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At Whole Child Co our approach to sleep goes beyond behaviours.
It's whole child, family led and grounded in co-regulation
Tash is an Occupational Therapist trained in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, paediatric feeding, infant and early childhood sleep quality and infant reflux. She is a mother of three vivacious, exuberant children and the founder of Whole Child Co.
Her two youngest children are the inspiration and drive for her work. When trying to find
Tash is an Occupational Therapist trained in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, paediatric feeding, infant and early childhood sleep quality and infant reflux. She is a mother of three vivacious, exuberant children and the founder of Whole Child Co.
Her two youngest children are the inspiration and drive for her work. When trying to find help for their concerns she wasn’t satisfied with the “normal”/ ‘they’ll outgrow it” approach. Through this journey she learnt to trust her instinct and advocate for her children. She now supports parents to do the same. To listen to their gut instinct and helping them navigate relationships with healthcare providers.
Tash is passionate about sleep quality for our children during periods of early growth and critical brain developmental. She believes the wait and see approach does an injustice to the developing child and the family unit, viewing good quality sleep as a pillar of health and a foundation for growth and development.
She is passionate about
Tash is passionate about sleep quality for our children during periods of early growth and critical brain developmental. She believes the wait and see approach does an injustice to the developing child and the family unit, viewing good quality sleep as a pillar of health and a foundation for growth and development.
She is passionate about early intervention in the airway and oral function space to prevent the snowballing of issues that can arise, experiencing this firsthand with two of her children. Her dream is that sleep quality and airway development become part of mainstream healthcare advice and intervention to truly set up our children for the best start in life.
Her approach to reflux is based on addressing the root cause, seeing reflux as a symptom, not a diagnosis. She believes that a feeding assessment and looking at the whole presentation, including over 80 signs and symptoms should be the first line of treatment before medication is considered.
At Whole Child Co, every child is considered wholly and holistically every time
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
+ Tongue Tie
Tash can assess and treat oral dysfunction and tongue tie from birth all through childhood. Her focus is on optimizing oral function, feeding (milk and food) and promoting optimal oral rest posture and nasal breathing. She works closely with release providers providing for pre and post-operative
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
+ Tongue Tie
Tash can assess and treat oral dysfunction and tongue tie from birth all through childhood. Her focus is on optimizing oral function, feeding (milk and food) and promoting optimal oral rest posture and nasal breathing. She works closely with release providers providing for pre and post-operative therapy for tongue tie release to optimize outcomes.
Sleep
Tash knows that when your little one isn't sleeping well, you are not the 'problem'. Her approach to sleep goes much deeper than looking at 'sleep associations' and behavioural interventions.
Her goal is to help you find what is getting in the way of your little one achieving great sleep, through a whole child, family-led approach.
Tash's qualifications in Occupational Therapy, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, paediatric feeding and infant reflux, mean that she looks at sleep through an entirely unique lens. Her combination of skills is invaluable when it comes to not only identifying but also treating barriers to sleep.
With a background in Occupational Therapy, it is of upmost importance to Tash that coregulation be utilized in all sleep interventions. Stress and Sleep Training (wholechildco.com.au)
Focusing on family goals, through a family-led approach is cornerstone to her intervention and second nature, having practiced Occupational Therapy for 19-years. This extensive experience means she is well positioned to communicate with other healthcare providers to facilitate referrals and optimize outcomes through a multidisciplinary approach.
Reflux
Tash holds a certification in infant reflux, which focuses on identifying and treating the root cause of reflux in infants. This qualification, paired with her paediatric feeding and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy positions her expertly to assess infant reflux from a holistic perspective, to find and treat what is causing reflux, rather than symptom management.
Key to this approach is understanding the reflux is a symptom, not a diagnosis. You can read more about this concept here
What Causes Reflux? (wholechildco.com.au)
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