Why Do This Course?

Few people can understand how utterly wretched you feel, if your toddler stays up late, battles sleep or wakes up in the night.

You may look like a normal human being but inside you're miserable, stressed, exhausted and finding life hard. Not firing on all cylinders!

It's really important to get your toddler to sleep all night, not just for your own sanity, but because your toddler is suffering from the same low mood, difficulty focussing and irritability that you are, and neither of you are happy! 

What Will You Learn?

On this course you'll discover: 

  • How to get your toddler to sleep all night
  • How to help your toddler think about sleep
  • Ways to help your toddler feel sleepy
  • How to make the bedroom more suitable for sleep
  • How to help your toddler relax enough to fall asleep

All in one hour! 

What's Included in the Course?

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Welcome to 1 Hour To Get Your Toddler To Sleep

    • Before You Start

    • Introduction

    • Understanding Sleep Problems with Toddlers PDF Download
  • 2

    Understanding the basics about sleep

    • Sleep Patterns

    • How much sleep do children need?

    • WHY does your toddler need to sleep all night?

  • 3

    Thinking About Sleep

    • 1: The 'Asking The Right Questions' Technique

    • 2: Talk to your toddler

    • 3: Change the association with sleep

    • 4: Have a predictable bedtime routine

    • 5: Have a regular sleep pattern

    • 6: Limit activities

    • 7: Sort out fusses before bedtime

    • 8: Audio book

    • 9: Read to your toddler

    • 10: End the day on a happy note

    • 11: Plan a small reward

    • 12: Work towards a bigger, combined reward

    • 13: Make time for extra cuddles in the morning
  • 4

    Ways to feel sleepy

    • 14: Exercise!

    • 15: Avoid Chocolate (caffeine)

    • 16: Avoid all screens 30 minutes before bed

    • 17: No screens in their bedroom

    • 18: Have dinner early

    • 19: Rules on snacking

    • 20: Warm milk

    • 21: Hyland’s Calms Forte 4 Kids

    • 22: Chamomile tea

    • 23: Scented bath

    • 24: Something that smells of you

    • 25: Reduce salt and sugar

    • 26: Increase magnesium

    • 27: Restrict napping
  • 5

    Making the bedroom suitable for sleep

    • 28: Lighting control

    • 29: Bed position

    • 30: Bedding

    • 31: Colour

    • 32: Bedroom association

    • 33: Ventilation

    • 34: Temperature

    • 35: Sound
  • 6

    Ways to relax

    • 36: Yoga

    • 37: Breathing

    • 38: Progressive relaxation

    • 39: Music

    • 40: Meditation

    • 41: Massage

    • 42: Guided Visualisation
  • 7

    Waking up during the night

    • 43: Explain sleep patterns

    • 44: Teach your toddler how to self settle

    • 45: Taking pride in themselves

    • 46: Teach your toddler self confidence in their abilities

    • 47: Rapid return technique

    • 48: Show you are NOT worth getting up for

    • 49: Clocks

    • 50: Clocks (for younger toddlers)

    • 51: Objects that your toddler only associates with sleep

    • 52: Drink by their bed

    • 53: Placebo effect

    • 54: Sleepy pad

    • 55: Only use rewards for a maximum of 2 weeks
  • 8

    Playing games to help sleep

    • 56: Sleep Puppets

    • 57: Roll play using dolls

    • 58: Pretend play about waking in the nighttime

    • 59: Make a book
  • 9

    Finishing Off

    • Need more help?

    • ...and finally

Who is Your Teacher?

Elizabeth O'Shea

I’m Elizabeth O’Shea, a parenting coach, author, speaker, child behavioural expert and the director of Parent 4 Success, which I set up 9 years ago. I am one of the leading parenting specialists in the UK. I appear regularly on BBC TV and Radio. With over 30 years’ experience of raising children and supporting parents in raising theirs, I can guide you to resolve you child's behaviour issues with tips and techniques that WORK! I have four children of my own so have first-hand experience of dealing with the demands of providing 24 hour care for children and all their challenges.

Here's What Parents are Saying:

4 Full Nights' Sleep

by Rachael Callender

“Thank you Elizabeth you have restored my faith in myself, my parenting and most of all given me 4 nights’ full sleep in the first week of trying to get both children in bed!”

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