Sarah Putland

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 developmental...

Preparing Children Not Just for School, But for Life For many years, success was often measured by academic achievement. Could a child read, write, count and perform well in exams? Whilst these skills remain important, the world our children are growing up in is changing rapidly. Many of the jobs our children will do have not yet been invented. Technology is transforming how we live and work. Information is available at the touch of a button. In a world where knowledge is increasingly...

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 long before the...