11/16/2025
🧚🏻 The Sleep Fairy Finale Visit
🧚🏻This morning we said goodbye (for now) to the sleep fairy. After having her visit for a couple of weeks, she said her work was done and she was moving on to help another child. She reassured us she would continue to check in from time to time to make sure we stayed on track. Today she brought an extra special reward.
🧚🏻Making transitions can be nerve wracking, but we feel confident that new habits were learned and the improved changes are not really about the reward in the morning, but the habits formed, the positive associations, and the encouragement from mom and dad.
🧚🏻The Sleep Fairy left a detailed note to set expectations going forward and to provide closure on this phase of the learning process.
🧚🏻As parents, we also know that we are not aiming for 100%. For us, 90% is excellent and a dramatic improvement for everyone in the house.
🧚🏻I prefer using the Sleep Fairy for younger children who have difficulty falling asleep or staying in bed at bedtime (rather than those who get out of bed in the middle of the night). It is mainly for logistical reasons and because the contributing factors are usually more straightforward.
🧚🏻I knew we did something great for our daughter when she woke up this morning and said she was dreaming about learning to swim. And it was perfect timing since her first day of school is tomorrow.
🧚🏻What questions do you have about the Sleep Fairy?
