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Andrea Grace
Andrea Grace is a trained health visitor, nurse and mental health nurse. She is also the mother of four children.
She has worked independently as a sleep expert since 1999, and during this time she has helped hundreds of families to overcome their children’s sleep problems. She specializes in gentle, child centred techniques, which respect the values and parenting styles of each individual family. As a leading authority in her field, her work is recognized by paediatricians, child health practitioners and health journalists.
She is the sleep expert for Mother & Baby Magazine and the author of “Teach Yourself Baby Sleep” [Hodder Education] Andrea has featured on numerous TV and Radio programmes both in the UK and in Ireland.
She can be contacted on 020 8348 6959/ 020 7467 8441 or via her website
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How to tackle your baby's early waking
August 02, 2007 07:39 0 Comments
Most babies are naturally early risers. Being up before the milkman is all part and parcel of being a parent of a young child, and to a large extent it is something that you have to accept and go along with. In my experience, early waking problems are notoriously difficult to tackle, as when your baby has had a long block of sleep [even if it is not technically enough]he will find it very difficult to re settle. This is especially true in the 1 -2 year age group, when babies are only too aware of the delights of the coming day. (more ...)
The gentle and natural way to help your new baby become a contended little sleeper.
July 29, 2007 07:06 0 Comments
In my opinion, over the last few years there has been far too much emphasis placed on getting little babies established onto very strict feeding and sleeping regimes. Whilst this advice is well meant and in some cases has proven successful, there are many new mothers who feel a sense of failure if their baby doesn’t feed and sleep “by the clock” even in the very early weeks. The fact is, that no outside advice could ever be better than a mother’s natural instinct [with the support of her partner] to love and to nurture her new born baby. (more ...)