Bedtime Support Built Around Your Child's Sleep
Bedtime battles, sudden night waking, a nap your toddler just refuses to take — sleep problems rarely have one universal fix. Nurélie helps you connect what's happening at night to what's happening during the day.
Sleep and behavior are connected in both directions: poor sleep can drive daytime meltdowns, and daytime stress can drive poor sleep. Most sleep advice treats bedtime in isolation.
Tell Harlow what bedtime and nights look like right now, and Nurélie factors in your child's age, recent changes, and daytime patterns to help you think through what to try.
What this can look like at home
- Bedtime has turned into an hour-long negotiation or battle.
- A child who used to sleep through the night is suddenly waking up multiple times.
- Nap refusal that leaves your toddler overtired by evening.
- A sleep regression that started around a developmental leap, move, or schedule change.
Why the same behavior can have different reasons
We don't diagnose why — but the same moment often has more than one cause, and that shapes what helps:
- Sleep needs and patterns shift as children hit new developmental stages.
- Overtiredness can paradoxically make it harder to fall asleep, not easier.
- A daytime change (starting daycare, a new sibling, a schedule shift) can show up as a nighttime disruption.
- Bedtime routines that no longer match a child's current age or energy level.
What parents often try
- Generic sleep training scripts that don't account for their child's age or temperament.
- Pushing bedtime later to "tire them out," which can backfire into overtiredness.
- Comparing to other kids' sleep schedules and wondering what's wrong.
Nurélie looks at bedtime as part of the whole day, not an isolated fight, and adjusts suggestions for your child's specific age and history.
How Nurélie can help
Sleep-and-behavior connection
Harlow considers how daytime patterns (naps, activity, stress) might be affecting nights, and vice versa.
Age-appropriate suggestions
What helps a 1-year-old's sleep and a 5-year-old's sleep are different — Nurélie adjusts.
Guided Tasks
A specific bedtime routine adjustment to try this week.
Family Command
Keep both caregivers using the same bedtime approach, especially useful during a rough patch.
Built around your child
Nurélie factors in your child's age, current nap schedule, recent changes at home, and what's already been tried, so suggestions reflect your child's actual sleep history rather than a generic sleep-training script.
Generic advice vs. personalized guidance
"Toddler won't sleep" returns generic sleep-training methods with no sense of your toddler's age, nap schedule, or what's changed recently.
You tell Harlow your toddler just dropped her nap on her own, started waking at 5am, and that this started right after starting a new daycare. Nurélie connects the nap change and the transition, and helps you think through an adjusted bedtime and wake window.
A partner, not a clinician.
If sleep problems are severe, involve breathing concerns, or persist despite consistent effort, please talk with your pediatrician. Nurélie provides everyday, educational support — not a medical sleep evaluation.
Frequently asked questions
Bedtime resistance is common and can stem from overtiredness, a schedule mismatch, separation anxiety, or a daytime change. Nurélie helps you think through which is most likely for your child.
A sleep regression is a period where a child's sleep temporarily worsens, often tied to a developmental leap or life change. It's usually temporary, though it can be exhausting to live through.
Yes — describe the pattern to Harlow, including your child's age and any recent changes, and Nurélie will help you think through possible causes and next steps.
Sleep needs vary by age and by child. Nurélie can help you think through whether your child's current sleep looks like it's meeting their needs, based on what you share.
Every child is different.
Tell Harlow what happened, your child's age, and what you've already tried. Nurélie can help you think through the next step.
One brain for your whole family.