Sleep Consulting
Michael Holden Klingler, Certified Infant & Child Sleep Consultant, is trained in a variety of sleep coaching methods to help children get the sleep they need. He helps parents explore and choose which method, or variety of methods, best fit their family’s values and needs. He then assists parents in creating a plan to support their child’s natural ability to sleep and provides coaching through the implementation to insure the plan is working and recommend adjustments along the way. This can be done in person or over the phone so you do not need to live locally.
Elements of Sleep Consulting Packages
1. Initial Phone Conversation
This is a free 15 minutes call where parents have an opportunity to tell us about their situation, hear from us what we do, ask questions about the process, and discuss cost. If we and the client feel that our services are a good fit, then we move forward to create the Assessment.
2. Assessment
Each client is provided an Assessment that covers Potential Medical Concerns, Sleeping Environment, Feeding Suggestions, and Sleep Practices. The Assessment is used as the starting point to collaboratively create a Plan over the phone or in person that meets the needs and sensibilities of the client. Once the Plan is finalized the client chooses a start date and we proceed with Coaching.
3. Coaching
Coaching while implementing the Plan is provided to ensure success. One week of coaching is included in all packages and consists of four check-in calls beginning the day after starting the Plan and then every other day following. Additional calls are available for a fee though we find four is almost always sufficient. Some clients choose an approach that may require more than one week of mentoring. We discuss this with the client while creating the Plan.
4. Guarantee
Our desire is that our clients feel safe in making the choice in partnering with us while addressing their child’s sleep. To further this end, we offer a money-back-guarantee at any point in the process. If a client chooses to exercise this option, we ask the client to fill out a debrief form explaining why they have chosen a refund so that we can adjust our practice as may be needed.