Dawn Whittaker

• Support families with children New born - 5 years, with issues around sleep hygiene, potty training, behavior and picky eating.
• Understanding of child development milestone, cognitive changes and spurts.
• Understanding of sleep cycles, sleep behaviors and parasomnias.
• Maintained client records for future reference.
• Tailored specific plans to support clients in reaching their goals.
• Resolve conflict between differing parenting ideologies.
• Develop and present public talks to groups of up to 50 parents on potty training, sleep solutions, behavior and general parenting.
• Prepared bank deposits and handled business sales, returns and transaction reports.
• Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully operating business.
• Developed and implemented marketing strategies to generate new customers and increase sales and profit margins.
• Development of marketing materials from design through to print and electronic versions.

• Present to parents safe sleep practices and sleep information as an independent contractor.

Present to groups of parents workshops on potty training, sleep issues, parenting and behavior as an independent contractor.

• Demonstrated strong knowledge of child development principles and suggested alternative parenting methods to suit individual family needs on one to one basis.
• Educated parents with focus on skill development and guiding children through nurturing parenting, sleep and eating behaviors.
• Utilized knowledge to inform parents and assist in goal-setting.