Holders of the Child Sleep Institute Sleeposium2026 Badge participated in the Sleeposium2026 Pediatric Sleep Conference and/or the post-conference training program. This conference provided advanced training for Sleep Consultants, Doulas, and Perinatal & Childcare Professionals. It included over 20 hours of content from 8 speakers on a variety of topics including:

• Feeding, Crying, and Mother-Infant Sleep: Why Standard Sleep Advice Threatens Breastfeeding and Harms Maternal Mental Health (Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA)
• When Sleep Isn’t Behavioral: Understanding Airway and Developmental Red Flags (Dr. Emily Levy, DDS, FOM, FAACP)
• From Chaos to Capacity: Coaching Tired Parents Through Behaviour Change Using Occupational Therapy Principles (Heather Boyd, B.Sc., B.H.Sc.(OT), M.Sc., O.T. Reg.)
• Held First: The Hidden Impact of Separation Alarm on Sleep, Transitions, and Cooperation (Beaven Walters)
• Strength-Based Approaches to Sleep Coaching for Families with Special Needs (Heather Boyd)
• Supporting the Anxious, Over-Informed Parent: Staying Grounded and Effective with Clients Who Feel Overwhelmed by the Pressure to “Get It Right” (Nelia DeAmaral)
• Beyond the Snore: Dads and Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (Dr. Daniel Singley, PhD, ABPP and Jen Varela, CGSC)
• Rooted in Regulation: An Integrative Framework for Understanding Sleep, Feeding, and Development in Infants and Toddlers (Kaili Ets)
• Trauma Informed Sleep Consultancy (Susan Wallace)
• Supporting Families Across Cultures Without Losing Your Professional Grounding (Petra Nobel)

For more information visit the Conference Home Page.