School Age Sleep Struggles: An 8 Year Old’s Journey to Blissful Sleep
My kid can’t sleep without me…even at ages 5-10 years of age.
What are elementary school sleep needs anyway?
I get these questions all the time.
The good news is that all sleep issues for elementary students are solvable.
Skepticism is normal!
How does this even work?
How is this magical promise even possible?
Is it worth your time?
Is it worth your money?
Try not to let skepticism stop you from getting the help you need.
One of my clients was in a desperate place of exhaustion when they reached out about their 8 year old’s sleep challenges that were spilling over into affecting the entire family's evening.
Mom describes the challenges here.
"Starting at 5pm, like clockwork, a meltdown process began. Fighting. Negotiating. Everything was being impacted. It was unmanageable from everyone's perspective."
A no-nonsense friend recommended Joanna after seeing success with their own school-age child. With the lack of options and this personal recommendation from a trusted friend, my client moved past skepticism and pursued support.
This family experienced a Total Family Sleep Transformation and within a month, we had a celebration call to share their Sleep Success Story!
Collaborating with the child to build their Sleep Plan is so important especially with ages 5-10 years. We work as a team, give options and autonomy in order to build confidence for child even before we even start any formal sleep training. The unity between the parents and the child holds us all accountable to make the incremental steps and achieve small wins along the way. This leads to a child sleeping independently at bedtime and sleeping soundly in their own bed all night long. They waking up well-rested and proud of their sleep independence. Not only sleep but a major confidence boost when your child sees what they are capable of.
Watch this family's Sleep Success Story:
From This:
Desperate & exhausted.
Fighting amongst the family.
Mother and sister being "held hostage" with their daughters lack of sleep skills.
High drama. High anxiety.
Dinner filled with tantrums & anxiety about bedtime.
Tantrums & meltdowns.
To This:
Falling asleep independently.
Sleeping 11 hours.
Sisters enjoy hanging out with each other.
Predictability & calm bedtime
Enjoyable family time at dinner
Confident & emotionally resilient
Improved relationships.
This successful family wants everyone to know about the benefits of sleep coaching with Joanna at Blissful Baby Sleep Coaching:
"Bad sleep is absolutely fixable, it's not something you have to live with. I am so glad we didn't let our own ideas of what was going to work or not work impact our momentum or prevent us from seeing this success. Go all in. Surrender to the process.”
Are you struggling with your child's sleep?
The first step to see if I can help you achieve beautiful, blissful sleep is to schedule a 60 minute ZOOM sleep strategy session. Go to this link and complete the contact me form and I will be in touch within 24 hours with directions on how to schedule your Sleep Strategy Session.
If you are still wondering if I can help, please know I do NOT advocate 'cry-it-out'. I am a Gentle Sleep Coach. If you want to learn about my guilt-free and gentle process, please go to these links.
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