First we'll help your little one sleep — then we'll talk about everything else! We're Jill and Jen , master's-level professionals who have worked with thousands of families over the past 23 years in our sleep consults, parenting groups and private sessions.
Our passion is helping moms, dads and kids find more balance and harmony in all aspects of family living. Say goodbye to sleepless nights! Our award-winning book The Sleepeasy Solution offers our fewest-tears, heart-centered approach to helping babies and children get great sleep — usually in 5 nights or less!
We'll help your little one learn how to sleep quickly and with as few tears as possible, standing by your side every step of the way. Jill, a mother of two children, went on to develop a sub-specialty in pediatric sleep disorders while working in New York City at a parenting center after experiencing sleep problems with her first child. In , upon returning to Los Angeles, Jill co-founded the pediatric sleep firm Childsleep.
Recognizing that today's Jill is also the co-creator of The Sleepeasy Solution , a book and DVD that show parents how to break difficult sleep habits without breaking their hearts in the process.
She is also a co-consultant for Pajanimals , a new television project with the Jim Henson Company airing on PBS Kids Sproutthat features four adorable puppets who model for preschoolers, the skills they need to manage the various emotions and issues that they confront in early childhood. Skip to main content. Offering a wide variety of services, Sleepy Planet helps parents of babies, toddlers, and young children with behavioral sleep problems through private consultations, and provides parent education, psychotherapy, and professional presentations on a wide variety of topics, including the transition to parenthood, child development and behavior, sibling rivalry, marital issues, and how to balance work and family.
In addition, Jill holds weekly groups for new and second-time mothers to allow parents to share experiences and emotions, ask questions, and support one another through the journey of parenthood. My Videos. At what age is it OK to start sleep training? Best conditions for baby sleep.
Co-sleeping pros and cons. In the days that followed, it felt like we'd been sisters in a past life - we started talking and never stopped! We also perfected our sleep skills back in those days, though Jill set the bar pretty high with 14 hours at a stretch on the regular.
Flash forward to 10 years later: Jill was living in New York and Jen in Chicago, both of us working with families as master's-level clinicians. But Jill's then 8-month-old baby, Jake, was a terrible sleeper; this little apple fell pretty darn far from the tree!
Being the ultimate self-described "wimpy mommy" who couldn't stand to hear Jake make a single peep, Jill found herself rushing to his side all through the night. Exhausted and overwhelmed, she finally got help from a local parenting center - and lo and behold, Jake began sleeping hour stretches. Life as a mom changed dramatically, becoming much more functional and fun. Meanwhile, Jen had been busy studying mindfulness, self-regulation, and a vast array of holistic practices, and became fascinated with the integration of spirit, mind and body.
As she began weaving these teachings into her work with families, she saw how powerfully babies and children respond to both stress and calm in their family environment. Jen set out on a mission to educate families about the simple practices kids and parents can learn to surf the waves of emotion and sensation in daily life, allowing each family member to be more present and responsive vs. Both Jill and Jen ended up moving to Los Angeles, and we not only rekindled our friendship but also decided to join forces professionally as business partners.
Having seen too many parents turned upside-down in their parenting journey, we developed a fierce passion for supporting families from every conceivable angle - from children's sleep and a mom's transition to parenthood to child behavior, the couple relationship, and more - so that no parent ever feels alone and overwhelmed.
In both our parenting groups and private sessions, there is no topic related to family life - or life in general for that matter!
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