TESTIMONIALS

"Sophie makes Mary Poppins look like Cruella de Ville."  - Mrs. J. S.

"When my friend told me she'd spent a day and a half with the most wonderful sleep consultant, who had worked miracles, I was filled with hope and relief. Her 11 month old daughter went straight from being a night gremlin to sleeping through - every night! My nights were spent with hours at a time awake; going in anxious circles, desperate not to get too stressed and failing. I didn't dare believe that I could achieve such wonders as my friend, but the thought that change was possible gave me hope in the small hours. Well, having spent a magical 24 hours with Sophie, with a few hours of coaching straight afterwards to guide us into the unknown that first night - I can now say my prayers have been answered. My 11 month old ever-ready bunny is now happily taking long daytime naps in her cot and sleeping peacefully through the night. She even self settles if she wakes up too soon! We are all smiles again! Sophie is an amazing support, both practically and emotionally. Her encouragement and positive outlook are a life line when you feel like you are wading through thick mud. So huge thanks to Sophie, our guiding star. I feel so much more optimistic about family life now, especially with a second baby on the way, for whom we will be definitely asking Sophie to come back to us. THANK YOU!" - Ms. J. F.

"Sophie I am so grateful for all your fantastic help and advice, you came into our home at a very challenging time and you made it so much easier, I am so thankful and only wish I found you sooner. 

Sophie made me feel comfortable from the moment I opened the door and let her into our lives. She has a compassionate, non-judgemental approach and just oozes a love for all children. Her methods gave me a quick insight into the root of of our problems with our four year old son, she helped me understand my son’s behaviour and gave me strategies to help him cope with his anxiousness, impulsiveness, over activeness and potentially dangerous reactions. She was quick to report back after our consultation with a full report which included such fantastic tips and strategies, this has been so helpful for me, its my bible!

Our household has been restored to a positive, happier and calmer environment for our children, the difference in my son's behaviour is noticeable and I even feel a noticeable difference in my own attitude. If someone told me I would gain all of this from just one day with a behavioural consultant I would have laughed! I cant believe we have come this far in such a short space of time.

I will certainly recommend Sophie to my friends and family, she really exceeded my expectations in terms of support and she is a genuinely lovely person. Big hugs Sophie from all of us!!!"  - Mrs. A.D.

"My dear Sophie, Or should I call you by your true pseudonym Nyx - Greek Goddess, mother of Hypnos, and female personification of the night...I am writing this note feeling proud, rested and relieved! A. has made the most wonderful progress this past week with you and B. and I are so grateful to you for all your warmth, kindness and support.

We have turned a page and begun a new chapter in our family life! We see a bright future of sweet slumber and now possess the tools to traverse this route with confidence.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!" - Mrs. A-M S.

We hired Sophie to come and help us with our daughter C., who was diagnosed with Sensory Integration difficulties last year. C. has always struggled with different textures of food, and for the last 2 years was living on a diet of only white food. Pasta, rice and noodles, and mealtime were becoming frustrating and time-consuming, with her often taking over an hour to eat a sandwich. We’d previously used Sophie to help us with our son and his sleeping difficulties, so we booked her in for a 3-day course of home visits. 

Straight away, Sophie created a bond with C., gaining her trust and affection with a series of games and exercises.  Over the course of the three days, Sophie worked tirelessly to get C. to try different types of flavours and textures, making it fun and interactive but also maintaining a strong stance on who was in charge. 

By the end of the last day, C. had tried over 30 new types of food, from broccoli to chicken and everything in between! But it wasn’t just the fact that she had tried it, Sophie gave us the tools we needed to continue the work and ensure that we didn’t slip back to the old ways. Over the last month, C. has continued to try different foods and is enjoying a variety of things we couldn’t have dreamed of 6 months ago. 

I cannot recommend Sophie and the work she does highly enough, whilst we know we still have a lot of work to do, those three days she was with us have changed our lives in such a positive way. We no longer dread meal times, and we are enjoying watching our daughter’s world open up. Thank you so much Sophie!  - Mr. L.M. & Mrs. I.M.

"I'll never be able to thank you enough Sophie!!! What's happening and in such a short space of time, I never thought could and would!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
After months of trying so many ways to get L. to sleep happily, I now feel confident, and know that I'm on the right track! And most importantly, I have a happy chilled out baby who is finally sleeping in her cot - day and night!!!

The progress we have made is beyond HUGE!

I was super worried what would happen after you left us, but I needn't have... You've answered my never ending 101 questions, with exactly what I needed to hear - going above and beyond with extra information and being super super supportive! I wish I could give you a huge hug right now to say thank you!" 

"I feel super proud of the progress we've made. She's learned so quickly, I'm amazed and beyond pleased, and what I find the most reassuring (& which I keep in mind) is that she WANTS to sleep." - Ms. S. C.

I truly can’t recommend Sophie highly enough. I enlisted her help for behaviourial issues that I was having with my twin boys who have just turned 5 and she has completely changed my life and my household’s dynamics!

I had struggled for a long time with ongoing behaviourial issues, lack of listening and respect for my authority.  I often felt outnumbered by them as they’d join forces and it felt impossible to have the upper hand. I see now they had little regard for what me or my husband would say, and it was almost easier at times to pacify the situation rather than deal with it. Going out with the two of them single handed became impossible, one in particular was a real runner and it became too worrying to venture out alone.  I’d lost count of the number of times I’d have to hurtle after one of them as they wouldn’t stop, and it became utterly exhausting.

Then lockdown happened and it became so hard to cope. Not being able to go out alone with them was exceptionally difficult & I decided I desperatedly needed some help and discovered Sophie.

And what can I say?..... she is just fabulous.  After an initial 2hr phone consultation she gave me some strategies to implement immediately to assert my authority and she gave me confidence and hope that I could change things.

She is so personable, easy to get on with and clearly has a wealth of experience and I didn’t feel judged at all.  I followed up the call with a 2 day home visit and from the minute she arrived I knew it was just the best thing. My boys warmed to her immediately and she made me realise I had to have the confidence to deal with the issues and (the fallout/tantrum that might bring) and not just pacify the problems to make it easier.

So many new boundaries are now in place, they listen and I feel they respect me now. My husband and I work as a team now and Sophie has educated us with the right strategies and language to use and the difference is incredible! It’s still a work in progress but with a recent follow up visit we’ve learnt even more.  The relationship I have with them has changed so much, we now have lots of fun but they know what I say goes.

I’ve even ventured out confidently with them on my own which sounds a very normal thing to do but to me it is life changing. I truly feel so happy that I found Sophie, she has made my household so much calmer and therefore happier and I look forward to her revisiting us in the future. Thank you so much Sophie. - Mrs. J.D.

We just wanted to let you know how much you’ve helped us and to just say thank you. If another parent(s) saw our testimony and it made the difference for them to take this step before going down another route, we’d be so happy.

Today B. got the headteacher’s award and got a glowing report from his teachers for how thoughtful of his actions and resilient when things haven’t gone to plan, he has been. We also had a scheduled meeting with the school’s SENCO, who mentioned how happy and adaptable B. had been recently. We still have a few ups and downs but we are so, so happy with where he is now.

Just another point to make; we really appreciated your guidance in regards to dealing with the old/new school(s) and how we explained the transition to B. This really helped us handle a really tricky period and situation with B. So thank you again. - Mr. & Mrs. T. Isitt

Coming from a place where our little one only slept in stretches for around 90 minutes at night, we were delighted that Sophie could fit us in fairly quickly. The process of getting in touch until we had our call with her was professional and efficient. At our call, for which Sophie scheduled a time that works best with a baby, she really took the time to go through everything. Sophie not only gave us advice on how to change everything sleep related but a holistic approach how to manage her environment, her routine and her feeding schedule. All her suggestions are well explained, examples and reasons are given and even very specific advice around what to get that works best (these are not expensive items, just a help to be able to change things quickly). And quickly did it change! Whilst our little one woke up during the call (it is longer than 90 minutes), 4 days later we already were at a point that she only woke up once and we had our first good night’s sleep in months!

We are so glad we got in touch with her and didn’t wait for any longer! We now have a sane mind again and a plan on hand that has changed so much (for us) and allows us to have quality time that we can spend with our little one again. I can’t recommend her enough!

We since went back with further questions for other areas (e.g. travelling and jet lag) and again were pleased with her professional and prompt help. Our sincere advice to everyone that has issues with little ones’ sleep is to get in touch as soon as possible as it really works! - Mrs. P. M.

Thanks for your time! We got to work on all of the easy changes first thing yesterday and wow!! C. went to bed at 7pm after (x) - which she loved by the way!

After her feed in the nursery she slept like a dream. 7pm until 3am with no wake-ups, 1 x feed at 3am and straight back into her cot without a wake up until 7:15am! Wow!! Thank you!!! It all worked on night one!! - Mrs. L. McG.

Things have certainly improved…the (…) and the (…) between naps have been a game changer. Super grateful for your advice!! Thanks again. - Mrs. K.J. 

I can’t recommend Sophie enough! She exceeded my expectations by not only giving us the tools to respond and create better boundaries as parents but in the 2 days she was with us, our son made positive behavioural changes which have continued since she left. She is natural and easy while clearly an expert in her field. - Ms. H. G. & Mr. S. B

Sophie’s approach is effective, easy to understand and most importantly easy to implement. It was quite simply like being handed a ‘remote control’ for our little boy and we quickly transitioned from a very unhappy family back to a very happy one.

Sophie held our hands as we gently established healthy boundaries with our son’s behaviour and in turn made him feel safer and more secure.

I would highly recommend working with Sophie for all manner of parenting challenges. - Mr. M. & Mrs. H. L.

(We are looking at) the face of a boy who slept through the night! Thank you so much for your help. Our days feel so much calmer now and the nights are much much better.
I no longer dread starting nap or bedtimes because I know, even if it takes a while, he will go to sleep. Speaking to you was a massive confidence boost, thank you! - Ms. K. B.

C. has not been fed to sleep and has been sleeping through the night (apart form one blip) for almost two weeks now…the difference since we spoke is incredible.
Thank you so so much for all your help - I can’t believe how smoothly it has gone. It’s a totally different world with so much sleep now! - Mrs. R. E.

We had no idea what to expect when we reached out to Sophie. My only previous experience of child behavioural work is from what I’ve seen on TV which thankfully is completely inaccurate!

Sophie slotted into our home so quickly, connecting with our son almost instantly. She clearly loves children and they sense that when around her. Just as importantly she made us feel at ease; she guided us through the process without judgement and helped us learn how to tackle difficult parenting situations with a calm and logical approach.

Her ability to understand how children’s minds work is remarkable. The insights she has provided to our son’s behaviour have redefined our approach to parenting.

We both feel very grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Sophie, and would not hesitate to recommend her. - Mr. W. P. & Mrs. S. P,

I just wanted to say a BIG thank you. I see a massive difference already. Changes like the (…) with (…), (…) and all the other stuff you recommend has helped so much already. Bedtime has never been this easy and Cn. is asleep within 5 mins. Thank you soooo much. - Ms. A. S.

"We contacted Sophie when we were having concerns with our 3.5-year-old son’s behavioural and physical issues and our difficulty, as parents, in how to handle and discipline him.

To be honest, it was my husband's suggestion to contact Sophie but I was hesitant. I don't like to admit this too often, and it hurts to say but... he was right! After Sophie spent two days at our home with the three of us, I wish we had asked for help sooner.

Sophie's strategies and advice has been invaluable. Almost straight away when we put them into place, our son responded far beyond our greatest expectations. Almost as importantly, it gave us the confidence to be good and loving parents again, without always doubting our capabilities. Our son is much happier with the techniques Sophie has empowered us with. Prior to Sophie's intervention, it could be quite unpleasant and daunting spending time with our son. We were left quite distressed in not being able to communicate with him effectively. After Sophie's work with us, we are all much much happier. Our son knows at all times where he stands. We have proven strategies to deal with his various behaviours and now it is a delight to be with him. We feel the clear and concise advice Sophie provided us has transformed our lives.

Thank you Sophie, for your hard work, patience and kindness to our son and to us!" - Mrs. C.W.

So immediately R. started putting himself to sleep again! For all naps and bedtime. This was instant! He grumbles a bit then is asleep within ten minutes 90% of the time!

He is now taking a good long feed before bath at bedtime which he was refusing before. We have not had to do any kind of intervention for night wakes yet. He’s much happier and calmer between bath and bedtime.

He’s started to do some longer naps. The best thing about all this is that we haven’t had to leave him crying/refuse feeding etc.. It’s all been done with your ‘holistic’ (I know you don’t like that word!) approach! Which, in my experience, is always better and more sustainable. So thank you SO much. - Mr. & Mrs. E. E.

Thank you Sophie. I cannot begin to tell you how much you’ve helped me!! I’m making changes all the time. (We’ve) had a couple of incidents and usually it would have escalated but I (…) and it was over far quicker and just stood my ground on the other things.
I realise how much I gave in for an easy time. I think they’re quite shocked by my responses! Thanks so much. - Mrs. K.D.

We feel so lucky to have worked with Sophie. From our first telephone conversation, she just ‘got it’. We phoned her hoping she would fix J.’s sleep problems. What we didn’t realise and what she quickly diagnosed was that it wasn’t a sleep problem but a behavioural one. In order to fix our night time problems we had to work on day time behaviour. Unlike others, she was keen to meet us and see how we interacted as a family, she took the time to get to know us and quickly fed-back. She was so intuitive and really understood J. in no time at all. Sophie then modelled how to deal with J. demonstrating the tweaks we needed to make.

It took a few weeks but the changes in day time behaviour were the key to getting him to sleep through the night. We no longer had to sit on his floor, or drive him round for a nap. Thanks to Sophie’s changes he now settles easily in his bed. He is also so much happier in himself, as he enjoys the boundaries we have set for him.

Sophie has been so supportive every step of the way. Answering all our questions, going above and beyond to help us. Thank you, Sophie.

Thank you!!! - Mrs. A.G.

I just wanted to say thank you, Sophie. We are doing well this end, after your visit A’s behaviour has really improved. He goes in to school happily and knows we mean it when we say no (mostly!) I’m about to re-read your report to sharpen things up so will expect a little kick back but big stuff is so much better, thank you again! - Mrs. V. B.

I can’t quite believe it. I think we must have spent 1300 hours either crying or angry in the last 5 years, maybe 13000! You came in and in 13 hours, you changed everything. I could cry again, but because I’m so happy. A. is happy going to school - no arguments, no screaming. Breakfast club is no longer a problem. Tantrums are almost forgotten and there’s no aggression any more. I just had to tell you, because you remember how it was, but yesterday I asked A to do her homework. I didn’t (…) or (…) - just like you said, which is hard when I teach for a living, but I did offer the reward we’d chosen. Guess what? A. said, “Don’t worry, Mummy, I’ll just do my homework, I don’t need the treat.”. I nearly fell over!

We are all so much happier and I feel like I’m safely in charge and can enjoy things again. Thank you so, so much. We’re looking forward to you coming back soon for some playground work. - Mrs. S. T.

"Sophie came to help us when our daughter was nearly one - she had been a fairly good sleeper but illness and holidays had unsettled her and she was having shorter naps, waking up several times in the night ad taking longer and longer to settle. Instead of improving her sleep was getting worse and worse. We were sometimes spending hours rocking, hushing and singing to get her back to sleep and the broken nights were starting to take their toll. She wasn't keen on sleeping in her cot and ended up in our bed at the end of every sleepless night. As sleep deprived new parents, we were confused by the range of advice from friends, family and in baby books and unsure which techniques might work for our daughter.

As it had become apparent that she was unlikely to suddenly grow out of it, and as I was about to return to work and my partner was starting a new business, we turned to Sophie in desperation. I was keen to avoid the 'Cry-it-out' technique as I couldn't bear to listen to her sobbing all night but was getting so exhausted that I didn't know what else to do.

In the past week since Sophie came, the transformation has been incredible. The progress that our daughter has made has been wonderful, it feels like nothing short of a miracle. She now naps well in the daytime, including in her cot, and is sleeping brilliantly at night. She goes to bed calmly, is able to settle herself back to sleep on waking and, just three days after Sophie came, she started to sleep through the night. For a baby who has never exactly been a keen sleeper, this is incredible progress. If someone had told us she was capable of sleeping for eleven hours a week ago, I don't think we would have believed them! Our daughter seems happier and more alert and, now that she is no longer so overtired, is far less grizzly and much more cheerful.

Sophie was just fantastic, she has a very calm and common sense approach. She came to our home and took the time to get to know us so that she could make specific recommendations that would work for our daughter, our family and our flat. There was no 'cut and paste' sleep plan and we also got some invaluable advice about routines, food and appropriate toys and games as well as the all important question of sleep! Sophie's report is incredibly detailed and her ongoing support has been amazing. We are incredibly grateful.

I now feel I can go back to work feeling calm and rested and that, if we do hit another rocky patch, we have a tried and tested plan that we know will work for us. I've already recommended Sophie to a friend who is having similar problems and will continue to recommend her to anyone struggling with lack of sleep."  - Mrs. O. S. 

My little boy is nearly 4 and has been pretty hard work since he started having tantrums at 1 year old. It finally got so bad a few months ago that I felt I couldn't cope with him - he was hitting, biting, shoving (mostly me, but also children and adults at his nursery) and also having lots of very long, extreme tantrums. I was often in tears, doing a lot of shouting and just standing there like a rabbit in the headlights, not knowing what on earth to do with him. I knew I was getting it wrong, but didn't know how to do it right. I'd read a lot of books on parenting which had completely overwhelmed me - I didn't know which bits to follow and which to discard.

I found Sophie with an internet search, not through a recommendation, so I was a bit nervous and not sure whether to trust the testimonials! But as soon as I talked to her I felt better. She was friendly, positive, non-judgemental and obviously had a lot of experience in her field. I booked her for 8 hours one day followed by 5 hours the next. The 8 hours was just me, Sophie and A. The next day she spent 2 hours observing A at nursery, plus 3 hours with me, him and her, including going to a restaurant (a definite no-no usually).

I'm so glad I took the plunge. Sophie knows so much and is so insightful. She could see very quickly what I needed to change and why, and brought up things that made me think "Of course! Why didn't I see that?" She was also great at coaching as we went, in a way that didn't make you feel stupid or patronised.

Since she has left, I've felt so much calmer, in control and confident in my parenting. We're now a week later and I can't believe how much things have changed. I used to get quite stressed waiting for outbursts and tantrums. Now I feel like I can handle them, so I'm relaxed. The longest a tantrum has lasted since Sophie left has been 4 minutes. I've actually been enjoying spending time with my child! I've been so proud of him.

I can't actually believe what a difference it's made and I just wished I'd brought Sophie in 2 years ago because I feel like A is happier - and of course, I am. - Mrs. A. R.

Thank you for everything, it was so helpful.
After a brief wake up at 10.30pm last night, he then slept through the night! With no feeding! Looked so pleased with himself this morning.
And we’ve landed three naps today totalling 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Early days but feels like the beginning of much more stability for our family.
Many thanks again! - Mrs. K.B.

M. and I have seen noticeable differences in T.’s behaviour since our meetings, specifically minimal hitting and significantly less tantrums.
He’s been much more compliant and generally things have been more manageable and happier! - Ms. H. L.

My daughter is generally a very happy three year old who has struggled with sleeping consistently through the night from the time she was 8 months old - prior to that she slept through the night from age 2 months! This meant waking up on an average of 4 times a night - or could be as much as 8 - 9 times on a bad night. It always involved a lot of tears and wanting to be hugged and would not accept anything else or anyone else like her father. Did I mention that we are also expecting another baby very soon !!?

In desperation, we got in touch with Sophie, who not only identified that this was more of a behavioural issue but also helped me with taking control of the situation. There are times, when a parent knows what to do but lacks the courage to do it, and that is exactly what Sophie helped us with. Setting boundaries was important and within three weeks of Sophie's visit, my daughter is beginning to sleep through the night on most nights, on others would wake up no more than once!! Sophie also helped us with daytime behaviour and understanding how to set boundaries and establishing a reward/consequence system based around things that my daughter would respond to most, allowing us to get though previously difficult tasks such as dinner time. The plan that Sophie created for us was very specific to us and our daughter and extremely thorough, yet adaptable - giving us the best tools to prepare ourselves and get things sorted out before the next baby arrives !!!

We cannot thank Sophie enough for all her help and support and would highly, highly recommend her !! - Mrs. Z.S.

We’re all much happier. W. has accepted all the new things we implemented after the bit of a challenge you mentioned might happen. She’s tantrumming a lot less and seems a lot happier. For us too. We were in tears at times, we were all miserable, we didn’t know what to do. Now we look forward to seeing her. We don’t approach picking her up from Nursery with trepidation. Things don’t escalate anymore and we know what to do.

We’re confident that we know what we’re doing now, even if she works herself up. The violence, foot stamping and all of that behaviour has pretty much gone. The last few weeks she’s been a joy. Long may it last! - Mr. E.C.

We’ve noticed massive differences. We’re less stressed and nursery say she’s more confident. She’s interacting with new children and that’s never been something that she does. It was nice to see. We were at the playground and we turned around and there she was, playing with a little boy, and taking turns, with more confidence than we’ve seen in a long time. It’s been a massive shift. There are still some frustrations but compared to a month ago, a massive shift. - Mrs. A. C.

"Thank youuuu. You have done some magic here. We are sooo grateful. Big success, amazingly with no complaints. It's working amazingly. It's like Disneyland here! I know! Disneyland!"
- Mrs. A.G.

I'm writing this while R. is napping! I just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for your thoughtful, thorough and insightful advice. We are on day 3 of the new routine and already are seeing huge improvements in her naps (no longer feeding her to sleep), sleep and she's eating almost double the amount of solids as before, drinking more water (and doing more regular poos!). We decided to try cold turkey on the night feeds, and last night for the first time since she was born I stayed in bed the whole night and S. was able to (eventually) settle R. I could never have imagined we would get here, and so quickly. It's all because of you!
We still have some other environmental changes to make around the house but I already feel like my life has changed (I write with tears in my eyes).
I'm recommending you to all my friends so I can gush even more about what an angel you are.
Thank you thank you thank you. - Mrs. S. N.

"Sophie has provided invaluable help as a sleep consultant for our first child, ensuring that when baby number two arrived, there was only one child keeping us up at night!

She observed J's diet, activities and behaviour and offered practical advice on how to modify them and what bedtime routines to follow to help establish good sleeping habits, as well as taking charge during the first 2-3 nights and being present to support me and my husband during the following couple of nights during sleep training.

Sophie 'lived' with us for a week during sleep training, and it was very easy to have her around. She will tailor her behaviour to the child and his/her needs rather than expecting the child to adapt to her. I have since recommended Sophie to several friends!" - Mrs. I. F.- H.

We contacted Sophie because our 8 month old son R. had stopped settling himself to sleep at bedtime, was waking increasingly frequently at night and never slept longer than 30 minutes during the day. My first son woke up five times a night until he was over a year old and I knew I couldn’t handle that again!

We had a two hour consultation with Sophie and she made a number of observations and recommendations that were extremely sensible and that we put into place pretty quickly.

The very first day, R. started settling himself to sleep in his cot without a sound - for all naps and bedtime. This was instantaneous after putting into place some of Sophie’s recommendations! Now, he is asleep within 5-10 minutes the majority of the time - and we don’t even stay in the room.

R. is now taking a good long feed before his bath which he was refusing before... He’s much happier and calmer between bath and bedtime. He very quickly started to sleep through the night until 3/4am with no prior wake ups. Within a few weeks he started sleeping through until 6/7am with no feeds.

He’s now napping for long periods of time (I even have to wake him sometimes!)

The best thing about all this is that we haven’t had to leave him crying / refuse feeding etc. at all. There has been no ‘sleep training’ intervention. It’s all been done using a holistic approach which considered R.’s environment, diet, developmental stage, previous sleep associations and the needs of the parents. Which, in my experience, is always better and much more sustainable.

So again, thank you SO much Sophie. - Mrs. E.G.

"Sophie comes with my highest recommendation...She was referred by a friend and was a huge success. My son, who was 18 months at the time, immediately took to her and thoroughly enjoyed her company and instruction.

Sophie is truly well qualified in this field, having displayed a depth of knowledge and understanding in how to help my son and also helping me with an abundance of useful advice. I am a single parent whose wife just passed away, so Sophie proved to be an invaluable help during this adjustment period.

Sophie blended in unobtrusively to our family life and proved a huge success with my parents whom I was staying with. She was extremely attentive to my child's needs. It was quite wonderful. I would not hesitate to recommend Sophie or use her in the future." - Mr. D. P.

"Thank you for your amazing work to help us all...we will be a much happier family going forward. Please come back and visit!"  - Mr. & Mrs. J. K.

"I'll never be able to thank you enough Sophie! What's happening, and in such a short space of time, I never thought could/would. Thank you! She gobbled up banana & toast this morning! She's loving eating!"

"I had a moment today...it was beautiful! Just looking at her looking, rather than me entertaining her being what I (did) all day every day. It was like really "seeing her" for the first time." - Ms. C.

Many thanks for your report and it was really great to meet you and your services have continued to prove to be super worthwhile and effective. O.'s behaviour has improved immensely and we are a much happier and settled family unit. - Mr. A.R.

Thank you for all your help, we had a good day yesterday, he has taken to the new feeding schedule quite well already and took 210ml when I offered it to him at 11am and 240ml at 7pm with the new (x).

He also went down for his naps well, I set up the (x) and he seemed happy enough in it.

Last night we put up the (x) as discussed. He dream fed at 1am and fussed a bit at 4.30am but when I gave him his dummy he settled again and didn’t wake. It certainly has been the best night sleep I’ve had in a long time.

Thank you also for the detailed notes, so helpful. - Mrs. J.J.

"Sophie came to us in our hour of need. I had fallen prey to some serious accidental parenting and was feeding our 4 month old every 2 hours throughout the night to get her to 'doze off' until the cycle began again. Her naps were short and unpredictable. And we were all tired!

In less than 30 hours Sophie transformed our household!

She managed to get B napping in her cot and sleeping 7pm until 7am with just one night feed. We could not believe the quick results and are so grateful. Friendly and professional, we could not recommend Sophie enough. Don't waste another sleepless night..." - Mrs. E. W.

"I asked Sophie to come to help me with my 6 month old baby's sleeping as his only long naps were in a sling, his buggy naps were only 25 minutes long, and he would not nap in the cot at all. At night he needed resettling 4-7 times, with only two of those being a feed. It was utterly exhausting and, as so many new parents have experienced, the sleep deprivation was becoming unbearable. After Sophie came, my baby now routinely and consistently sleeps twice a day for 1.5-2 hours per nap, and wakes only once in the night to feed. Any other wake ups are now rare, and he is almost always able to quickly settle himself back to sleep.

I had been very keen to help my baby sleep without resorting to 'controlled crying' or 'cry it out', and Sophie made this possible. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

She has also helped us to find a routine that was baby guided, in the sense that it was led by and respected his particular natural rhythms, but once then in place gives him structure to his day and helps me to plan my own. Again, invaluable! 

An element of the routine has been weaning and Sophie left us with delicious, healthy purees that my baby really enjoys.

I wanted my baby to be able to take a bottle, so that if necessary someone else could feed him if I needed to be away for a few hours. He had consistently refused to take a bottle from me, my husband and my sister and I was worried that it would never happen! Following Sophie's time with us he now happily takes a bottle and looks excited when he sees one coming towards him.

As I said to Sophie when she was here and my baby was sleeping soundly upstairs, compared to the situation before it feels almost like living in a parallel universe. To know that my baby's sleep needs are being met in a way that gives me some regular, predictable time to myself and enables me to get enough sleep to function is, quite literally, priceless. And this was achieved by Sophie gently and with care to make my baby feel secure at all times. As I say above, I cannot recommend Sophie highly enough." - Mrs. H. G.

"Sophie has looked after my two young children several times over the last three years. She is truly gifted and my children love her.

She is not just thoroughly competent - she's loving and kind - whilst also earning their respect through being firm and fair.

Sophie has helped me with my children from newborn through to toddler. She's fantastic at troubleshooting a multitude of issues and is very supportive of parents and the challenges that parenting entails.

She also cooks tasty baby meals to tempt even the fussiest babies!

I honestly can't talk highly enough of her and don't know what I would have done without her!" - Mrs. C. W.

"Ever since T. was born it became apparent to C. and myself that T. was never going to fit into the category of a "normal sleeper" and she really did not get into a regular sleep pattern. This lack of sleep would often manifest itself in sleepless nights for both of us and for the other children in the family. Such an interrupted night and in many instances a prolonged lack of sleep was starting to take its toll on our everyday life.

Last Christmas we decided to take the "Bull by the horns" and to take some positive and proactive action by enlisting the services of Sophie. The Action Plan consisted of Sophie coming into our home and staying with us over a period of 4/5 nights in total.

Sophie's innervation bore significant fruit in as much as we now have a firmly established pattern and program for T. which Sophie has guided us through and one which we can sustain with T.

Throughout her time with us we found Sophie to be attentive to our needs and always willing to allay any fears that we may have and to openly answer and address any concerns. We would therefore have no hesitation in recommending Sophie to any other families going through a similar experience and would strongly encourage the use of her professional services. - Mr. C. A.

"Sophie was a wonderful support for my husband and I, at a time when exhaustion had set in! She managed to find the time to visit us at short notice and she stayed for a week. The support and knowledge she provided was invaluable.

My one year old daughter had always been a good sleeper but with the start of nursery and ongoing illness, tiredness had set in and my responses became more and more inconsistent at night time, resulting in a very tired unwell baby and exhausted anxious working parents. Sophie was calm, reassuring, caring and dedicated. Her focus was supporting B. to get the sleep that she desperately needed whilst allowing her parents time to recoup.

Within 4 days, B. was back to sleeping well and so were we. Sophie, having observed B.'s personality during the day, designed a bespoke bedtime routine for B. and necessary night time responses for us to follow. Her clear, caring, confident and boundaried approach worked very well.

She is very experienced and with it loving, kind and firm. We thoroughly enjoyed having her in our home and so did B., she is very natural with children and clearly loves her work. We are very grateful to her for her much needed support and we will not hesitate to contact her in the future if we need help again!" - Mrs. J. G.

Sophie travelled to Indonesia with myself, my husband and our thirteen month old daughter, E. Having worked with us for several days in London to acquaint E. with her, Sophie quickly ascertained the issues surrounding E.'s declining eating habits and problems caused by this, and set about rectifying the matter with her customary diligence and ingenuity.

E. thrived under her care and began walking and talking during Sophie's time with her. Her development was amazing and Sophie took much joy from this, as did we.

We wish Sophie could have stayed longer with us in Bali, as did she, but she was required back in London. We maintain contact, however, and can highly recommend her as an empathic, trustworthy, diligent and caring young woman." - Mrs. K. D.

"Thank you so much for taking such good care of C. In particular thank you for:
Making the best bridesmaid's breakfast ever
Being a nursery teacher in a previous life
For knowing about and finding the phonics toy
For speaking French
For singing a lot
For teaching C. all about 'curly c'
For finding C. a pony to ride
For showing C. how to make leaf prints
For cooking delicious (and healthy) food
For making "too many" pancakes
For showing us how to wash a whale or a penguin when you are in the shower
For introducing C. to every park in London
For having the energy of ten
For all the stories
For being the ultimate in efficiency
For making the best play dough strawberries
For being so artistic - Mr. & Mrs. K. J.

Sophie was an absolute pleasure to work with, she was with us for a weekend and really helped with the issues we were facing with our toddler, we saw immediate results and we cannot thank her enough.. - Mrs. L.R.

"I wanted to thank you again for everything you have done for us during our stay in Paris. I can't imagine what it would have been like if you weren't there. Looking forward to seeing you again soon!" - Mrs. R. E.

"Sophie is a great cook. She provided a varied & delicious array of home cooked foods for my son, which he thoroughly enjoyed. He was never bored either playing or eating." - Mr. D. P.

"Excellent - She definitely knows how to engage, entertain and charm children!" Mrs. I. F.- H.

"The short answer is YES...We really enjoy having you on our family trips...the children will be thrilled and it will be great peace of mind for us."  - Mrs. A. W.

"Thanks so much for everything & all the lovely time you spent with X...I'd be happy to recommend you to any of my friends should they need someone." - Ms. J. M.

Many thanks helping so quickly. We really appreciate your expertise and feel positive that we can now help Zoe out, and in-turn, help ourselves too. We’ll let you know how we get on...
Thanks again. - Mrs. E.M.

Thank you so much for everything so far…I feel like we have so much to use and improve our lives now thanks to you being here. You’re a wealth of knowledge and insight. I only wish we’s arranged this sooner! - Mrs. V. B.

 Things have certainly improved… the (x) and intervals between naps have been a game changer. Super grateful for your advice!! Thanks again. - Ms. K. J.