Pediatric Sleep Consultant Core Program

Yes, they are. That is an important aspect of this program. If you have questions, need clarification or wish to discuss specific topics, you can easily contact your teachers via Canvas, our easy-to-use learning platform.

After each case study exam, you will receive constructive feedback to help identify your strengths and where you can improve. Use this feedback as a guide to help you grow and improve your skills. If you have questions about that feedback, feel free to ask the teacher who provided it. 

We are here to help and support you. You will have the right tools to succeed as a sleep consultant.

In our programs, you will study all the internationally recognized and safe sleep training methods. These methods can be generally grouped into three core categories: “Let Cry”, “Maybe Cry”, and “No Cry”. 

There are many parents who cannot bear even the thought of their child crying. To help those parents, you will study many "No Cry" methods. The most famous method in this category is "Fading." We will review this approach in detail, and you will learn how to adapt it so it can fit the needs of any child. You will study the methods and tools of Elizabeth Pantley and William Sears. They focus on a caring, child-centered approach to sleep. These methods are based on step-by-step plans that can be tailored to the sleep patterns of every child. Alongside that, you will also study Professor McKenna's tools and techniques, which you can use with parents who are supporters of the attachment parenting style.

In situations where parents are severely sleep-deprived and have difficulties following their babies' cues but still want to actively help their child learn to sleep, 'Maybe Cry' methods can be very helpful. Here, you will learn about the Chair Method, where parents sit next to the crib in a chair, moving the chair further away each night until the child can fall asleep on her own. You will also learn about the Pick Up, Put Down method, which offers another alternative. This sleep training method involves going through the child's normal bedtime routine and putting her to bed drowsy but awake. If the child starts to cry, the parent picks her up and provides emotional support.

There will also be cases when parents need to change their child's sleep patterns as quickly as possible. The parent is experiencing severe exhaustion and lacks the resources for a long sleep training process. Methods in the "Let Cry" category can help in these cases, and you will learn how to implement and adapt them. You will learn about the "Extinction" method, "Check and Console," and any combination of the above, including the famous Ferber method.

In addition to all of that, you will learn how to choose the right sleep training method while taking into account the child's age and temperament and aligning it with parents' expectations. This is essential because all children are different, and you need to know how to adapt the sleep training methods to help any child in order to be a successful sleep consultant.

And yes, there will be families who do not want to use any sleep training methods but still dream of a full night's sleep. You will learn how to help those families too. You will learn how to help parents teach their children to sleep through the night without using any sleep training methods. There are many ways to help the child learn that without using any traditional sleep training techniques.

Many sleep consultants start part-time. The work is flexible. You can set your own schedule and take on clients based on your availability. This makes it a good fit if you are balancing other work or family commitments. You can build your practice at your own pace.

Some consultants stay part-time. Others choose to grow their business and take on more clients over time. Both paths are possible. You decide what works best for you.

Yes, you can. The Core Program costs 649 USD. You can break it down into 3 payments:

• Reservation fee - 49
• Tuition payment - 280
• Last payment - 320

There are no hidden fees or extra charges! We designed this payment plan to help you manage your budget and make things easier for you.

The Core program is composed of 7 courses, each focused on various aspects of sleep consulting.

• IMS511 Science of Sleep
  
• IMS101 Introduction to Pediatric Sleep Consulting
  
• IMS421 Safe Infant Sleep
  
• IMS425 Infant Sleep from Birth to 4 Months
  
• IMS111 Infant Sleep 5-12 months
  
• IMS739 Solving Toddler and Preschooler Sleep Problems
  
• IMS841 Sleep Training Techniques

At the end of each course, students are required to take an exam. These exams come in 2 formats: multiple-choice tests and case study exams.

You will receive detailed, constructive feedback from our teachers through our online platform, Canvas. If you don't pass an assessment on your first try, don't worry at all. Take it as an opportunity to grow and improve your skills.

You can retake both the tests and case study exams as many times as needed to successfully complete them.

There aren’t any set deadlines for the exams. The program is designed to be self-paced, allowing you full flexibility in your study. Although we have a formal start date for each semester, such as September 19, 2023, for the fall semester of 2023, there are no set end dates for assignments.

Every week, you will receive learning materials on Canvas, our learning management platform. You are free to complete the assignments according to your own schedule.

There isn’t a final exam. 

Instead of stressing over a final exam, our students have manageable tests and case studies throughout the program.

The goal of our program is to help you build new skills, not pass an exam. By the time you finish, you will know how to support families with care.