In today’s episode of The Gentle Parenting Show, Kim welcomed back gentle sleep coach Katie Holloran. She co-authored a book with Kim West titled The Good Night Sleep Tight Workbook for Children with Special Needs in 2019. Her passion is helping families understand the foundations of a supportive sleep environment and then applying that to their specific dynamic. Today, Kim and Katie talk about sleep training for special needs kid, especially as they get older, and how it is never too late to learn. They discuss:
Our favorite quotes from today’s episode are “never think it’s too late to work on sleep. It never is. You can absolutely make gains and teach skills no matter what.” and “there’s a balance of supporting your child in a new place, but also making progress towards that goal of learning a skill.”
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