Recent Testimonials
The night time routine had become the most stressful part of our daily lives when our daughter was 24-30 months. The tantrums started during bath time and continued all the way through bed time refusing to sleep before 8.30-9pm. This created so much stress and tension between us the parents and frustration towards our child, which was probably mutual. We didn’t know what to do until Gina Ford came into our lives and together we developed a plan that worked. Major improvements were made within 7 days and within 2 weeks it was paradise island. The tension and resentment were a thing of the past and we thoroughly started to enjoy bath and bed time with our daughter. As she got more sleep , her behaviour during the day was much more calm and the after school and weekend tantrums had stopped. Gina was very dedicated with daily follow ups. Reviewing our daily reports in details and adjusting the course of action on the basis of the actual progress or lack thereof. She deeply understands children and parents psychology and has hundreds of practical tools to break vicious circles. I truly recommend using Gina as a parenting coach. We do use Gina whenever we have issues we want to resolve with our daughter. We are extremely grateful for Gina’s support.
Yana and Stefano
A colleague recommended Gina’s books when I was pregnant with my first child at a time when I had just experienced multiple family losses, and other issues which together led me to develop situational anxiety. Together with other support for my mental health, Gina’s books were the generous structure and guidance both I and my baby daughter needed at a time when I found myself unexpectedly alone. With my first child Gina’s books worked like a dream, and although I needed to do a little sleep training when she was 7 months, my daughter was curious, happy, rested, and importantly so was I. I breastfed her until she was 2 years 11 months.
When I had my second child some years later, just as the covid pandemic was beginning, I had a number of complications in the pregnancy and had a very difficult time breastfeeding for the first 6 months. Once again Gina’s books gave me clarity and support through difficult times. An osteopath who was helping with my son’s neck holding pattern caused by shoulder dystocia in birth, exclaimed how well I knew my son’s patterns and needs. The truth was that I learnt to know my son’s needs thanks to Gina’s books. However, even if the books were extremely helpful, due to various issues my son was not able to sleep well. And when he was 18 months my husband and I could no longer cope with his nightly wakings, up to 4 times most nights, taking over 2 hours to get back to sleep, sometimes more than once a night. We were wrecks, and our daughter was also starting to suffer due to our exhaustion.
At this point we got in touch with Gina, who was a wonder to work with. Even though we only communicated over the phone and online, Gina got to know my son’s needs with such care and precision that within a few months he was sleeping through the night. The positive effect Gina’s guidance had on my son’s sleeping, eating and behaviour was so amazing it felt like magic, although it actually was thanks to her vast and deeply caring knowledge and experience of working with babies and children. Thanks to Gina’s guidance my son began to get the rest he needed and clearly began enjoying his days so much more as a result. We were all happier as a family, I was able to get back into my demanding research work, and I was able to continue breastfeeding to this day. It’s impossible to properly explain how grateful I am for Gina’s guidance, and because Gina is so generous it was much more affordable than we expected!
Caroline
I reached out to Gina when my daughter was five weeks old and wakes up every 2-2.5 hours and I was in Asia with 7 hours time difference from Gina. I was totally exhausted from sleep deprivation. she soon discovered the baby‘s sleep problem was due to my low breastmilk supply. After she heard I would still like to breastfeed exclusively, she was committed to help me to increase my milk supply with great experience and clear instruction. She didn’t just send me a plan and wish me luck, she was there the whole time, despite the different time zone. She kept checking if I have any problem and twist the plan throughout the day/night for the first whole week to make sure I am on the track. It was like a godsend when you were just too tired to search/think what to do and to have someone so skilful and experienced by your side to help you. The milk supply went up and meet my baby‘s need after a week and she slept through the night when she was 7 weeks old. Gina also helped our older son too. He was 2.6 years old when we asked Gina‘s help. He didn‘t like to drink water, was throwing food everywhere and running around at meal time and keep waking up in the night asking for the parent and fighting to change the clothes in the morning. Gina sorted his meal time behaviour within a week, then sleep problem and helped with the potty training. She was amazing as we don’t have any close family living close by and she is like our children‘s third grandma who we could go to ask for the helpful advice.
Before I contacted Gina, I wasn’t sure if I will get more than the content of her books, but I was wrong. It was much more personal, tailored advise than I expected and she was worth any penny. The parenting is hard work but she let me understand it shouldn‘t be this hard with correct methods.”
Zephyr