Christine McCutcheon Sleep Consultant

05/13/2026

Thank you to all who has donated so far!!

Help Margie's Marchers raise funds for Calgary Apraxia!

04/28/2026

As many of you know, our sweet Margaret has been working so hard on her journey with Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

Apraxia means that while she has so much to say, her brain and her mouth don't always connect the way she needs them to. But our Margie babe never gives up!

To celebrate Apraxia Awareness Month, we are raising money for the Step Up For Apraxia Walk on May 23rd! All proceeds go to Calgary Apraxia, an organization that provides vital support and resources for kids like Margaret in our community.

If you’re able, please consider donating to our team page, MARGIE MARCHERS, and if you're up for it, please join us for the walk!

Whether you donate, walk with us, or just share this post to help us spread the word, we appreciate your support so much!

Help Margie's Marchers raise funds for Calgary Apraxia!

05/05/2025

May is Apraxia Awareness month and to kick it off, Calgary Apraxia is hosting a city wide scavenger hunt.

Super fun - follow along for clues as to wear to find our blue birds and win prizes!

Margaret and I will join you!

CHAoS in the City starts TODAY! 🐦

The Blue Bird Hunt is on from May 1–13!

Find hidden birds, scan QR codes, collect , and win awesome prizes — including hoodies, tumblers, and cash!

Grab your crew and start hunting!

Follow us for clues all week long.

04/14/2024

Sharing something today that is near and dear to my heart today friends.

Many of you know, but many of you don't, that my youngest, Margaret, was diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of Speech about a year ago when she was 2.5 years old.

You may be wondering what Apraxia of Speech is. I, too, hadn't heard of it until we were down the diagnosis road with our Margie babe.

So, what is Apraxia of Speech?

"Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder that affects a child's ability to coordinate the movements of the mouth and tongue needed for speech. It is a neurological disorder in which the brain has difficulty sending the correct signals to the muscles involved in speech. Children with CAS know what they want to say, but have difficulty planning and sequencing the movements necessary to produce speech sounds, syllables, and words."

Our journey began when I noticed that Margaret wasn't saying any words, not even "Mama," by a year old. As a Mama of 3, this was a red flag for me. I got Margaret into speech therapy right away.

We started speech therapy when Margaret was 15 months old. We continued with bi-monthly appointments with NO progress for months. Red flag #2.

I started researching, as I tend to do. (If you know, you know!) This is when I first discovered something called Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

After learning more.... it started to sound very familiar. All the common signs to watch out for, I was seeing in my Margaret.
This is when I contacted Sara with Blue Water Speech Therapy. THE go-to expert in Apraxia.

We started working together right away, and Sara confirmed my suspicions. Margaret was diagnosed with Severe Childhood Apraxia of Speech when she was 2.5 years old.

Fast forward a year later, and now Margaret is 3.5 years old.
We have her in a special preschool program and she is in intense speech therapy 3 times a week.

Thanks to this - Margaret is excelling. She is talking more now than we ever imagined, and her growth has blown us all away. Margaret needs to learn and create the pathway for every single word and she is determined to do so.

Apraxia Is a life long disability, and she will continue to struggle with this her entire life. Reading and writing will be especially challenging, but I have no doubts that my Margaret will crush it.

All of this to say, Calgary Apraxia is hosting a walk on May 25th to spread awareness of this rare disorder and my family of 5 will be there.

Calgary Apraxia supports local families, just like mine, who have a child with Apraxia. All donations for the walk will go to Calgary Apraxia.

To sign up or to donate please head to the link below. Any little bit helps.

Margaret's team name is MARGIE'S MARCHERS (you'll select my team to donate to!)

Hope to see you there!!

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10/31/2023

Its that time of year again! This is a conversation I’ve had with many mamas today, so figured it was worth a repost :)

Is the idea of staying out late tomorrow night scaring you?

Look, I get it. If you've worked hard on your babe's sleep, a late night tomorrow might be scary enough to cancel Halloween.

Let me help:

1. Increase daytime sleep - if you are fortunate enough to have the luxury of a well-napping babe - let your babe sleep longer in preparation for the late night. For instance, I will be letting my 3 year old nap 30 minutes longer tomorrow knowing her bedtime will be pushed!

2. Get ready early - I mean it. It sometimes takes us WAY longer than we thought it would while getting our kids ready to head out. Nothing like a tantrum over a too-itchy costume (one that was totally fine yesterday) to completely derail your perfectly laid schedule.

3. Be the early bird - don't be afraid to be in the first group of kids out ringing doorbells! Someone has to be and it might as well be you.

4. Offer a bridge nap - if you've got a babe under one, a bridge nap can save the day. Allow for a little doze in the stroller or the carrier to help him or her make it to a late bedtime.

5. Keep it short and sweet - I mean this in two different ways. One keep the actual trick-or-treating on the short end! Often we don't even make it around the block before our kid's candy bag is already full! And two - when you do get home, do a mini version of the bedtime routine and get those babes into bed!

6. Give clear expectations - really give your kids the low down on how the night is going to play out before you even head out. Then once you're out and on the way back, give warnings that the night is coming to an end by counting down the last set of houses.

7. HAVE FUN! It's one night a year - remind yourself of that. Even if your perfectly laid plan fails and your kids end up going to bed way too late, it's just one night! Get right back into routine the next day and I promise you will be just fine.

09/14/2023

Friends. I need your help.

Anyone who has worked with me knows that I love The Hatch.

For so many reasons.. except the price tag.

AND! The price now is even more outrageous that the 1st gen model seems to be unavailable, and the 2nd gen is just insanely priced for us Canadians especially. (Imho)

So I'm on the hunt for something else to suggest for my clients and students.

Can you help?

My wish list is:

✅ MUST be able to play white/brown/pink etc noise all night long.

✅ MUST be able to be used as nightlight AND an okay to wake clock

✅ MUST be able to be programmable from an app on your phone

Please send me all your favourites!

You'll be happy to know that your suggestions will be helping out hundreds, if not thousands, of parents.

09/13/2023

Well, September is here. Aka the REAL New Year.

Let's just say it: Summer as a parent is a trip y’all!

The days are long, and are full of disorganized chaos and messy faces. Baths are sometimes traded for a dip in the lake and meals are skipped for all day snacking.

And although this summer has been a total blast, now that August has come to a close I am feeling ready for a serious regroup - just like I do every September.

But it’s not just us parents who feel this shift - our kids do too! Whether or not your little ones are school-age yet, I know they feel the energy of the seasons changing. They feel it getting darker earlier in the evening and the brisk air that now greets them in the mornings.

And although I know your back-to-reality list is a long one… I figured a few helpful tips from your fave sleep coach ((right?! 😉) could help.

Swipe ➡️➡️➡️ for 3 easy ways to get back into routine post-summer. (Number 2 is often over looked and helps SO MUCH!)

Take it one day at a time and try not to let this busy season sweep you up.

How was your summer? Are you feeling ready to get back into routine and re group now that it's September?

09/09/2023

Well we “made it” through the first week of back to school. Made it is a loose term as one of us already has strep 😵‍💫.

I was so worried about Margaret’s first day, but this girl continues to surprise us in the best ways. She confidently walked in there like the total boss she is.

Georgie was nervous on the first day but after she settled in, she’s totally back in her groove and loving her new teacher.

Cordelia was stoked from day 1 and was counting the days until she could say she’s officially a “division 2er”

From youngest to oldest:

Margaret - 2 years - Preschool

Georgina - 7 years - Grade 2

Cordelia - 8 years - Grade 4

08/24/2023

Friends.

Stop Scrolling.

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Do yourself a favor and upgrade every bedroom in your house to these:

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JUST DO IT

With love, Christine

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07/09/2023

This one is so good it deserves a

In case you needed the reminder.

You are ALREADY training your child how to sleep.

Intentionally or not.