Free Sleep Guides, eBooks, and Expert Resources for Toddlers and Children
As a Certified Behavioral Sleep Specialist and BCBA, I've spent over a decade helping families find gentle, evidence-based sleep solutions.
My evidence-based guides offer the same practical, compassionate strategies I've used to help hundreds of families move from bedtime battles to peaceful routines.
Grounded in sleep science and Applied Behavior Analysis, these tools are designed for real families navigating real exhaustion.
Whether you need a quick solution for tonight or a comprehensive plan for long-term change, you'll find step-by-step guidance that respects your child's needs and your family's well-being.
FREE SLEEP GUIDES
for Toddlers and Children
Instant Access - No Sign-Up Required.
Evidence-based strategies for common bedtime struggles and early morning wakings.
Get quick, practical solutions for your most pressing sleep challenges. Each guide delivers clear protocols you can start using tonight—whether you're tackling one specific issue or need a comprehensive action plan to jumpstart better sleep.
All guides written by Elisha Iggulden, Certified Behavioral Sleep Specialist and BCBA.
The 5-Day Sleep Success
Starter Kit
This 5-day guide gives you the essential foundations every child needs for healthy sleep. These aren't quick fixes or magic solutions—they're proven strategies that address the root causes of sleep problems. By Day 5, you'll have built a solid foundation that makes sleep easier for your child and more restful for your entire family.
Conquering Early Morning Wakings
This guide will help you understand why your child wakes so early, what factors contribute to the problem, and—most importantly—what specific evidence-based strategies you can implement to help your child (and you) get more morning sleep.
Visual Bedtime Routines for Children with Autism
This 20-page step-by-step guide will show you why bedtime routines are so powerful, how to design one for your child, and strategies to help you implement it consistently. Before diving into bedtime routines and sleep strategies, we’ll ensure your child’s sleep environment is supporting rest and setting them up for success. Includes free printable downloads.
From Bedtime Battles to Peaceful Nights: A Parent’s Guide to Ending Bedtime Resistance
Bedtime resistance is a common challenge for parents of young children. Whether it's stalling tactics or refusing to stay in bed, dealing with bedtime resistance can be exhausting. But, with a few simple strategies, you can reclaim your evenings and help your little one drift off to sleep more easily.
The 14-Day ADHD Sleep Blueprint
This guide is designed for parents of children with ADHD who are struggling with sleep - families experiencing bedtime battles, night wakings, early rising, or a “can’t switch my brain off” feeling at night. It offers a clear overview of common challenges, why sleep matters, and practical, research-informed strategies you can start using tonight.
Top 10 Sleep Problems & Solutions: Quick Reference Guides
Are you exhausted? Fed up with trying to figure out how to help your child sleep better? These print-friendly quick guides serve as the perfect bedside reference during implementation when dealing with a crying child at 2 AM. Complete but brief, each method is broken down into the essential steps parents need, without extra explanation or context.
More free guides coming soon!
Check back regularly for new tools to support your family's sleep journey.
FREE COMPREHENSIVE EBOOKS
Ready to transform your child's sleep from the ground up?
My expert, 150+ page manuals provide EVERYTHING you need for a complete sleep transformation: Clinical assessment tools, step-by-step protocols, troubleshooting support, and printable resources.
These comprehensive guides are grounded in behavioral science and designed to give you the confidence to lead your family to restful nights.
All eBooks written by Elisha Iggulden, Certified Sleep Specialist & BCBA
Sleep Training Foundations:
The Essential Guide for Creating the Perfect Conditions for Independent Sleep
This comprehensive, 115-PAGE eBook focuses entirely on the four foundational elements that must be in place BEFORE you attempt any formal sleep training.
Many families find that once they establish these four foundations, their child's sleep improves DRAMATICALLY—often without needing ANY formal sleep training at all. In cases where sleep training is still needed, it becomes 10 times easier, faster, and less stressful!
What Makes this eBook Exceptional:
✅ Written by a Certified Sleep Specialist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
✅ Evidence-based strategies - Grounded in sleep science and behavioral principles
✅ Immediately actionable - Start implementing tonight
✅ Interactive worksheets - Personalization throughout
✅ Troubleshooting built-in - Addresses real problems families face
✅ Parent-friendly and easy to understand
The Neurodivergent Sleep Solution: A Parent’s Guide to Better Nights for Children with Autism, ADHD, and Anxiety
This isn't another generic sleep guide with a chapter tacked on about "special needs." This entire resource is built specifically for families raising neurodivergent children, informed by both behavioral science and deep understanding of how developmental differences affect sleep.
The strategies are grounded in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)and sleep science, but they're also realistic for exhausted parents dealing with real challenges. The methods are respectful of your child’s needs—they don't ask you to ignore your child's genuine distress or push through meltdowns in the name of "consistency."
If you're exhausted from bedtime meltdowns, 2-hour sleep routines, or nights spent on your child's bedroom floor, this eBook is for you.
Inside You’ll Find:
✅ 150+ pages of neurodivergent-specific sleep strategies
✅ Gentle, trauma-informed approaches
✅ Solutions for anxiety, rigidity, medication issues, meltdowns, and severe resistance
✅ Step-by-step action plans you can start using tonight
✅ Free digital downloads that you can print and save
✅ Sensory accommodations for better sleep
✅ Visual schedules and routines designed for neurodivergent learners
Why Your Child Isn’t Sleeping: A Parent’s Guide to the 7 Most Common Sleep Challenges (and What Actually Works)
This comprehensive, 152-page eBook breaks down the 7 most common childhood sleep challenges and gives you realistic, expert-backed solutions you can actually use.
Most sleep struggles come from a handful of common challenges that are often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or given overly generic advice. When you understand which challenge you’re dealing with, sleep becomes much easier to improve.
If bedtime feels stressful, nights are broken, or you’re exhausted from trying everything — this free eBook will help you understand what’s really going on AND how to fix it with clear, practical steps.
What You’ll Learn:
✅ The 7 most common reasons children struggle with sleep — and how to identify which one applies to your child
✅ Why some “sleep tips” seem to work for other families, but not for yours
✅ How to improve bedtime, night wakings, and early mornings without harsh methods
✅ What to focus on first so you’re not changing everything at once
✅ Simple adjustments that can lead to better sleep quickly and sustainably
“These eBooks are so valuable…”
“Elisha’s eBook on sleep training foundations was a game-changer for our family! We learned so much about setting up the foundations for better sleep, with strategies that were easy to use and actually worked! Once these foundations were in place, our daughter started falling asleep independently and was sleeping through the night within a couple of weeks. These eBooks are so valuable, it’s hard to believe they’re free!
- Jennifer & Kyle T., parents of a 4-year-old girl
You Don’t Have to Navigate This Alone
I hope these tools bring a sense of clarity and predictability to your home. But I also know that for many families—especially those navigating neurodivergence, sensory needs, or long-standing sleep challenges—a printable chart or sleep guide is only the first step.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or simply unsure of how to apply these strategies to your child’s unique neurology, I am here to help.
Personalized Support for Your Unique Family
As a BCBA and Certified Behavioral Sleep Specialist, I provide more than just "sleep training." I offer a comprehensive, evidence-based partnership that respects your child’s development and your family’s values.
Together, we can move past the "one-size-fits-all" advice and create a responsive plan that actually works for your life.
Ready for a more restful home?
Let’s start with a FREE Initial Consultation to discuss your goals and ensure we’re the right fit for your family.
Ask questions, talk goals, and leave with clear recommendations.
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