UAE Paediatric Sleep Consulting

All of the Sweet Dreams Sleep Consultants have taken the courses to ensure we can correctly and safely help parents teach the skills of independent sleep, also known as self-soothing or self-settling. As paediatric sleep consultants in the UAE, we have worked with hundreds of families and spent thousands of hours, over many years, with our clients to gently improve their sleep. Claudine and some of the other consultants were hand-picked by Dana Obleman of Sleep Sense to attend her intensive Sleep Sense training course. Other consultants chose to qualify for programs supplied by UK-based course providers. We can provide you with details of these on request. We all maintain our knowledge through self-learning or additional courses to ensure our skills are up to date. We follow best practice guidelines including those stated by the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) for safe sleep, so that both sleep needs of children, and therefore their parents, are being met. We are licensed in the UAE, where Claudine started Sweet Dreams Sleep Consulting. In addition, Claudine is qualified in sleep coaching for adolescents and adults. Paige is an expert for clients - children and adults - that have additional needs or have been diagnosed with conditions such as autism, ADHD, ADD, Down's syndrome, and other mental health challenges. Both Raylene and Nadia are Mums of multiples, Raylene has triplets, and Nadia has twins.

We offer all of our clients a choice the most tried and tested sleep training methods, that are both well-researched and proven to work. The good news is all of us have used these methods with our own children, as well as the 100's of children of the families we have worked during our time as sleep consultants. So we know they work!! We also encourage parental empowerment by allowing you to both chose the method that's right for your family and your child, and modify the guidelines we give you, as appropriate, to ensure everyone that hires us has a unique, personalised and successful experience.

You can find our sleep training packages here. If you would like to discuss a customised service please select a free-of-charge discovery call with our founder here, we do our best to accommodate every family and every budget.

You can absolutely sleep train and breastfeed your baby. It is so important that we clear the myth of not being able to breastfeed whilst sleep training, because getting adequate sleep is just as important for the health and development of your little one as the benefits that are received from breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is an absolutely wonderful experience for both mum and baby, and we support it 100%. There is no reason why you can't have both together. The consultants at Sweet Dreams Sleep Consulting will be there to support, coach and guide you throughout the entire process.

When families that are currently co-sleeping reach out of us for sleep training, we have an honest conversation about why this will restrict the success of self-soothing and how we can make adjustments to improve the amount of sleep the family are getting. Whilst we do no want to turn away any family, as we all deserve more sleep, we follow safe sleep practice guidelines, as stated by the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) and the UK health service and children's charities, including UNICEF and the Lullaby Trust. Co-sleeping is discouraged due to the risk of suffocation. We are able to help when families want to, or have no choice but to room share with their baby or child. Links to the guidelines are here and here.

We do not advocate the cry-it-out method at Sweet Dreams Sleep Consulting, which involves leaving a child alone in their room and ignoring their cries completely. However, crying is a natural way for babies to communicate their feelings, including when it comes to making changes to their sleep habits, so most families can expect some crying throughout the sleep training process. Within our personalised sleep plans, we give you the tools and strategies to respond to your child so that you are encouraging and comforting them while helping them learn the skills to sleep well.

Many of the parents that hire us work full time and in order to ensure this does not restrict or delay progress, we are happy to support any caregiver - family member or nanny - that you entrust to take care of your child when you are not at home. It is not necessary to have the same parent or caregiver teaching your little one to sleep every time. As long as the method is used consistently, your child will learn to sleep independently quickly and peacefully.

Getting a full night's rest can be a dream come true for any parent, but when it comes to sleep coaching, opinions are divided. Many many families, including the hundreds that we have worked with, swear by it and are thankful for the results. All of the Sweet Dreams Sleep Consultants can agree as we have been in your shoes too - sleep deprived, desperate to help our children and concerned about how it will affect them to sleep train. We can all attest to the success of sleep training and can confidently say both personally and professionally it is invaluable. There is a lot of information that suggests sleep training is harmful, with many articles written protesting against it. Why is that? One of the main arguments against sleep training is that it can have negative effects on a child's psychological development. There is no research or scientific study which proves this and it has been long debunked by researchers and doctors alike. Conversely, there is plenty of evidence that children (and their parents) getting a good night's sleep can only benefit the whole family. No one has ever been worse off sleeping more! Sadly, the reverse is true and helping both parent and child get the rest they need helps children with their development, health and well-being. As with most subjects, there are plenty of opinions on both sides, and it's up to each parent to decide what's right for them, their little one and their family.

Not at all! Sleeping well is normal, healthy and appropriate. We can all benefit from sleeping well and our consultants are experts in helping you achieve this. Once you have read your custom sleep plan and had your consultation, we are sure you will agree how simple and straight-forward a good night's sleep can be! Our services are totally personalised for each family and we spend time ensuring you are prepared and ready to tackle the adjustments needed to achieve your goals. We will be with you throughout the journey to a consistent, nightly occurrence of good sleep and rest assured we will help you with any challenges you face.

There is no “right” time to start sleep training your child. A better question to ask is, “When are YOU ready to make a change?”. As the parent, your commitment, dedication, and follow-through are necessary for the success of the sleep training process. Once you decide you are ready to make positive changes to your child’s sleep, we have various packages to suit your needs.

Many people wonder if sleep training lasts. Well, the good news is that it does - as long as you don't forget from time to time some maintenance might be required. Just like any other behaviour, if you don't reinforce it, it may start to fade. However, if you stick to a consistent sleep routine and positive sleep associations, your child's healthy sleep habits will last them a lifetime. Of course, there may be a few bumps in the road, like during stages or phases of maturity and development. Some call these sleep regressions, but we don't believe it's possible to 'forget' how to sleep! As long as you keep the good habits that we set up together, your child will continue to snooze soundly for years to come. You will need to tweak certain things as your little ones grow such as age appropriate times, however we will supply all the guidelines you need as a 'goodbye' present when you finish sleep training with us. You can also reach out any time for a 'tune up'. And don't forget to keep those good habits in place when you travel.

Yes, we can definitely do this. If you would like to know more about this service, download our packages here. If you would like to discuss a customised service please select a free of charge discovery call with our founder Claudine, as we do our best to accommodate every family and every budget.

If Covid-19 taught us one thing it's that as a planet we are connected through technology and so as a result we can help you either face to face or via video calls during our time working together.

Yes, definitely! Sleep training can only help babies with reflux and colic. In fact, sleep training can often cure early childhood issues such as unexplained crying, colic, reflux, eczema and other challenges. Please don't hesitate to book a discovery call with one of our consultants so that we can explain more about how we can help you and your baby.

Yes! We are always delighted to be able to help as many people as we can get the help we all need and deserve. If you have multiple children that do not sleep as well as you would like or as they need to, please reach out to discuss the discounts we offer for working with more than one child from the same family. Your consultant will explain the reduced price fee you can benefit from by sleep training more than one of your children with us at the same time.

Yes! We are able to help when families want to, or have no choice but to room share with their baby or child.

After the initial discovery call and once you have decided to proceed with the sleep coaching, your sleep coach will provide you with our sleep questionnaire to complete so she can prepare a bespoke sleep plan that fits your family’s needs. The sleep plan is emailed to you in advance of your scheduled consultation. During the consultation, your sleep consultant will take you through the sleep plan, answer all your questions and help you with the first night’s support on a call, online or in-person (package dependent). She will check on you the next morning and keep a close eye on how the training is going and jump in to advise virtually, or physically if you prefer! We hold your hand throughout the entire process and offer support every step of the way.

There are a few things to consider when choosing your sleep coach.

1. Is she ready available to start working with you?
2. What is her background and experience?
3. What methods does she use and does it gel with your ideas?
4. And lastly of course, the cost!

We have a team that can help with a range of budgets, take a look at our consultants here.

Yes! As part of our ongoing commitment to helping everyone get the sleep they deserve, we provide 'keep the sleep' guidelines as a 'goodbye' present when you finish sleep training with us. You can also reach out any time for a 'tune up'. We also offer the following services for returning clients:

• Ask me anything calls

• Additional weeks of phone and messaging support

You can find out more about these a purchase on your chosen consultant’s page.

Yes, our payments are taken via Stripe where you will receive an official receipt (and invoice if required). You can pay for your sleep training package via your chosen consultant's page.

As part of our service, Sweet Dreams Sleep Consultants check that feedings are not compromised. Missing out on milk calories will certainly make sleep coaching difficult. We need to ensure your baby is feeding efficiently, whether via breast or bottle. If feeding is difficult then we may refer you to an Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) Specialist to rule out ear infections or to check for a lip or tongue tie. Once we have ruled out all feeding issues then sleep coaching can proceed. Some mums want help with transitioning from breast to bottle and we can guide you with that too.

Yes most definitely! We have helped many babies with disabilities sleep very well. We will work with what your baby is capable of, alongside your therapists if need be.

We might, depending on the age of your baby. Reliance on the dummy/pacifier to fall asleep can be a difficult habit to remove but without the dummy/pacifier babies and children go on to sleep very well. Remember, they still need to wake to find it!

Our goal is for every family that hires us is successful. This is something we strive to achieve which is why we offer our free discovery call to help you decide if sleep training is right for your family, to ensure total success if you do choose to hire us. One key part of our service is the support we provide to ensure both your child responds to sleep training quickly, and you see results to keep you encouraged with the progress made every step of our journey together. Please see our T&C's for the details of our refund policy.