Sleep Strategies for Tired Families with Erin Metheny
Next workshop will be scheduled fall 2024
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Parenting is exhausting, especially when your child(ren) are having sleep challenges! There's plenty of sleep advice in the early days, but once kids are older new challenges arise and we're often lost trying to find our way through. Do we give in to the 3rd request to go potty at bedtime? What's the best way to handle multiple night wake-ups? How did bedtime go from 7pm to 10pm? Why can't the evening routine be calm, relaxing, and less stressful for everyone?!
Join Erin Metheny, a mom, licensed therapist, parent coach, and pediatric sleep consultant for this program to positively impact your whole family's sleep and rest. In a 90-minute in-person workshop, Erin will present approaches centered on emotional safety and connection rather than fear, cry-it-out, locking the door, consequences and reward charts. You will learn strategies to assist your child in achieving confident, independent sleep and, in turn, allow everyone to become connected and well rested. Following the workshop, the program continues with two one-on-one sessions with Erin to receive customized support for your specific challenges, feedback, and more personalized strategies. These 30-minute calls will be scheduled within two months of the workshop to compliment what you learned and help implement your sleep plan. |
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What's included:
One 90-minute in-person workshop that includes:
- a supportive framework for improving your child's sleep
- what to do during the day and at bedtime to build confidence in your child, foster connection, and reduce fears
- effective techniques to help your child prepare for bedtime without the struggle of constant interruptions and stall tactics
- resources to guide your child in achieving independent sleep at bedtime and through the night
- an age-appropriate sleep plan to address your current sleep challenges
- step-by-step instructions on how to implement the sleep plan with success
Please note: Pre-crawling babies are welcome but we do not have the space or childcare available for older babies, toddlers or children so they should be with another caregiver during the workshop.
Two 30-minute follow-up calls with Erin to:
- answer your child/family-specific questions
- support to adapt the sleep plan to your family's needs and goals
- make adjustments based on your own real-life progress
This workshop is for families with a child (or more!) between the ages 2-8 years who sleeps in a bed or is ready to transition into a bed.
One 90-minute in-person workshop that includes:
- a supportive framework for improving your child's sleep
- what to do during the day and at bedtime to build confidence in your child, foster connection, and reduce fears
- effective techniques to help your child prepare for bedtime without the struggle of constant interruptions and stall tactics
- resources to guide your child in achieving independent sleep at bedtime and through the night
- an age-appropriate sleep plan to address your current sleep challenges
- step-by-step instructions on how to implement the sleep plan with success
Please note: Pre-crawling babies are welcome but we do not have the space or childcare available for older babies, toddlers or children so they should be with another caregiver during the workshop.
Two 30-minute follow-up calls with Erin to:
- answer your child/family-specific questions
- support to adapt the sleep plan to your family's needs and goals
- make adjustments based on your own real-life progress
This workshop is for families with a child (or more!) between the ages 2-8 years who sleeps in a bed or is ready to transition into a bed.
Meet Erin Metheny
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Erin is a certified pediatric sleep consultant, a licensed marriage & family therapist, and founder of The Well Rested, a pediatric sleep consulting business that helps families become well rested by providing the necessary tools for independent sleep while maintaining healthy attachment.
From an early age, Erin developed a passion to help families which led her to a career as a family therapist. While working as a therapist, she quickly noticed that poor sleep was at the root of many of her client's challenges. When she became a mom and recovered from postpartum depression with sleep deprivation, she knew that she wanted to help more families become rested, healthy, and happy. Erin received her certification from the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management in order to change the lives of more families by providing them with the right tools and compassion needed to become well rested. |
Sleep Strategies for Tired Families - Upcoming Programs:
The next program will be scheduled for Fall 2024. Please indicate your interest by completing the form below.
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Location:
The workshop will be held in-person outdoors on a screened-in porch in Silver Spring, MD near the Sligo Avenue Neighborhood Park. The exact address will be sent to participants upon registration. Participants may also attend virtually. There is ample free street parking. We are about 1 mile from both the Silver Spring and Takoma metro stations and there are also busses from each of the stations that stop a block away (the 16 bus from Silver Spring and the 14 bus from Takoma). |
We strive to host workshops that are inclusive, accessible spaces for all parents, including those with disabilities, to engage in. If you have an accessibility need please mention it in the form below and we'll follow up with you directly.
Sleep Strategies for Tired Families FAQ
How many people will be in the workshop?
The workshop will have between 4-8 participants.
What if I changed my mind? Can I get a refund?
Refunds (minus a processing fee) are available up to two weeks ahead of the start date. Cancellations made between two weeks and one week before the start of the circle receive a 50% refund. No refunds are available after one week prior to the start date.
What if I need accommodations for a disability?
We strive to host circles that are inclusive, accessible spaces for all mama-identifying people, including those with disabilities, to engage in. If you have an accessibility need please mention it in the registration form and we'll follow up with you directly.
What if the times don't work for me?
Please get in touch! We'll offer additional workshops if there is more demand and would love to include you in a future workshop if we are able.
Have another question? Please contact us.
The workshop will have between 4-8 participants.
What if I changed my mind? Can I get a refund?
Refunds (minus a processing fee) are available up to two weeks ahead of the start date. Cancellations made between two weeks and one week before the start of the circle receive a 50% refund. No refunds are available after one week prior to the start date.
What if I need accommodations for a disability?
We strive to host circles that are inclusive, accessible spaces for all mama-identifying people, including those with disabilities, to engage in. If you have an accessibility need please mention it in the registration form and we'll follow up with you directly.
What if the times don't work for me?
Please get in touch! We'll offer additional workshops if there is more demand and would love to include you in a future workshop if we are able.
Have another question? Please contact us.