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Explore ClassesHelping children sleep better and feel calmer, day and night.
Gentle sleep support, practical resources, and child-focused guidance that help families build confidence, connection, and lasting skills together.
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- 20+ Years Supporting Children
- Sleep Consultant · Educator + Author
Is your 2–7 year old struggling with sleep?
Many common sleep challenges have more to do with skills, personality, and support than parents realize. Here's where to start.
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Bedtime Battles
Struggling to get your child to cooperate with bedtime?
Explore Guide to Bedtime Battles -
Night Wakings
Waking up multiple times and needing support to get back to sleep?
Explore Overnight Wakes Toolkit -
Busy Bodies at Bedtime
Does your child seem tired but still can't slow their body down for sleep?
Explore Sensory Activities for Bedtime -
Daytime Struggles
Need support with naps, quiet time, or daytime rest?
Explore Quiet Time Toolkit
Why families choose Winter Slumber
Because children aren't problems to fix. They're participants in the process.
From sleep plans to courses to storybooks, every resource is designed to help children and parents build confidence together.
Sleep
Practical, evidence-based strategies for better nights and brighter days.
Connection
Strengthening your bond through communication, understanding, and trust.
Confidence
Helping children develop skills that support lifelong independence and self-trust.
Meet Karen
Hi, I'm Karen Winter
I'm a certified pediatric sleep consultant, educator, and children's author with over 20 years of experience supporting children and families.
My passion is helping parents understand what's happening, why it's happening, and how to navigate it with confidence. Through sleep support, courses, storybooks, and practical resources, I help families build calmer days and better nights together.
Ways to work together
Find the support that fits your family.
Support
Individualized Guidance
Personalized support for families who need guidance, accountability, and next steps specific to their situation.
Explore CoachingRead & Listen
Storybooks & Audio Stories
Engaging stories that help children build confidence, understanding, and emotional skills.
Explore StoriesA story for big feelings
Little by Little: A Bedtime Story About Building Confidence
An audio story and parent resource that helps children understand what's happening, why it's happening, and how to navigate independent sleep with support. Designed to build confidence one small step at a time.
Parents are saying
Real Families. Real Results.
Confidence & Education
“She didn't just give us a plan. She helped me understand what was going on with my child's sleep and why certain patterns were happening. That education, paired with her calm confidence, made me feel capable instead of guilty or overwhelmed. Even beyond the sleep itself, Karen helped restore my confidence as a parent.”
Support
“Karen was there for us every step of the way, even spending extra time until our son got back on track. Throughout the entire process she helped us navigate setbacks and adjustments and made sure we felt supported.”
Child Participation
“Karen would send little videos almost every day encouraging our daughter and reminding her of what we were working on. Our daughter ate it up and made her really excited about the process. It made us feel like Karen was part of our team.”
Results
“Over the next two weeks Karen helped us get my son sleeping through the night again and doing quiet time entirely on his own. We didn't have to do any 'cry it out' and were finally able to create peaceful, lasting changes.”