The Practical Parenting Coach

I was quite anxious about introducing solids into my 7month olds diet. I had completed a baby first aid course and had started weaning roughly two months ago, but was still worried. After a visit with Laura I feel so much more confident. Instead of dreading meal times, I look forward to them. Laura helped me with preparing my daughters meal, explaining what size and texture the food should be. She then sat with us and observed my daughter eating. She explained what my daughter was doing whilst she was eating, which made me a lot more confident to know she'll do things to stop herself choking. Honestly if you are worried about BLW, choking, or just want more confidence with feeding your babies, I definitely recommend Laura coming over for a visit, it was the best money I've spent.

This sleeping workshop was fantastic. As first time parents we have read so much about sleep but it was lovely to be able to speak to someone in person and ask questions about our babies sleep situation. The session was very informal and so informative. Would highly recommend.

We attended the weaning workshop in September, which kickstarted our weaning journey in the best possible way providing us with all the information and tips we needed. Laura’s gentle yet informative approach helped us to feel more confident in baby led weaning which has ended up being the preferred choice for our baby. Thanks so much Laura!

I booked onto the sleep workshop in the hope I could gain some tips in helping my 5 month old sleep a little longer and it didn't disappoint! The workshop is relaxed and informative at the same time. Laura makes you feel at ease and personalises each step which is great.You are even sent away with a helpful pack to refer when putting into practice what you have learnt.Would thoroughly recommend :)

I attended the Sleep Workshop with The Practical Parenting Coach and thought it was brilliant. I’ve come away feeling more confident in my decisions and how I make changes if I need to. It was so lovely to feel reassured, be given some great advice and loose structure but with the understanding that every baby is different and every parent is different. The class was relaxed (felt comfortable to feed/change/settle as necessary) and felt comfortable to ask any questions. Highly recommend for both advice and reassurance!

I contacted Laura due to severe anxiety with weaning and fear of choking on food that are not puréed. Laura came to my home during a mealtime. Immediately put me at ease. Shared some resources and eventually sat down with me and my 10 month old to observe and support during a meal.She sat and explained simply to mechanics of baby's mouth and throat which allowed me to trust the process and watching and supporting my baby to eat.Since her visit, I have not looked back. My baby is eating finger foods for every meal.I have gone from dreading every meal time to looking forward to giving my baby new foods and watching him try them for the first time.Laura is worth every penny and I cannot thank her enough.If you are trying to decide whether to use Laura and her services....just do it!

My wife and I had a troubleshooting call with Laura as we wanted to seek professional help and advice for our 15 months new sleeping pattern. It had been weeks and weeks of her waking up at night very alert and wanting cuddles to sleep. Laura was very understanding and empathetic with our situation and spoke about different options that could be the issue and gave us new ideas to try. We have a 5 year old also so whilst we are not first time parents, this has proven that all kids are different and we just couldn’t figure out how to stop the disrupted night routine. Within a couple of evenings, Laura helped us get our girls sleep (and mine and the wife’s!!) back to how it was before which is amazing. Thank you so much for your help and guidance and we will not hesitate to recommend you or come to you again should we need to. (Although hopefully not!)

I often wonder why babies don't come with manuals for all those questions/to help the constant worry of whether youre doing things right! We heard about Laura from her well reviewed weaning workshops so when we faced challenges we were excited to see she offered troubleshooting calls. Laura was fantastic, reassuring and non judgemental. She offered us practical tips which was so useful and also signposting for other resources. She offers a whole range of parenting advice including holistic non crying sleep support which we were really interested to see and may well be back for!

I can’t recommend Laura’s workshops enough, I’ve attended a couple to talk about choking and I’m always amazed by all the information and advise she gives. Weaning can be a really exciting time but it can bring about lots of anxiety. Laura helps parents understand how to recognise readiness for weaning and how to plan for the process. She is friendly, approachable and is always open to questions. Being a new parent is exciting but a whole new world, getting the best advice and guidance and then being able to decide for yourself is invaluable. Laura offers sleep and potty training advice, all the big steps in your parenting journey.

We attended a Weaning Workshop at Places Leisure with Laura and found it extremely useful. I was quite anxious about baby-led and the hazards of choking but feel so much more equipped as to what to do if there is a problem. Lindsay also provided valuable First Aid demonstrations to support this. I would highly recommend Laura as I picked up so many useful tips as well as feeling more confident!