About Nap Dodgers Sleep Coaching
I support families with infants and children from 3 months to 6 years old. Why?
Because quality sleep is essential.
Some lack of sleep is of course absolutely normal in the first few years when a child is young. But sometimes broken, disrupted or troubled sleep becomes an unsustainable pressure on the whole family.
if you are struggling with significant sleep deprivation
if you just can’t find a routine or rhythm that works for your family
if naps are a nightmare
if you dread bedtime
I can help. I have been where you are, and it can be different, I promise.
My approach
I am passionate about postnatal mental health and wellbeing, and also work as a mentored postnatal doula. This informs every part of my work as a sleep coach - my priority is always the health of the family as a whole.
Every family’s goals are different - I can help with anything from basic sleep hygiene and routines, if you need help getting baby used to settling for another caregiver, preparing them to start napping at nursery, moving from the cot to a bed, or working on going from 3 nights feeds to 2. I’ve also had particular success working with early risers and toddler bedtime battles, which can often be very tricky to improve.
I do not ever suggest the ‘cry-it-out’ or extinction method. Together we can achieve the same result, with much less distress for all involved. Instead I offer a spectrum of strategies, including the most gentle, no-tears options. I have practical, realistic sleep strategies no matter what your parenting style, and will be led by you. Fundamentally, I will offer a plan that works for you as a family, and for your child as an individual. There is no one size fits all method here.
I typically work remotely, supporting you with phone calls, zoom calls and WhatsApp support. I can also offer home visits and in-person support for naptime and bedtime troubles, within a 10 mile radius of Epsom, Surrey. Please contact me for packages and prices for at-home support.
About me
I’m Charlotte, owner of Nap Dodgers Sleep Coaching. I grew up in North Yorkshire but now live in Surrey with my husband and two children - Evie, 4, and Teddy, 2.
When I first became a parent, I didn’t worry too much about sleep loss. I didn’t know what it was to function on less than 8 hours, and I naively assumed my babies would sleep as well as I always had. My daughter inherited my good sleep habits, give or take some short naps in the first year. Then, my son was born in the middle of the pandemic, and my world was rocked! He woke hourly, didn’t like to nap, and by 6 months I was on my knees. I became obsessed by his sleep routines, nap lengths, feed volumes and read hundreds of blogs, books and strategies about how to improve his sleep.
All that research eventually helped us get to a solid 11 hours a night and two chunky naps a day. And my life was restored! I became evangelical about helping other families, and informally helped friends and acquaintances whenever I could. I became certified as a sleep coach in early 2022 and haven’t looked back.
I trained with Cara Treadwell at The Sleep Method, and have successfully worked with many families, from 4 month old babies all the way up to 6 year olds. From nap battlers, epic bedtime refusers, bedsharing families and cot-sleepers, I always want to leave you happier and better rested than you were before.
My (reformed) nap dodgers and me!
Privacy policy
1. Data Protection
We comply with the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when dealing with all data received from customers or visitors to our website.
2. Our Services
We only hold the data necessary to offer services provided on our website. We do not ask for or use more data than necessary to provide you with a proper service. This means we only process and hold data related to purchases and subsequent support related to those purchases, in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Any processing of your data is only done to provide or perform the services or products you have purchased.
3. Data Protection Register
Data is only used for the purposes described in our entry on the Data Protection Register.
4. Required Period
We only hold personal data for as long as necessary. Once data is no longer needed we delete it.
5. Card & Payment Processing Data
We use third-party payment providers to handle card and payment processing data securely. We never see or store any card or payment information. In accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) any other data is only used to process your purchase securely. In accordance with Article 6(1)(c) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we need to retain data related to all purchases to fulfil our existing legal obligations to account for tax and VAT on all transactions.
6. Backup & Data Storage
For administrative reasons, customer data and email subscription data may be passed to and stored securely with third party service providers located outside the EEA (European Economic Area). This is done to backup and preserve your data where it is needed to carry on offering a service to you.
7. Customer Requests
As a customer, you can at any time (and free of charge) request details of the data we hold relating to you – and you can also request any such data is amended or deleted. Please note that if you request deletion of your data, this may prevent us from offering any further support relating to your previous purchases.
8. Email Updates
We regularly email website news and information updates to those customers who have specifically subscribed to our email service. All subscription emails sent by us contain clear information on how to unsubscribe from our email service. Our email service is an opt-in service only; with your prior consent required in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means to subscribe you must enter your details into the email subscription page and submit them to us.
9. Our Promise
We never sell, rent or exchange mailing lists.
10. Data Sharing With Partners
We do not share commercial or technical data with our partners unless we have specifically sought and obtained your prior approval. Where we request such approval, we will always fully disclose how your data is used. Please note that even when we have your specific consent, we only share data with partners that operate their own privacy policy in full accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
11. Spam
In accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, we never send bulk unsolicited emails, (popularly known as Spam) to email addresses.
12. Product Updates
We may send emails to existing customers or prospective customers who have enquired or registered with us, regarding products or services directly provided by us.
13. Email Content
All emails sent by us will be clearly marked as originating from us. All such emails will also include clear instructions on how to unsubscribe from our email service and any future emails. Such instructions will either include a link to a page to unsubscribe or a valid email address to which you should reply, with “unsubscribe” as the email subject heading.
14. Cookies
Our website uses “cookies” to track use and allow customers to purchase from our website. Please note that these cookies do not contain or pass any personal, confidential or financial information or any other information that could be used to identify individual visitors or customers purchasing from our website. Please note that you are free to refuse cookies. However, for purely technical reasons this may prevent you from purchasing from our website. This is because anonymous cookies are commonly used to keep track of the contents of customers’ shopping baskets or trolleys during the checkout process. This facility ensures that the items added to (or removed from) your basket are accurately stated when you go to pay.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email me at charlotte@napdodgers.co.uk.