The Night Waking Protocol: Respond Without Ruining Sleep

If you're lying awake at 2 a.m. wondering whether you should go in or wait, whether you're helping or making things worse, you're not alone. Most parents respond to night wakings with the best intentions—comforting, soothing, fixing—but accidentally teach their child that waking fully and calling out is the only way back to sleep. This protocol is for parents who are tired of being the human snooze button. You'll learn exactly when to respond, how to respond, and crucially, when not to—so your baby or toddler can develop the skill of falling back asleep independently. No more guessing. No more lying in bed paralysed by indecision while your child escalates. Inside, you'll get a phase-by-phase system that covers the full spectrum: how to read your child's actual need versus learned behaviour, what to do in the first 60 seconds of a waking, how to adjust your response as the nights progress, and how to hold boundaries without feeling like you're abandoning them. You'll also learn how to troubleshoot when things go sideways—illness, travel, regressions—and get back on track fast. This isn't theory. Rosey Davidson is a global paediatric sleep consultant who's spent over 13 years helping families (and recently had to use this exact protocol on her own five-year-old when his sleep fell apart). She knows what it's like to second-guess yourself in the dark, and she's built a system that removes the guesswork so you can respond with confidence, not anxiety. If you're ready to stop being the reason your child can't sleep through the night, this is your roadmap.