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Why the run of the mill sleep advice isn't working for your child Jul 04, 2026

If you've tried the routine, the earlier bedtime, the sleep training method a friend swore by, and the sticker chart, and your child is still waking overnight or fighting sleep at 5, 6 or 7 years old, it's worth asking a different question. Not "what technique haven't we tried yet" but "what's actua...

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Why your child's nervous system matters more than their bedtime routine Jul 04, 2026

When you'veย done everything "right" at bedtime, the bath, the story, the dim lights, the early start, and still ended up with a child who can't settle, you're not doing it wrong. There is a good chance the missing piece is not the routine at all. It's what is happening underneath, in your child's ne...

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Tash Duffin

Occupational therapist experienced in paediatric sleep, orofacial myofunctional therapy and infant reflux

Tash Duffin is an Occupational Therapist trained in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, paediatric feeding, and infant and early childhood sleep quality and a mother of three. She is the founder of Whole Child Co, where every child is considered holistically, every time. Her two youngest children are the heart behind her work. Searching for answers to their sleep and feeding challenges, Tash wasn't satisfied with the "they'll grow out of it" approach and that experience became her professional mission. She now supports parents to trust their instincts, ask deeper questions, and navigate the healthcare system with confidence. Tash takes a root-cause, family-led approach to infant and child sleep, one that honours each family's values, circumstances, and capacity, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method. She looks beyond routines and environment to understand the whole child: their nervous system, oral function, gut health, sensory needs, and airway development. She believes sleep is not a behaviour to be trained away, but a window into a child's overall health and development. Central to her approach is an understanding of biologically normal infant sleep and the powerful role co-regulation play, recognising that a baby's nervous system relies on the safety of a calm, connected caregiver to transition to and maintain sleep. Her dream is that sleep quality and airway health become part of mainstream early childhood care, because when children sleep well, families thrive

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