed to help you make the best most informed choices possible throughout the first few years of your baby’s life.

Understanding Infant Sleep

Has everything you have read about infant sleep left you worried that your baby isn’t sleeping “properly”? Advice from well-meaning friends and family can leave you unsure about your babies sleep habits, and worried that something is wrong. Understanding why your baby sleeps the way they do is a challenge for any parent… and once you feel like you’ve “got it”, it changes anyway!! Join this attachment-focused seminar to discover what is normal, what changes to expect and what to do if you are ready for simple shifts in routine. We can lead our children into anxiety-free sleep, while still meeting our own needs for rest. This workshop will explore what is considered biologically normal sleep for your baby and help you understand more about sleep expectations at different stages of your baby’s development.

PAYMENT: You can register for one class, or all 5!

Investment for one session is $30 +hst ($33.90) - a 25% discount!!

Or bundle and save 40% with access to all 5 sessions for $120 +hst ($135.60).

Please fill out a contact form at my contact me page with the day/topic you will attend. You can simply write “all access” if attending the full week. I will send you the payment link. Payment is required to complete registration. .

‘Thriving in the First Year’ series synopsis

Parenting can be tough, but you don’t have to be! In this series, we will learn how to navigate the most common parenting topics and challenges while maintaining our intuition wisdom and connection.

We will start on Monday with Breastfeeding Basics, to help expecting families or those struggling with breastfeeding get off to the best start possible – or to improve on where you are! Our next session will focus on connection in both responsive feeding techniques and in babywearing to provide closeness and security. The aim is to help create connection and healthy relationships with food from the very start – for all feeding types and abilities. Wednesday will bring us together to discuss biologically normal infant sleep needs, and how to bring more connection into your relationship to your baby’s sleep. We will then discuss starting solid foods and Baby Led weaning, learning how to use the division of responsibility in infant feeding to guide healthy eating and then end the week with a chat about returning to work! This will include how to get through finding care, easing into care, and preparing your self (Yes YOU! You are important too!) for the transition back to work while maintain that beautiful attachment you have built with your little one.

Ashley Pickett is a feeding specialist, lactation consultant, sleep educator, retired doula, babywearing educator and parenting coach and has been serving the Halton-Peel community for almost 20 years! Her aim is to help families preserve connection and responsiveness in all they do, while making sure everyone’s needs are being met. She has three amazing teenagers who are proof that gentle, connected and responsive parenting is both challenging and worthwhile!!