Hi ,

When was the last time you heard a parent say they'd had months of blissful sleep? Like ever?

Sleep is a tough barriers to success and it's hidden in plain sight. It's so common with the families we're working with that it's almost accepted as the unchangeable norm right?

We know the parents are up at night with their kids.

We know that sleep is important for everything from mental health and motivation to heart health and metabolism.

We know that EVERYTHING works better with sleep! And yet...

We sympathize but we often don't even know where to start helping - or is it just me?

There's no question that sleep makes what we're aiming for possible - or impossible.

When sleep's not working, everything else wobbles.

>> The motor gains we're working towards? They stall.

>> The sensory regulation we've been building? It crumbles.

>> The home programs we're supporting? It all evaporates at 2am.

Which is exactly why I'm practically losing sleep I'm so excited about our next WiredOn Interview guest: Dr. Sue McCabe

(sorry couldn't resist the sleep theme)

Sue is an occupational therapist who bridges the gap between cutting-edge research and clinical reality—translating complex sleep science into tools you can use immediately with your current caseload. She's developed practical, step-by-step frameworks that help us work alongside families to shape bedtime routines that blend science, lived experience and clinical expertise so they actually get implemented at 2am!

We're talking

• Concrete strategies for identifying what's really disrupting sleep, even when the child can't tell you.
• Sensory-based and behavioral interventions that can be adjusted for real clinic life—not just “best practices,” but what’s doable for families stretched to their limits.
• Tools for coaching parents through big and small changes, in ways that respect family dynamics and keep everyone on the same team.
• Insights from the latest research on sleep, circadian rhythms and neurodevelopment and how to translate that evidence into action.

Sleep challenges in our kids aren't just about tired families (though that matters enormously). Poor sleep affects muscle tone, cognitive processing, emotional regulation, and motor learning.

Sleep impacts every single thing we're trying to achieve in therapy.

Which is why this interview with Sue is so important - but I need your help to make this interview as valuable as possible. Your questions—the ones that keep you awake at night ( 😉) always help shape my WiredOn interviews in such valuable ways.

Click on the button to drop your curious, complicated, or seemingly simple sleep questions

Ask Your Questions Here!

https://www.wiredondevelopment.com/home

You can ask anonymously if you prefer (sometimes the most important questions are the ones we hesitate to ask out loud), but I love knowing whose asking too.

What are you curious about?

We need your questions in BEFORE WEDNESDAY to weave them into our conversation.

There are just four more sleeps until I get to soak up Sue’s wisdom!

With oodles of enthusiasm and appreciation for all your curious questions!

Mindy

PS. You can find out more about Dr Sue McCabe's work if you click on her name on the questions page > https://www.wiredondevelopment.com/home