Respect for your child
Your child’s pace, temperament, connection and needs are always considered.
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Respectful baby & child sleep support
Understand your child’s sleep, at a pace that works for your family
Personalised guidance to help you understand what may be making sleep difficult and explore gradual strategies suited to your child’s development and family life.
- Individual guidance
- Respect for your child
- Support without judgement
Start with what is happening
Have nights been difficult?
Not every sleep difficulty means there is a problem. The first step is to understand what is expected at this stage, your child’s development and your family circumstances.
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Frequent night waking
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Difficulty falling asleep
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Very short naps
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Bedtime resistance
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A schedule that feels hard to organise
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Sudden sleep changes
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Questions about wake windows
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Nap transitions
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Very early waking
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Constant help needed to fall asleep
When parents are exhausted or unsure what to adjust, an individual review can bring clarity and practical tools.
See how support may helpA human, informed approach
No one-size-fits-all formula. No rigid deadlines
Every child and family is different. Guidance begins with listening and combines an understanding of child development with gradual, responsive strategies. It does not involve leaving a child to cry alone.
No two babies are the same, and neither are any two families.
Individual strategies
Guidance is tailored to each family’s routine, goals and parenting choices.
Developmental understanding
Sleep is understood in the context of natural changes throughout childhood.
Support without judgement
Parents know their children best and take part in every decision.
For every stage
From pregnancy to age six
Sleep changes as children develop. Guidance helps you adjust expectations and routines without turning natural differences into problems.
Pregnancy
Prepare with confidence
Understand newborn sleep, realistic expectations and the family’s first rhythms.
0–3 months
Welcome the adjustment
Immature rhythms, organising the day and gradually adapting to a new family phase.
4–12 months
Navigate change
Naps, waking, development and frequent changes in sleep needs.
1–2 years
Reshape routines
Nap transitions, resistance, autonomy and new ways of communicating needs.
2–6 years
Create predictability
Calm boundaries, routines, fears, waking and new developmental stages.
Consultation and follow-up
Support designed around real family life
The starting point is always to understand your circumstances. The right format and duration are confirmed with you, without imposed packages or quick-fix promises.
Baby & child sleep consultation
A one-to-one session to understand your circumstances, clarify priorities and define guidance suited to your child and family.
May include
- Individual review of routines
- Developmentally appropriate expectations
- Practical, gradual strategies
Personalised follow-up support
Ongoing support to review progress, answer questions and adjust strategies at a pace that works for your family.
May include
- Goals agreed together
- Review and adjustment
- Support without judgement
Remote support
You do not need to be nearby to feel supported
An online consultation lets you talk from home, in Portugal or abroad, in a familiar setting and without unnecessary travel.
Available in Portuguese and English. Availability and format are confirmed when booking.
Ask about an online consultationHow it works
A clear, gradual process shaped together
Guidance does not begin with a formula. It begins with questions, context and goals that make sense for your family.
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Tell me what is happening
Share your questions, routines and what has felt most difficult.
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We review sleep and routines
We consider development, individual needs and family life.
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We define tailored strategies
We choose practical, gradual steps that feel possible to use.
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We review and adjust
Where follow-up is agreed, we review progress and adjust without rigid deadlines.
About Cátia
Hello, I’m Cátia
An educator with specialist training in Child Sleep Psychology
My purpose is to help parents feel more confident in understanding their children’s needs and navigating sleep challenges with information, calm and respect.
Parents are the true experts on their own children.Meet Cátia
Content worth saving
Let’s talk about sleep
Clear, practical reflections on development, sleep, parenting and what is genuinely expected at each stage.
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A helpful place to start before booking
Honest answers about the approach, crying, outcomes and the role of a child sleep consultation.
See all questionsA calm first step
You do not have to work everything out alone
If sleep is creating uncertainty or exhaustion, we can understand what is happening together and find strategies that feel right for your child and family.
Child sleep guidance does not replace assessment or care by a healthcare professional where medical concerns are present.