Baby & Toddler Sleep Consultants for Bedtime Battles, Short Naps, Night Wakings & Early Waking
Tiny Transitions is a certified pediatric sleep consulting practice founded by Courtney Zentz. Using the Tiny Transitions™ Method, we help families of newborns through school-age children build healthy, independent sleep through small, well-timed changes.
No cry-it-out, ever.
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Which Sleep Struggle Sounds Like Your Home?
Most families we work with are dealing with more than one of these at once. They are connected, which is why fixing one in isolation rarely holds.
Bedtime Takes Hours
When bedtime turns into a nightly battle, the cause is usually a mix of timing, routine, and how your child falls asleep. It is not a sign you have a “bad sleeper.” Maybe it looks like stalling, endless requests, needing you to lie down until they are asleep, or only falling asleep while nursing or rocking.
We help you set the right bedtime for your child’s age, build a calm routine of about 30 minutes, and handle the stalling with a plan you feel good about.
Naps Are Short or Not Happening
Naps that last 30 to 45 minutes, or that only happen in the car, the stroller or your arms, usually point to a schedule that does not match your child’s age, or a child who has not yet learned to connect sleep cycles.
We build an age-appropriate daytime schedule and guide you through each nap transition, from four naps to three, and all the way to dropping the last one.
Your Child Won’t Sleep Through the Night
Once your pediatrician has confirmed feeding needs, frequent night wakings usually trace back to how your child falls asleep at bedtime. Around 4 months, sleep matures into adult-like cycles. It is often called the 4-month regression, but it is a permanent developmental change, which is why waiting it out rarely works.
We help your child learn to fall asleep independently at bedtime, so they can return to sleep on their own overnight.
Early Morning Waking Before 6 AM
Waking at 4:30 or 5 AM is one of the hardest patterns to fix alone, because the most common fix, a later bedtime, often makes it worse. Early waking is usually tied to overtiredness, nap timing, light in the room, or how those first wakings are handled.
We look at the full 24 hours, not just the morning, to find what is setting off the early start.
The Tiny Transitions™ Method
The Tiny Transitions Method: Small Changes, Lasting Sleep
The Tiny Transitions Method is a gentle, responsive, and developmentally appropriate approach to baby and toddler sleep, created by Certified Pediatric Sleep Specialist Courtney Zentz. It is built on one idea: sleep improves through small, well-timed changes, not one dramatic overhaul.
Children move through sleep transitions their whole childhood. Moving from the bassinet to the crib, dropping a nap, giving up the pacifier, moving to a big-kid bed, welcoming a new sibling. Each one is a tiny transition, and handled well, each one protects the sleep you worked hard to build.
- Timing comes first. Every plan starts with what your child is developmentally ready for at their age.
- Responsive, never cry-it-out. We do not use extinction methods. You stay present and connected while your child learns new sleep skills.
- Built around your family. Your child’s temperament, feeding, your parenting style, your partner, and your other children all shape the plan.
- Support through implementation. A plan alone rarely changes sleep. Daily guidance and real-time adjustments are what make it work in your home.
How Private Coaching Works: The B.E.S.T. Process
- B: Begin with Discovery. A free sleep evaluation call, a review of your child’s sleep history and your family’s routine, and a match with the right consultant for your family.
- E: Engage in a Personalized Plan. A custom plan built on your child’s age, temperament, and your goals, including schedule, feeding, sleep environment and routine.
- S: Stay the Course with Support. Coaching calls, messaging support, and sleep log reviews, with adjustments as your child responds.
- T: Transition with Confidence. Tools for illness, travel, regressions, and the next transitions ahead, so you know what to do when sleep changes again.
Ways to Work with Tiny Transitions
Every option teaches the Tiny Transitions Method. The difference is how much hands-on support you want.
Option |
Best for |
What you get |
Investment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep Steps | Parents who want to learn the method on their own | Self-paced lessons by age plus the Infant and Toddler Sleep Help community | $27/mo – no subscription |
| Phone Consultation | One specific problem, like early waking or a nap transition | A 30-minute or 60-minute call with a certified consultant | $99 to $199 |
| Private Coaching | Several sleep struggles at once, high exhaustion, or a plan that has not worked | 1 to 4 weeks of custom coaching and implementation support | $495 to $1,395 |
| Concierge Coaching | Families who want in-home or high-touch, discreet support | Personalized in-home or virtual care, travel available | By inquiry |
Not sure which fits? Start with a free sleep evaluation call, and we will recommend the right level of support.
What Families Say After Working With Tiny Transitions
“Before working with Tiny Transitions, bedtime took 3 hours, and my toddler woke up 5 times a night. Now she’s asleep by 7:30 and sleeps until 7 AM. My husband and I have our evenings back, and I finally feel human again.”
– Sarah M., mom of 2 from Philadelphia, PA, facing bedtime battles and night wakings.
Trusted By Over 10,000 Families to Transform Their Sleep Since 2015
Welcome to the Tiny Transitions Family
I’m Courtney Zentz, The Founder of Tiny Transitions
Board Member, Association of Professional Sleep Consultants
Courtney Zentz is a Certified Pediatric Sleep Specialist, Certified Lactation Counselor, and DONA-trained postpartum doula. She founded Tiny Transitions in [2014 or 2015], and she and her team of certified consultants, the Slumber Squad, have coached more than 10,000 families.
Courtney sits on the board of the Association of Professional Sleep Consultants and hosts The Kids Sleep Show podcast. She is the resident sleep expert for The Mother of All Baby Showers and PregoExpo, and serves as a sleep expert for baby brands through Tot Squad at Target and Amazon. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Newsweek, NBC, Fatherly, MindBodyGreen, Yahoo, Romper, Thrive Global and Bustle.
She lives in West Chester, PA, with her husband Adam and their children, Max and Sovella, and believes sleep is the foundation a happy home is built on.
Frequently Asked Questions About Baby and Toddler Sleep
What is a pediatric sleep consultant?
A pediatric sleep consultant is a trained professional who helps families solve sleep problems in babies and children. They assess your child’s schedule, sleep habits and environment, build a personalized plan, and support you while you follow it. Sleep consultants do not diagnose medical conditions, so we refer families to their pediatrician when something medical may be involved.
What is the Tiny Transitions Method?
The Tiny Transitions Method is a gentle, responsive approach to baby and toddler sleep created by Courtney Zentz, founder of Tiny Transitions. It improves sleep through small, developmentally timed changes, and it supports families through every sleep transition, from newborn sleep to dropping the last nap.
What is a pediatric sleep consultant?
A pediatric sleep consultant is a trained professional who helps families solve sleep problems in babies and children. They assess your child’s schedule, sleep habits and environment, build a personalized plan, and support you while you follow it. Sleep consultants do not diagnose medical conditions, so we refer families to their pediatrician when something medical may be involved.
Why are my baby's naps only 30 to 45 minutes?
Short naps usually mean a schedule that does not match your baby’s age, or a baby who has not yet learned to connect one sleep cycle to the next. Adjusting wake windows and how your baby falls asleep for naps often lengthens them.
Why does my baby still wake up during the night?
After feeding needs are confirmed with your pediatrician, frequent night wakings usually come from how your baby falls asleep at bedtime. A baby who falls asleep while being fed, rocked, or held often needs the same help to return to sleep overnight.
Why does my toddler wake up at 5 AM?
Waking before 6 AM is most often linked to overtiredness, nap timing, light in the room, or how early wakings are handled. A later bedtime often makes early waking worse, so we look at the whole day to find the cause.
Is the 4-month sleep regression real?
The change around 4 months is real, but it is not a regression. Your baby’s sleep permanently matures into adult-like sleep cycles, which is why many babies who slept well start waking more often. Sleep regressions at later ages are real too, and they usually connect to new skills, developmental leaps or schedule changes.
What ages do you work with?
We support expecting parents, newborns, infants, toddlers and school-age children, as well as adults and children with special needs.
How long does it take to see results?
Most private coaching programs run 1 to 4 weeks, and many families notice changes within the first week. Every child’s timeline is different, which is why we adjust the plan as your child responds.
What ages do you work with?
We support expecting parents, newborns, infants, toddlers and school-age children, as well as adults and children with special needs.
Do you offer virtual sleep consulting?
We coach families virtually around the world and offer in-home support where some concierge clients prefer.
How much does a sleep consultant cost?
At Tiny Transitions, phone consultations range from $99 to $199 and private coaching from $495 to $1,395. Sleep Steps, our community is the most affordable way to learn the method.
My child has always been a terrible sleeper, do you think you can help?
There is no such thing as a bad sleeper, only a child who has not learned the skill yet. Sleep is learned, and children of every temperament can learn it.
We've tried everything.
Most families have tried pieces, like a new schedule or a sound machine, but not a complete plan with support while they follow it. That support is usually what was missing.
Do you use cry-it-out sleep training?
No. Tiny Transitions never uses cry-it-out or other extinction methods. Our approach keeps you present and responsive while your child learns to fall asleep independently.
Why do you cost more than other sleep consultants?
Child sleep consulting is unregulated, so credentials and experience vary widely. You work with a certified consultant from a practice with more than 10,000 families behind it, and you get daily support through implementation, not a template. We will not promise a perfect sleeper, because no honest consultant can. We do promise to stay with you and adjust as your child does.
My partner isn't on board.
Partner alignment is part of every private coaching plan, so you are working as a team instead of undoing each other’s efforts at 2 AM.
Why won't my toddler go to bed without a fight?
Toddler bedtime battles usually come from a bedtime that is too early or too late, an inconsistent routine, or a child testing limits at a stage when independence is growing. A predictable routine of about 30 minutes and clear, loving limits resolve most bedtime struggles.
“I was skeptical about investing in sleep help, but this program paid for itself immediately. My wife is happier, our kids are healthier, and our weekends are actually fun now. Best investment we’ve made in our family.”
– James T., dad of 3 from New York, NY