Veronika's Sleep Story

I recently received a testimonial from a lovely family whose life has been transformed...
An Intorduction to Cheeky Chops and Dawnn Whittaker Click Here to View

About Dawnn...

I started my career working with children and parents in 1994. Although I was known as the local neighborhood babysitter since the age of 14, I left my English roots early on at the age of 18 to pursue a nanny career in the USA. 

Over my 13 year nanny career, I had the opportunity to work with many families not only in the States, but in Australia, Canada and the UK and has experience in a number of child care roles; day nanny, live in nanny, baby nanny, overnight nanny, trouble shooting nanny and as a childcare consultant for a nanny agency.

When I had my second child in 2006, I decided to start my own business - one which would help tired parents regain their sleep and boost their often flagging confidence by sharing not only what I had learnt as a nanny but also a mother and wife.

I am the first one to admit that being a nanny is not the same as being a mother and you will often catch me saying that I think I was a better nanny than I am a Mum.

I understand, that the parent role is often very overwhelming.   My children sleep well, but I still struggle with my own emotional reactions to issues that constantly arise in my life where my own children are concerned.  Even though I know how to handle such issues,  I am often panged with guilt over doing the right thing versus what feels emotionally like the wrong thing.

I live in Langley, BC with my husband, three children and one dog.

You can read more about my services here. 

 

About Kim...

Kim is Dawnn's 'Miss Pepper Potts', taking care of the day to day running of the office.  Kim worked for many years in the airline industry and for the local township office.

Kim grew up in the birth place of BC - Fort Langley and spent her younger years travelling before coming home to Langley to settle and start a family.

She lives with her husband, one son and three daughters; (2 singletons and a set of twins!).

 

About Lorrie...

Lorrie is Dawnn's Office Manager. Lorrie worked for 14 years working in Sales and Advertising with Black Press and took some time off from 2009 -2011 to spend time with her family.  Lorrie grew up in Port Moody and moved to Langley 10 years ago.  She currently resides in Walnut Grove with her husband and two sons.


 

 

 

 

 

 

"Our second son would only nap in 15-20 minute increments, waking up as many as 8 times a night and feeding as many as 16 times a day. My husband and I were at the end of our rope, the sleep deprivation had led to frustration and the lack of energy was killing our family dynamics. Our paediatrician recommended we seek out professional help and eventually through word of mouth we found Dawnn. Within days of our one-on-one consultation we received a detailed plan on how to deal with the frequent feeds and how to conquer the naps and night time waking's. Every morning I would email Dawnn with details of the previous night and she would give me advice for the following night. We stayed on course and accomplished getting our son to 3 naps and day and sleeping 7.30pm to 7.30am, we are happier now as a family and most importantly our youngest son is happy."
Carole Diaz and Mark Sawchyn, parents of a 4 month old boy