SleepTalk™ for Children is a Self-Esteem Program for Children

Introducing SleepTalk™ for ChildrenBy Joane Goulding
The SleepTalk™ process may take several days to become familiar with and to master, but be assured that the SleepTalk™ process is simple to achieve taking about 5 minutes of your time each evening and fits easily into the normal family routine. Yes, it is a commitment of your time as a parent, but one which will become enjoyable and as a consequence the family benefits are just immeasurable. SleepTalk™ is really as simple as saying "Goodnight" to your child; it just takes a couple of moments longer. And as a parent, you are giving so much to your child.
My philosophy is that children really are our future and that we as a parent, need to recognise this with a real sense of urgency. Because if we are to take care of the future and the future of the family, we need to take care of the 'now.' It's not what we leave to our child that's important it's what we leave 'within their minds'.

Empirical Research
With reference to the proposed goals of SleepTalk™, we have designed a questionnaire to empirically measure parents' observations of their children's behaviour, using a five point rating scale. The questionnaire was trailed on a number of parents prior to the commencement of the study.
Parents are required to complete the questionnaire at intervals of 3 and 6 months. To our knowledge, this questionnaire was required by CMI to be completed by a parent or guardian of every child involved in SleepTalk™.
We have analysed the completed questionnaires submitted to us. The mean age of children within the sample was 6.5 years, comprising 19 males and 13 females. The 32 completed evaluation forms we received demonstrated a satisfactory significant improvement in the parents' perception of their children's happiness and behaviour after 3 months. In other words, the probability that improvements observed in the children who have participated in SleepTalk™ for Children", were due to chance alone, is less than 0.1%.
The completed evaluations we received identified improvements in children over a number of areas. These include self-like, enjoyment and participation at school, happiness, relationships with others and confidence. It seems, from our initial research, that parents can reasonably expect their children to have a more enjoyable experience of life, at least in the short term, as a consequence of their involvement in SleepTalk™ for Children".
Furthermore, it may be that a child need not be `different' in any way to experience some potential gain from being involved in SleepTalk™. Our experience with the process is that any child regardless of personality, intelligence, physical health or predisposition, may potentially receive benefit, as a result of the reaffirmation of the child-caregiver bond, which SleepTalk™ seems to invoke.