Kim West, MSW, is a mom of two who has been a child and family therapist for more than 25 years. She has personally helped over 20,000 families all over the world gently teach their children how to fall asleep…and fall back asleep. Dedicated to providing tired parents with excellent sleep advice and coaching, she started training Gentle Sleep Coaches internationally in 2010 — the first and most comprehensive pediatric sleep consultant training program in the world. This program was the start to what is now a global industry: baby and child sleep consultants. Kim has appeared as a child sleep expert on numerous television programs and publications. She is the author of 3 books with the first in its third edition and is the co-author of three more books.