Pediatric Sleep Consultant Extensive Program
Program Overview
Pediatric Sleep Consultants (also known as Child Sleep Consultants, Baby Sleep Consultants, Baby Sleep Coaches, and Infant Sleep Coaches) are people with various backgrounds who help families struggling with behavioral childhood sleep problems. They are good listeners with solid communication skills, and they are passionate about helping others.
Families turn to the Child Sleep Consultant for a wide range of sleep issues: frequent night wakings, short naps, early morning wakings, resisting falling asleep, nightmares, moving to a separate room, and many others. Sleep consultants help children achieve healthy sleep and advise parents on how to solve various behavioral sleep problems.
Although pediatric sleep consultants are not medical providers, pediatricians often refer families to them when children need some type of individualized sleep coaching. These consultants fill the need for educated professionals who can solve most behavioral sleep problems with children.
Career Paths
Over 40% of children have frequent sleep problems during infancy and childhood. Millions of families need support and guidance to help their children sleep better. Our program will help you learn all the needed skills to become a successful Pediatric Sleep Consultant.
A certification in Pediatric Sleep Consulting is also suitable for professionals who have a background in related fields such as:
- midwives
- nurses
- lactation consultants
- child care professionals
- preschool teachers
- child psychologists
Our program helps these professionals to extend their knowledge for child sleep and learn new approaches for solving behavioural childhood sleep problems. In this way they can add value for their patients or clients.
Program Duration
This is a self-paced distance learning program. You can take all of the classes from the comfort of your home.
It typically takes about 12 month to complete the program if you study part time (4-6 hours per week).
Expected Income
The average price for a single 90-minute consultation ranges from $200 to $500, depending on the consultant's experience and location.
Online consulting with follow-up calls (for 1 family) costs between $800 and $1,500. It can include:
- Sleep consultation: a 90-minute virtual call
- Personalized sleep plan: it takes about 2 hours to create the plan
- 4 weeks (on average) of Q&A support (virtual via FB Messenger / Snapchat / WhatsApp/ Viber) - 10-20 mins per day answering additional questions or adapting the personalised sleep plan according to the child’s needs.
How much should you charge as a consultant ? How many families can you help per month? This is your business and it will be your decision to make.
Some of the reasons most graduates decide to become certified pediatric sleep consultants
Profitable and Rewarding Business
Helping the Community
Еasily balance family and work
Our graduates work on their own terms
Adding value
Some of our graduates come from careers such as midwives, nurses, child care, preschool teachers, child psychologists, and lactation consultants. Our program helped these professionals extend their knowledge of child sleep and learn new approaches for solving behavioral childhood sleep problems. In this way, they can add value to their patients or clients.
Curriculum
IMS511 Science of Sleep
In this course students learn:
- Neurobiology of sleep and wakefulness
- Sleep-wake regulation
- Circadian rhythms, how it affects sleep and health
- In-depth look into children sleep
- The importance of sleep
- Sleep needs for infants and children
IMS101 Introduction to pediatric sleep consulting
IMS421 Safe Infant Sleep
In this course students learn about:
- SIDS awareness and prevention
- Factors Influencing Sleep Choices
- Techniques for having effective conversations about SIDS with parents that can help offset potential issues
- Safe co-sleeping with babies. Supporting parents who believe that co-sleeping is the right choice for them. Breastfeeding and bed-sharing.
- Safe sleep for twins
- General sleeping safety precautions - checklist for parents
IMS425 Infant Sleep from Birth to 4 Months
In this course students learn about:
- Introduction to infant sleep
- Sleep associations
- Breastfeeding and Sleep
- Gentle methods to help babies at this age sleep well during the day and night
- Gentle alternatives to sleep training and soothing methods for infants
- Naps from birth to 4 months
- Bedtime routine for infants
- Helping infants distinguish day from night
- The 4-Month Sleep Regression
IMS431 Growth Spurts and Developmental Leaps
IMS111 Infant Sleep 5-12 months
During this course students learn about:
- Difference between sleep-wake rhythms and sleep schedule
- Awake windows and how to use them as a base to create a healthy sleep-wake rhythm
- Bedtime routines
- How to handle frequent night wakings at this stage
- Short naps
- Early morning wake-ups
- Nap Transitions - from 3 to 2 naps
- Twins and multiples
IMS739 Solving Toddler and Preschooler Sleep Problems
During this course students learn about:
- Introduction to toddler sleep
- How lack of sleep can affect toddlers
- Creating healthy sleep-wake rhythms for toddlers
- Sleep strategies for toddlers
- Nap Transitions - from 2 to 1 naps
- Frequent night wakings for toddlers
- Transitioning from a Crib to a Bed
- Difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep
- Bedtime resistance
IMS840 Sleep 360 - The Biopsychosocial Approach
In this course students learn how to use the biopsychosocial approach when solving behavioural sleep problems. We review how multiple factors can impact child sleep. Our students learn how to evaluate sleep issues in a holistic manner taking into account many variable:
- Nutrition
- Feeding
- Activity
- Sleep environment
- Family dynamics
- Parents’ mental health.
- Baby temperament and personality
- Child needs
IMS304 Attachment Theory and Child Sleep
In this course students learn about attachment theory, how it affects child sleep and how parents can help their children cope with separation anxiety.
- Introduction to Attachment Theory
- Evidence-based facts about separation anxiety
- Why does separation anxiety affect child's sleep
- How to help children cope with separation anxiety
IMS841 Sleep Training Techniques
Our students become experts on all internationally recognised sleep training methods. Throughout this course we explore all the different ways of handling crying - “no tears”, “let tears” and “cry it out” methods. Our students learn about:
- how to implement the methods
- what to expect when you start implementing a particular method
- in which situations a certain method may not work
- how to choose the best method in various situations
Most importantly, students learn to evaluate the pros and cons of all internationally recognised sleep training methods. They understand the science behind them and learn how to adapt them to the needs of every family. In this way they know what is the right solution for every child.
IMS435 Conditions Affecting Sleep
IMS437 Introduction to Sleep Disorders
During this course students learn about various physiological conditions that disturb sleep.
- Bad dreams
- Nightmares
- Night terrors
- Sleep Talking
- Sleepwalking
- Bed-Wetting
- Snoring
- Insomnia
According to several studies most sleep disorders go undiagnosed and untreated. This course helps students learn which disorders are appropriate for consultation and which should be immediately referred on to medical professionals.
IMS903 Sleep Plan Workshop
In this course students learn:
- The value of sleep diary
- What is a sleep plan?
- How to structure it?
- What information should be included (or not included) in a sleep plan?
- How to create a successful sleep plan to resolve a particular sleep issue?
During this course students have the opportunity to review case studies from experienced pediatric sleep consultants. They will be able to evaluate sleep questionnaires from actual clients and learn valuable lessons.
Assessment: At the end of the workshop students receive a case study and they should create a written sleep plan using the knowledge they gained during this course of study.
IMS905 Working with Families
During this course students learn about:
- How to approach parents in a considerate and professional way
- Applying empathy and active listening during pediatric sleep consultations
- Guiding families to identify sleep problems and coaching to find appropriate solutions
- How to effectively communicate with parents the best methods available to them based on their individual needs
- Various parenting styles and how to adapt sleep training according to their individual needs, values and philosophy
- Postpartum blues, depression and anxiety. Knowing the signs that require medical attention and when to refer out
- In some cases, sleep training could not be a good solution for the child’s needs. When should consultants refer their clients to another professional - doctors, psychologists, therapists, lactation consultants or nutrition specialists.
- How to build and maintain healthy boundaries
- Ethics and confidentiality
IMS907 The Business of Sleep Consulting. Marketing Strategies and Techniques
During this course students learn about:
- How to build a successful brand?
- Starting your business from scratch
- How to create a successful marketing strategy with 0 budget?
- Pricing Psychology
- Digital marketing for beginners
- Building a stylish and successful website
- Introduction to SEO. Rank your website higher on Google. Effective techniques that anyone can do.
List of Benefits
Pediatric Sleep Consultant Extensive Program
Personal Online Mentoring
We have created a robust training program that prepares our graduates to face all challenges. Our graduates excel as sleep consultants without the need for additional mentorship sessions.
However, some of our students prefer to receive one-on-one support and guidance from an experienced sleep consultant after they graduate.
If you choose this extensive program, you will have the opportunity to discuss all of your cases with an experienced sleep consultant (on a daily basis, for 8 months).
Modern Website to Promote Your Sleep Consulting Practice
Our business team will help you create a mobile-friendly website with modern looking design. You will be able to choose your own name, logo, style, colors, images, texts, promotional messages.
Our helpful and caring web design experts will launch the website for you.
You will be able to update the content of your website anytime you want, because it will come with an easy to use administration panel - anyone, without technical expertise will be able to support your website. This means, no support fees, no monthly charges.
In addition to this, you will receive a free domain name and hosting for 2 years.
Google Search Engine Optimization
Your clients will be able to find you on Google thanks to our SEO experts.
This service includes:
- on-page SEO, which focuses on optimizations related to your website, like your title tags, content, and more.
- technical SEO, which focuses on optimizations related to your website’s backend, like your page speed, site architecture, and more.
- SEO Audits for 1 year (once per month)
- Effective link building strategy for your website
- Meaningful content building strategy for your needs
Comprehensive Marketing Strategy
Our business experts will help you build a strong marketing strategy for your business. They will help you:
- Identify and list your business goals
- Understand your potential clients and define client personas
- Determining your value proposition
- Research your market
- Profile your competitors
- Develop strategies to reach your goals
Social Media Marketing Strategy
Social media marketing is the practice of using social media channels (for example, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) to advertise your service.
Our business experts will create an effective and comprehensive social media marketing strategy that is tailored to your goals and needs. They will:
- Select the social networks that bring you the most value based on your goals
- Analyze how your social profile compare to your competitors’ profiles
- Help you create a social media mission statement
- Help you identify the right audience personas
- Identify key success metrics
- Teach you how to track, analyze and optimize your profile
Tuition
Quality of Our Programs
We are determined to uphold the quality of our programs. You will be prepared to work with families independently as Pediatric Sleep Consultants or alongside your current role as a nurse, nanny, preschool teacher or a lactation consultant.
We believe that our students should have access to the most comprehensive distance learning education and we provide:
- Internationally Trusted Certification
- Getting know-how from experienced child sleep consultants with healthy and holistic approach to child sleep
- Excellent study resources written by our teachers - professionals with background in healthcare, psychology, consulting and business
- Top-of-the-line distance online education. Our institute uses Canvas LMS. This is a state-of-the-art Learning Management System that is easy to use, intuitive and it is full of rich content (video and text)
- Expertise to help any family who needs support and guidance when their child has sleep problems
- Knowledge and ability to create a successful and profitable business