Rethinking Sleep Through Relationships, Respect and Trust As parents and educators, it can be easy to view sleep as a challenge to be solved. How do we get babies to sleep longer? How do we encourage children to nap? How can we help toddlers settle more easily? Yet when we look through the lens of the Pikler approach, we begin to see sleep differently. Rather than viewing sleep as something adults do to children, Emmi Pikler invites us to see sleep as a deeply personal and de

When we think about independence in young children, it’s easy to imagine: Putting on their own coat Feeding themselves perfectly Following instructions Being “confident” and outgoing But true independence at age 2–3 looks very different. It’s not about doing everything alone. It’s about developing the confidence to try. Independence Starts From Within Before a child can become independent in practical ways, they need to feel: ❤️ Safe ❤️ Secure ❤️ Understood This begins lon