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Paediatric Sleep and Psychology Clinic

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Paediatric Sleep and Psychology Clinic

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Sleep deprivation is hard!! But others stay around for months and sometime years. WHAT DOES A SLEEP PSYCHOLOGIST DO?

Sensible Sleep helps families with children who are experiencing sleep problems, and incorporates the Paediatric Sleep & Psychology Clinic. The Paediatric Sleep Clinic is led by Professor Sarah Blunden (BAPsych Hons, MSocSc, PhD) who is a clinical psychologist and member of the Australian Psychological Society, Australasian Sleep Association, International Pediatric Sleep Association, Neuroscience Network and the Australian Council of Children and the Media. Dr Blunden has been researching and treating children's sleep disorders for several years at the University of South Australia and through her Paediatric Sleep Clinic in South Australia and Northern Territory, including “E-therapy” around Australia and with an overseas stint at the University of Michigan Medical Center Pediatric Sleep Clinic. Research undertaken by Dr Blunden indicates that there is a large percentage of children in Australia who are in need of assistance with their sleep problems. Most sleep problems only last for a while and may be related to something in the child's life (going to school, divorce in the family, getting teeth etc.) Chronic sleep problems can have long term effects on children's physical and psychological health. Sleep problems in children (and adults !) can be largely divided into medical sleep problems (such as sleep apnea, sleep related epilepsy) or behavioural/psychological (such as difficulties getting to sleep or staying asleep, reluctance to go to bed or sleep related anxiety). These latter problems are the type of problem treated at the Paediatric Sleep Clinic. You may believe that your child has a sleep problem. Here are some basic questions that some parents and children have about how we can treat a sleep problem at the clinic by a psychologist. A sleep psychologist specialises in diagnosing and treating children's sleep problems that are behaviourally/psychologically based. WHAT IS A BEHAVIOURAL SLEEP PROBLEM? A sleep problem may be the result of a pattern of behaviours that may be getting in the way of good sleep habits. A sleep psychologist can find ways to change these sleep related behaviours (such as sleep routines, how the parents and child interact, how the child behaves when they are sacred or lonely at night) and usually when the sleep habits are changed the child's sleep patterns will improve. A sleep psychologist can also investigate whether anything else in the child's life is worrying them and interfering with their sleep such as bullying at school, moving house or a divorce in the family. Sleep can be one of the first things to be effected when a child has a change in their lives or they are worried about something. If sleep problems are found to medically based, children will be referred to medical sleep specialists.

14/11/2025

Getting your little people calm at bedtime can be hard - maybe setting up a bedtime routine or being mesmerised by some very cool bubble making objects !!!

13/11/2025

We now have the Boss of My Sleep book in 3 languages !!
Wow … so many people in so many places needing help to get the little person to sleep alone…

12/11/2025

It has been a while since our last post … we have been busy delivering responsive attachment based help to little people and their families who are struggling with sleep. This year we are celebrating 20 years doing just that.
20 years ago we were one of the only places around that could do that … now there are a lot more but very few with our level of experience.
Head to a website
www.sensiblesleep.com
find out what else we’ve been up to…
We know about your children’s sleep

Welcome to Sensible Sleep Sensible Sleep incorporates The Australian Centre for Education in Sleep, The Paediatric Sleep and Psychology Clinic, Snooze for Kids and The GeMSS Practice Certificate. It brings together information on sleep for parents, children, young people, health care professionals,....

27/02/2025

Thank you to all those that wished our clinic well after 20 years in business delivering family friendly and scientifically based sleep assistance.
We are currently undertaking maintenance on our website so that we can improve our service and our reach .
If by chance the website is not looking as spectacular as it usually is, please give our clinic a call on
0414700953
Sweet dreams !!!

10/07/2024

Sleep problems in children (and adults!) can be largely divided into medical sleep problems (such as sleep apnea, sleep related epilepsy) or behavioural/psychological (such as difficulties getting to sleep or staying asleep, reluctance to go to bed or sleep related anxiety).

These latter problems are the type of problem treated at the Paediatric Sleep and Psychology Clinic.

Get in contact today to talk to one of our specialists 👉 https://sensiblesleep.com/contact-us/
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18/05/2024

Did you know?!

The Paediatric Sleep & Psychology Clinic run regular group sleep education sessions across a number of locations in Adelaide, as well as online via Telehealth. This gives us the opportunity to deliver our sessions to those outside of metropolitan centres.

Our sessions are run by our experienced sleep psychologists Brooke Michell and Sarah Blunden.

These group sleep education and therapy sessions are run for:

Parents and carers of children with sleep problems
Adults with sleep problems
Health Professionals and Community centres

For more information, head to our website 👉 https://sensiblesleep.com/course/blunden-responsive-gemss-method/
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02/05/2024

Congratulations Professor Sarah Blunden - director of the Paediatric Sleep and Psychology Clinic who was an invited speaker and presenter at the International Pediatric Sleep Association bi- annual conference in Glasgow, Scotland in April.
Presenting papers on 4 of her many areas of expertise such as:
* improving infant sleep patterns,
* melatonin use in children,
* sleep in First Nations Australians and
* sleep patterns in adolescents.
Well done Professor Blunden who is showing how important research and science is in treating sleep problems in infants, children and young people.
Treating sleep problems correctly is based on science and many years of study and recognition by national and international peers - qualifications matter ….

25/03/2024

What a fabulous day to celebrate the graduation of the first class of our Indigenous Sleep health coaches and the young people who did our co- designed sleep program … “Let’s Yarn about Sleep”… the culmination of many years of work for this research team I am honoured to be a part of …

07/03/2024

At Sensible Sleep, our sleep psychologists offer a range of sleep interventions that are responsive and do not include ignoring your child.
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30/01/2024

Have you heard about our COTSS Method?

Developed by Sarah Blunden and Angie Willcocks as part of their book “The Sensible Sleep Solution: a guide to your baby’s sleep in the first year” 💤

Head to our website to find a breakdown of the COTSS Method and how it can be utilised to help calm and settle your baby to give them the best chance of getting a good sleep 👉https://sensiblesleep.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/The-COTSS-Method-for-Settling-Babies.pdf

Still have questions? Our dm’s are open! 💬
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19/12/2023

With all the Christmas excitement, it can be hard to get the little ones to stick to a healthy sleep routine 🎄

But fear not! On the Sensible Sleep website we have free resources at your disposal, including Sleep Games and Activities! 😴

Head to our website 👉 https://sensiblesleep.com/books-resources/
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GoodHub, 98-100 Goodwood Road
Wayville, SA
5034

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61414700953

Website

http://www.sensiblesleep.com/

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