Helping Families Bring Back Bedtime
Jennifer Gilman is a certified Child Sleep Consultant from The Family Sleep Institute and a trained Good Night Sleep Site Educator. As an accomplished early childhood and elementary school teacher with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College’s Lynch School of Education, she has extensive experience working with children of all ages. Jennifer is passionate about helping children learn and grow in the best ways they can. After becoming a mother and seeing first-hand how difficult parenting is, she realized how important it is to support mothers (and fathers!) through empathy, compassion, and helping them learn strategies and skills to become the best parents they can be.
Jennifer’s passion for sleep grew out of her own family’s experience with sleep deprivation and the success she had by working with a sleep consultant. With the birth of her first daughter, Jennifer struggled with postpartum depression (PPD) and the transition to motherhood. It took months of suffering until her new family of three fell into a routine. While addressing her PPD with professional help and creating a support network, sleep finally got a bit better after focusing on healthy sleep habits. When Jennifer’s second daughter arrived, she knew she couldn’t wait for sleep to simply get better on its own. She was proactive in setting up a better sleep schedule but didn’t realize many pieces were still missing. Things were going smoothly until her youngest started waking at 4:30 am for the day and refused to nap! After many unsuccessful attempts to remedy the problem on her own, Jennifer turned to a sleep consultant and quickly saw results. Once Jennifer’s entire family was well-rested, her passion for sleep consulting was ignited.
Jennifer was drawn to Good Night Sleep Site because of its personal approach to sleep consulting. Every client is listened to and an individual plan is tailored to their family. Since every family is different, no two plans are exactly the same. Jennifer has supported countless families in New Jersey and around the world on their journey to healthy sleep.
In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys practicing yoga, baking with her daughters, and having family dance parties in the living room.
My daughter has been a terrible sleeper since day 1. Naps during the day consisted of her sleeping ON my husband or me for the entire duration of the nap and we were up multiple times in the night rocking, bouncing and shushing her to sleep. It was awful, I mean seriously awful. We both work fulltime and were running on fumes. I remember being at work (neglecting my actual work) and searching online for help and I came across the “Good Night Sleep Site”. As I was reading through the testimonials I vividly remember my eyes filling up with tears because I desperately wanted to be one of those moms that was ranting and raving about how their baby is sleeping through the night and how their lives have greatly improved because of it. So I decided to pull the trigger. Jennifer contacted me right away, she made sure my daughter was the appropriate age, weight and had no health concerns. She drafted up a solid plan that was tailored to our family’s needs and we got started right away. Within a few nights my daughter was sleeping through the night COMPLETELY UNASSISTED! Yes, you read that correctly. It felt like a weight had been lifted off of our shoulders. My husband and I now have hours in the evening together and it’s nice to just feel human again. Her naps are still a work in progress but every day it gets a little better, being consistent is key and she will get there. I truly cannot thank Jennifer enough for her help. She was sensitive to my being a new Mom with the struggles of a newborn that wouldn’t sleep and all of the stress and emotions that come with it. She was kind, confident and guided me through the process. I would highly recommend to her to anyone!
Tarynchild age 5 mos
Happy, relieved and grateful are just a few words that describe how we feel after working with Jennifer! She was incredibly professional, supportive and responsive throughout the entire process from start to finish. She gave us the confidence and hope that our toddler would sleep and in her own bed again. And she did! Could not have done it without her guidance and support. We are extremely happy with the positive results and will be contacting her again in the near future for our baby. Thank you again, Jennifer!
Ericachild age 3
We worked when Jennifer Gilman when our little one was having some sleep adjustment issues and she was fabulous. It was a no brainer to consult with her again when we began having issues with our five year old’s sleep pattern. She is wonderful! Understanding, nonjudgemental and full of sound advice! Within three days both of my children were already sleeping though the night and so were Mommy and Daddy! Contact Jennifer today to if your little ones aren’t sleeping, in mere days you’ll be so glad you did! Even if you think it can’t possibly work for your child, yes it can!
Mariachild age 5 and 11 mos
Jennifer Gilman literally changed the life of our family. I had overwhelming anxiety when it came to sleep and my little one. I would cry after rocking Hunter for up to 40 minutes. I was terrified to put him to sleep awake for naps because I didn't think he'd go down. She helped us to build a foundation around naps that ultimately led to better nighttime sleeping. She held my hand throughout, gave great tips and made me feel confident to do things that I wasn't before--like putting Hunter into bed AWAKE or letting him cry a bit. She gave us the tools to do it, answered all my questions, made a reasonable plan and also worked with me when I needed some adjustment. When I say she changed my life, I truly mean it. I feel like myself for the first time in months because of what she helped our family to accomplish. She has a very patient and kind demeanor--and is extremely professional. I will recommend Jennifer to all my friends, family and anyone who listens.
Lindsaychild age 7 mos
Jennifer Gilman is a Godsend!!! My 18month old at the time was waking multiple times a night. He was never a great sleeper...We had even hired a sleep trainer when he was 6months, who quit on us because she yielded no results within a month of the cry it out method! It was horrible! But at 18months and a baby on the way we were desperate. So we hired Jennifer who randomly connected with me after a post I wrote for help on a moms group. Within two weeks she had our son sleeping 12 hours a night and one 2hr nap, we got rid of his paci and overcame him climbing out of his crib. It was nuts!!!!! We listened to what she said, followed her diligently and IT WORKED!!!! She was very knowledgeable, non judgmental, made suggestions but didn’t push us and held our hand all the way through the process! We can’t thank her enough for arming us with skills to manage our toddlers sleep.
Sandrachild age 18 mos
My daughter has been a terrible sleeper since day 1. Naps during the day consisted of her sleeping ON my husband or me for the entire duration of the nap and we were up multiple times in the night rocking, bouncing and shushing her to sleep. It was awful, I mean seriously awful. We both work fulltime and were running on fumes. I remember being at work (neglecting my actual work) and searching online for help and I came across the “Good Night Sleep Site”. As I was reading through the testimonials I vividly remember my eyes filling up with tears because I desperately wanted to be one of those moms that was ranting and raving about how their baby is sleeping through the night and how their lives have greatly improved because of it. So I decided to pull the trigger. Jennifer contacted me right away, she made sure my daughter was the appropriate age, weight and had no health concerns. She drafted up a solid plan that was tailored to our family’s needs and we got started right away. Within a few nights my daughter was sleeping through the night COMPLETELY UNASSISTED! Yes, you read that correctly. It felt like a weight had been lifted off of our shoulders. My husband and I now have hours in the evening together and it’s nice to just feel human again. Her naps are still a work in progress but every day it gets a little better, being consistent is key and she will get there. I truly cannot thank Jennifer enough for her help. She was sensitive to my being a new Mom with the struggles of a newborn that wouldn’t sleep and all of the stress and emotions that come with it. She was kind, confident and guided me through the process. I would highly recommend to her to anyone!
Tarynchild age 5 mos
Happy, relieved and grateful are just a few words that describe how we feel after working with Jennifer! She was incredibly professional, supportive and responsive throughout the entire process from start to finish. She gave us the confidence and hope that our toddler would sleep and in her own bed again. And she did! Could not have done it without her guidance and support. We are extremely happy with the positive results and will be contacting her again in the near future for our baby. Thank you again, Jennifer!
Ericachild age 3
