Restful Foundations for Infant + Child Sleep | Taylor Kulik
Taylor Kulik is an occupational therapist and holistic sleep specialist who developed a passion for helping new mothers overcome their sleep-related fears and helping them get back to trusting in their intuition. She provides radical re-education about how babies and children should sleep, and offers holistic and responsive sleep support to parents who do not want to sleep train. This episode breaks down all the misconceptions and mismanaged expectations all around infant and child sleep. Not only does Taylor share ways that we can create a foundation of responsive sleep support, but also make that transition smoothly and follow our innate intuition as parents. This conversation was a gold mine of gentle encouragements with helpful tips so that everyone can make informed decisions for their family, so everyone gets the sleep they need!
Episode Highlights:
Where the sleep support started for Taylor
Professor James Mackenna
Helen Ball
Sleep training vs. Responsive Sleep Support
Following your intuition as parents
Can babies really self-soothe
Dr. Tom Anders
Self-regulation
"Humans cannot learned in a stressed state"
Managing sleep expectations through the misconceptions
Your spouse's needs vs. your child's
What are your reasonable goals for sleep?
Responsive behavior is not spoiling your baby
Facilitating Ease + Independence
Encouragement to parents making the transition from sleep training
How to support toddler's sleep patterns
Finding confidence in the middle of sleep spectrum
Resources + Services at taylorkulik.com
